GDP per capita in Dobrich district has continued to grow but its rate remains relatively low. The low educational status of the workforce continues to be a major challenge before the labor market. Investment in the district has been increasing but remains comparatively low, and production value is relatively limited. Dobrich is among the districts with the highest share of households with access to a gas supply. The level of local taxes in the local municipalities is relatively low. The indicators for the work of local government rank Dobrich among the top performers in the whole country.
The urban population and its density remain low. Its performance as regards the education indicators is poor. Student scores are relatively low. The shortage of specialist physicians and hospital beds can probably explain the relatively low number of patients treated in the local general hospitals. The number of registered crimes in the district continues to fall and remains lower than the national average, while detection rates are rising. The share of public sewerage networks connected to wastewater treatment plants remains high. Museum visits in the district have risen considerably.
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GDP per capita in Dobrich district has continued to grow and in 2020 its rate of increase was higher than the national average, though its volume remained relatively low – 10,200 BGN, compared to 17,300 BGN as the country’s average. Salaries and incomes have grown but they remain below the respective national averages. The gross annual salary in the district has reached 12,500 BGN, versus the national average of 16,700 BGN. Still, in spite of the lag in incomes and salaries, in 2021 poverty levels in Dobrich district were close to, though slightly above the national average. The proportion of people living in material deprivation was 19.7%, versus 19.4% on average nationwide, while the share of those living below the poverty line was 26.0%, compared to the national average of 22.1%.
Gross domestic product (GDP) per capita (2020) |
10195.00 BGN >
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Statistical data in the past 21 years
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Average annual income per household member (2021) |
7258.00 BGN >
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Statistical data in the past 21 years
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Average annual gross salary (2020) |
12548.00 BGN >
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Statistical data in the past 18 years
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Relative share of population living in material deprivation (2021) |
19.70% >
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Statistical data in the past 3 years
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Relative share of people living below the country’s poverty line (2021) |
26.00% >
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Statistical data in the past 4 years
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After a decade of fluctuations, in the past few years economic activity in Dobrich district has settled below the national average. In 2021, the rate of economic activity dropped to 68.5%, against 72.0% in the country. This decrease was accompanied by a decline in employment and an increase in unemployment rates in the district. Employment rates reached 62.4%, compared to 68.1% in the country on average, and unemployment rates reached 8.9%, whereas the national average was 5.32%. In 2021, the relatively low educational status of the workforce continued to be a major challenge before the labor market in the district. The share of employed people aged 25–64 with a university degree was 20.3%, against the national average of 29.6%. The proportion of people in the workforce with primary or lower education was 25.6%, versus 16.6% nationally. The labor market continues to be affected by population ageing as well. Still, the demographic replacement rate as a ratio of the population aged 15–19 to that aged 60–64 in the district has been rising in recent years, reaching 70.6%, compared to 69.4% in the country. This means that for every 100 people who will have to leave the labor market in the next few years, there are 71 young people who will join the workforce.
Unemployment rate of the population aged 15-64 (annual average) (2021) |
8.90% >
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Statistical data in the past 22 years
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Demographic replacement rate (2021) |
70.55% >
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Statistical data in the past 19 years
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Employment rate of the population aged 15-64 (annual average) (2021) |
62.40% >
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Statistical data in the past 22 years
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Relative share of the population aged 25-64 with tertiary education (2021) |
20.30% >
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Statistical data in the past 13 years
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Relative share of the population aged 25-64 with primary or lower education (2021) |
25.60% >
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Statistical data in the past 13 years
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Economic activity rate of the population aged 15-64 (annual average) (2021) |
68.50% >
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Statistical data in the past 14 years
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Investment in the district has been increasing, but it remains comparatively low, and production value is relatively limited. The number of non-financial enterprises relative to the population has decreased to 54 per 1,000 persons, against 60 per 1,000 persons as the national average. FTA acquisition expenditures and accumulated FDI flows relative to the population have increased by 1/4, reaching 2,200 BGN/person, versus 3,300 BGN/person in the country, and 2,200 EUR/person, versus the national figure of 3,900 EUR/person. There was, however, a decrease in production value for the second year in a row and in 2020 it shrank to 12,800 BGN/person, versus the national average of 27,200 BGN/person. Utilization of European funds in the district has continued to grow but both its rate and its volume remain below the national average per capita. By 30 June 2022, payments made in the district to beneficiaries of EU operational programs amounted to 1,874 BGN/person. Within the district, the highest figures for utilization of EU funding were recorded in the Dobrich city municipality while the lowest ones were in the greater Dobrich municipality.
Number of non-financial companies per 1,000 people (2020) |
54.00 >
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Statistical data in the past 21 years
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Expenditures for acquisition of fixed tangible assets per capita (2020) |
2235.00BGN >
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Statistical data in the past 21 years
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EU funds (for municipalities) per capita (2022) |
1874.00 BGN >
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Statistical data in the past 9 years
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Foreign direct investment in non-financial enterprises per capita (cumulative) (2020) |
2159.00 EUR >
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Statistical data in the past 21 years
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The density of the infrastructure in Dobrich district, and especially that of its railroad network, remains quite low. In 2021, the share of highways and first-class roads remained nearly twice as low as the national average – 10.1%, against 18.5% respectively. At the same time, road quality is relatively good, with 40% of road surfaces in good condition. The relative share of households with internet access in Dobrich district remains relatively low – 68.1%, against the average of 83.5% nationwide. Dobrich is among the districts with the highest share of households connected to a gas supply – 9.6%, versus the national average of 5.3%. The installed RES capacities – 3.2 kW/person – place the district second in the country on this indicator, preceded only by Pazardzhik.
Road network density (2021) |
17.40 km/100 sq.km >
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Statistical data in the past 22 years
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Railway network density (2021) |
1.30 km/100 sq.km >
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Statistical data in the past 22 years
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Relative share of motorways and first class roads (2021) |
10.10% >
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Statistical data in the past 13 years
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Relative share of households with Internet access (2021) |
68.10% >
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Statistical data in the past 16 years
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Relative share of people (aged 16 to 74) that have used Internet in the past 12 months (2018) |
75.20% >
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Statistical data in the past 13 years
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Share of roads in good condition (2021) |
40.30% >
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Statistical data in the past 16 years
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In 2022, local tax rates in Dobrich district again remained relatively low. The margin with the national average rates was especially significant as regards the average local rates on immovable non-residential property for legal entities and on taxi transportation. However, the tax on non-gratuitous transfer of property remains higher than the national average. Within the district, tax rates as a whole are lowest in the municipalities of Tervel and greater Dobrich, and highest in the municipality of Shabla.
Immovable property tax for legal entities (2022) |
1.55‰ >
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Statistical data in the past 11 years
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Vehicle tax (commercial and passenger vehicles, 74 kW to 110 kW) (2022) |
1.56 leva/kW >
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Statistical data in the past 3 years
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Annual license tax for retailers (up to 100 sq.m. of retail space - for most favourable location of the site) (2022) |
8.70 leva/sq.m >
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Statistical data in the past 11 years
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Annual waste collection charge for properties of legal entities (2018) |
6.49‰ >
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Statistical data in the past 7 years
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Local tax on the sale of immovable property (2022) |
3.01‰ >
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Statistical data in the past 11 years
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Average annual taxi service patent tax (2022) |
293.00 BGN >
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Statistical data in the past 6 years
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The indicators for the functioning of the local government rank Dobrich among the top performers in the whole country. The major reason for this is the high AIP Active transparency rating of the local administration – 81.2% in 2022, against 73.2% nationwide, thus ranking Dobrich at the top place in the whole country for the second year in a row. Cadastral coverage in Dobrich district remains high. The district municipalities’ self-assessment on the development of e-government and the provision of one-stop-shop services is close to the national average for 2022.
Share of territory included in cadastral map (2021) |
97.90% >
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Statistical data in the past 19 years
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Level of development of local government e-services (2022) |
3.47/5 >
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Statistical data in the past 11 years
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Level of development of one-stop shop services (2022) |
3.35/5 >
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Statistical data in the past 10 years
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Transparency rating (2022) |
81.20% >
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Statistical data in the past 9 years
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Local Integrity System Index (2016) |
3.31/5.00 >
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Statistical data in the past 1 years
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The natural population growth rate decreased to –16.6‰ in 2021, compared to –13.2‰ as the national average. The net migration rate also fell and after reaching a positive value in 2020, it was again negative at –1.1‰. The trend towards population ageing is visible in the age dependency rates. In 2021, the ratio of the population aged 65+ to that aged 0–14 years increased to 163.9%, compared to 149.3% in the country, and to that aged 15–64 rose to 36.0%, with 34.0% nationally. The urban population remains relatively low – 68.6%, versus 73.1% in the country, and Dobrich continues to be the district with the lowest population density in its urban settlements – 651 persons/sq. km, versus 1,489 persons/sq. km in the country.
Old age dependancy ratio 65+ to 0-15 (2021) |
163.90% >
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Statistical data in the past 21 years
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Old age dependancy ratio 65+ to 15-64 (2021) |
36.00% >
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Statistical data in the past 21 years
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Share of urban population (2021) |
68.60% >
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Statistical data in the past 21 years
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Population density (calculated based on populated areas and other urban areas) (2021) |
651.00people/sq.km >
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Statistical data in the past 22 years
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Natural growth rate (2021) |
-16.60‰ >
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Statistical data in the past 21 years
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Net migration rate (2021) |
-1.10‰ >
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Statistical data in the past 21 years
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The performance of Dobrich district as regards the education indicators is poor. In 2021, the enrolment rate in 5th–8th grade decreased to 70.6% and remained the lowest one in the country. At the same time, the shares of repeaters and dropouts from primary and secondary education remained high. The number of primary and secondary school teachers went up to 112 per 1,000 students and remained higher than the national average of 97 teachers per 1,000 students. In 2022, students’ results for the district remained relatively low. The average score in the external examination in mathematics at the end of 7th grade was 29.2 p., compared to 35.3 p. in the country on average. The average score in the State matriculation exams in Bulgarian language and literature was “Good” 3.68, compared to the national average of 3.97. In addition, the share of “fail” grades (below 3.00) reached 24.4%, versus 17.0% nationwide. Higher education in the district is poorly represented, only by the branches of Shumen University and Varna Technical University. University students number 4 per 1,000 persons, against 32 per 1,000 persons nationwide.
Students in colleges and universities 1000 people (2021) |
4.00 students >
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Statistical data in the past 22 years
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Net enrolment rate of the population (grades 5th through 8th) (2021) |
70.60% >
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Statistical data in the past 5 years
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Relative share of repeaters (2021) |
1.53% >
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Statistical data in the past 11 years
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Share of dropouts from primary and secondary education (2019) |
4.30% >
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Statistical data in the past 20 years
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Percent of failed students at state matriculation exams (2022) |
24.40 >
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Statistical data in the past 15 years
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Average grades at state matriculation exams (2022) |
3.68 >
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Statistical data in the past 15 years
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Teachers in primary and secondary education per 1000 pupils (2021) |
112.00 teachers >
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Statistical data in the past 22 years
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Relative share of the population aged 25-64 with tertiary education (2014) |
18.40% >
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Statistical data in the past 11 years
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Dobrich still remains among the districts with the lowest share of people with health insurance – 86.0% in 2021, versus 88.7 nationally. The healthcare system in the district suffers from an acute shortage of specialist physicians, although the number of GPs relative to the population is comparatively high. With the exception of Pernik district, Dobrich has the lowest number of beds in the local general hospitals – 2.84 per 1,000 persons, against the national average of 5.652 per 1,000 persons. The shortage of specialist physicians and hospital beds, as well as the district’s proximity to Varna, can probably explain the relatively low number of hospitalizations in Dobrich – 100.7 per 1,000 persons, compared to 222.6 per 1,000 persons across the country. The infant mortality rate in the district was 7‰ in 2021 and remained higher than the national average of 5.6‰.
Number of people per general practitioner (2021) |
1507.00 >
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Statistical data in the past 21 years
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Number of people per doctor of a leading medical specialty (2018) |
738.00 >
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Statistical data in the past 9 years
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Health insured persons as share of the population (2021) |
86.00% >
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Statistical data in the past 19 years
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Number of beds in Multi-profile Hospitals for AMT per 1 000 people (2021) |
2.84 >
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Statistical data in the past 21 years
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Cases of hospitalization in Multi-profile AMT Hospitals per 1 000 people (2021) |
100.70 >
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Statistical data in the past 3 years
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Infant mortality rate (2021) |
7.00‰ >
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Statistical data in the past 18 years
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The workloads of criminal judges in Dobrich district again remained relatively low in 2021, which affected the speed of delivery of justice. There were on average 7.2 cases a month per judge, compared to 9.0 cases per judge nationally. The proportion of criminal cases closed within 3 months decreased but was still higher than the national average – 94%, against 89% respectively. The number of registered crimes against the person and property continues to fall and remains lower than the national average – 8.3 per 1,000 persons, versus 9.8 per 1,000 persons nationwide, while detection rates are rising and are higher than the national average – 59.4%, versus the national figure of 51.7%.
Share of criminal cases closed in the first 3 months (2021) |
94.00% >
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Statistical data in the past 13 years
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Share of pending criminal cases (2021) |
6.10% >
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Statistical data in the past 13 years
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Actual workload of penal judges (2021) |
7.20 cases/judge/month >
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Statistical data in the past 12 years
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Crimes against the person and property per 1000 people (2021) |
8.30 >
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Statistical data in the past 18 years
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Clearance rate for crimes against the person and property, registered throughout the year (2021) |
59.40% >
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Statistical data in the past 18 years
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In 2020, the share of the population with access to a public sewerage system was still slightly below the national average – 70.7%, versus 76.3% countrywide, though the share of sewerage systems in the district connected to wastewater treatment plants remained higher than in the country on average – 70.7%, versus 66.7% countrywide. The average annual amount of waste generated by households in 2020 was 404 kg/person, which was close to the national average of 409 kg/person. At the same time, the share of waste handed over for treatment and recycling was among the highest in the country – 97.2%, versus 69.3% nationwide. The share of forest areas remained relatively low in 2021 at 12.1%, compared to the national average of 33.1%, while the share of degraded land was also relatively low – 0.15%, versus 0.42 nationally.
Household waste generated per capita of serviced population (2020) |
404.00 кг./човек >
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Statistical data in the past 17 years
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Share of the population living in settlements with public sewerage systems, connected to WWTP (2020) |
70.70% >
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Statistical data in the past 20 years
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Share of population living in settlements with public sewerage systems (2020) |
70.70% >
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Statistical data in the past 12 years
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Emissions of carbon dioxide per sq. km. of the territory (2019) |
7.20 tonnes/sq.km >
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Statistical data in the past 18 years
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Similar to the nationwide trend, cultural life in Dobrich district began to recover in 2021, after the severe pandemic-related restrictions of the year before. Museum visits went up to 1,045 per 1,000 persons, which was considerably higher than the national average of 426 per 1,000 persons. Visits to theatres and libraries also marked an increase and their numbers came close to the national averages – 118 per 1,000 persons (against 129 per 1,000 persons in the country), and 385 per 1,000 persons (against 449 per 1,000 persons in the country) respectively. Visits to the cinema remained relatively low in the district, even though their number also increased to 70 per 1,000 persons, compared to 351 per 1,000 persons nationally.
Number of visits to cinemas per 1,000 people of the average annual population (2021) |
70.00 >
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Statistical data in the past 13 years
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Number of visits to theatres per 1,000 people of the average annual population (2021) |
118.00 >
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Statistical data in the past 13 years
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Number of visits to museums per 1,000 people of the average annual population (2021) |
1045.00 >
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Statistical data in the past 13 years
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Number of visits to libraries per 1,000 people of the average annual population (2021) |
385.00 >
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Statistical data in the past 13 years
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