GDP, salaries, and incomes in Gabrovo district have continued to grow. Their indicator values determine the relatively low level of poverty in the district. Employment and unemployment rates remain less favorable than the national average. Business and investment activity in the area is high. Infrastructural development is very good. Although Gabrovo is among the highly developed economic areas, the level of local taxes is relatively low. The transparency of the local government in Gabrovo district is decreasing, but remains relatively high.
Gabrovo is one of the districts with the most unfavorable demographic conditions. The results in the field of education are good. The indicators evaluating healthcare place the district among the top performers in the country. Gabrovo is among the districts with the highest share of health-insured persons. The district continues to be the leader as regards the share of cleared crimes. The relatively high share of the urban population explains the large share of the population living in settlements with public sewerage systems. Cultural life in Gabrovo district remains among the most intensive in the country.
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Gabrovo’s performance in this category is traditionally very good and ranks the district immediately after the capital. In 2020, GDP continued to grow, reaching 14,700 BGN per capita, and was again the sixth highest in the country. Salaries and incomes also went up. The average annual gross salary of employed people reached 13,900 BGN. These indicators are the prerequisite for the relatively low poverty levels in the district. The share of the population living with material deprivation decreased to 12.7%, compared to 19.4% in the country, and that of the people living below the national poverty line fell sharply to 12.3%, compared to 22.1% nationwide.
Gross domestic product (GDP) per capita (2020) |
14651.00 BGN >
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Statistical data in the past 21 years
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Average annual income per household member (2021) |
8923.00 BGN >
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Statistical data in the past 21 years
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Average annual gross salary (2020) |
13902.00 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) |
12.70% >
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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) |
12.30% >
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Statistical data in the past 4 years
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Economic activity in the district fell slightly in 2021 but remained above the national average, with a rate of 72.5%, compared to 72.0% in the country. However, this growth was accompanied by both a decrease in employment and an increase in unemployment. Even though the changes are slight, these indicators remain less favourable than the country’s averages. The employment rate reached 67.3%, compared to the national average of 68.1%, and the unemployment rate was 7.2%, versus 5.3% nationwide. Gabrovo is among the districts with the lowest share of the population aged 25–64 with primary or lower education – 11.7%, compared to 16.6% in the country. The district is also among those with the highest share of employed people with secondary education – 63.7%, compared to 53.8% in the country – which corresponds to its industrial profile. A challenge still facing the labor market is the ageing of the population. In 2021, the demographic replacement rate as a ratio of the population aged 15–19 to that aged 60–64 was 56.1%, versus 69.4% in the country. This means that for every 100 people who are about to leave the labor market in the next few years, there will be 56 young people joining the work force.
Unemployment rate of the population aged 15-64 (annual average) (2021) |
7.20% >
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Statistical data in the past 22 years
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Demographic replacement rate (2021) |
56.10% >
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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) |
67.30% >
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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) |
24.60% >
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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) |
11.70% >
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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) |
72.50% >
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Statistical data in the past 14 years
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Business and investment activity in the district again remained high in 2020. The number of non-financial enterprises relative to the population continued to fall, in line with the general trend in the country, and reached 56 per 1,000 persons, against the national average of 60 per 1,000 persons. FTA acquisition expenditures also suffered the negative impact of the pandemic and the crisis. They shrank to 1,900 BGN/person, while the national average was 3,300 BGN/person. FDI, however, continued to increase and reached 3,300 EUR/person, thus placing the district fourth in the country, after the capital, Sofia district, and Burgas. Gabrovo ranks second after the capital district in the utilization of EU funds. By 30 June 2022, payments made in the district to beneficiaries under EU operational programs reached 3,800 BGN/person. The top place in the district was held by Gabrovo city municipality with 4,700 BGN/person.
Number of non-financial companies per 1,000 people (2020) |
56.00 >
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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) |
1892.00BGN >
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Statistical data in the past 21 years
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EU funds (for municipalities) per capita (2022) |
3836.00 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) |
3273.00 EUR >
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Statistical data in the past 21 years
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The infrastructural development of Gabrovo district is very good. In 2021, Gabrovo was the district with the highest road network density in the country – 25.6 km/100 sq. km of territory, compared to 18.0 km/100 sq. km in the country, although the share of highways and first-class roads was lower than the national average – 16.6%, compared to 18.5% in the country. The quality of the road surfaces was also lower and has been deteriorating in the past few years – 26% of them are in good condition, versus 42% in the country. Household access to the internet continues to increase and in 2021 it exceeded the national average – 83.7% in the district, versus 83.5% nationally. Gabrovo ranks first in the country in terms of the share of households connected to a gas supply for 2021 – 11.8%, which is double the national average of 5.3%. The installed RES capacities are relatively limited.
Road network density (2021) |
25.60 km/100 sq.km >
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Statistical data in the past 22 years
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Railway network density (2021) |
3.70 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) |
16.60% >
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Statistical data in the past 13 years
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Relative share of households with Internet access (2021) |
83.70% >
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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 (2017) |
69.00% >
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Statistical data in the past 12 years
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Share of roads in good condition (2021) |
26.50% >
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Statistical data in the past 16 years
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Although Gabrovo is among the districts with a relatively highly developed economy, in 2022 the level of local taxes again remained relatively low. The margin is especially big in the retail trade tax. Its average rate across all the municipalities in Gabrovo district is 8.67 BGN/sq. m, against 12.99 BGN/sq. m countrywide. The tax rate on non-gratuitous acquisition of property is also considerably lower in the district compared to that in the country. Within the district, Gabrovo city municipality levies the highest local taxes, while the lowest rates are in the municipality of Tryavna.
Immovable property tax for legal entities (2022) |
2.30‰ >
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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) |
1.53 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) |
8.63 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) |
4.06‰ >
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Statistical data in the past 7 years
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Local tax on the sale of immovable property (2022) |
2.55‰ >
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Statistical data in the past 11 years
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Average annual taxi service patent tax (2022) |
406.00 BGN >
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Statistical data in the past 6 years
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In 2021, the cadastral map covered practically the whole of Gabrovo district’s territory. However, the self-assessment of the local authorities on the development of e-government and the provision of one-stop-shop administrative services went up in 2022 but while the self-assessment on e-government continues to be relatively high, that on the provision of one-stop-shop administrative services still lags behind the average ones in the country. The AIP active transparency ratings of the local administration in Gabrovo district fell in 2022 but remained relatively high at 72.9%, compared to the national average of 70.2%.
Share of territory included in cadastral map (2021) |
102.30% >
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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) |
2.49/5 >
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Statistical data in the past 10 years
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Transparency rating (2022) |
72.90% >
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Statistical data in the past 9 years
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Local Integrity System Index (2016) |
3.45/5.00 >
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Statistical data in the past 1 years
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Gabrovo is one of the districts whose demographic picture in 2021 was once again among the most unfavorable in the country. The natural population growth rate reached a new negative record at –22.1‰, compared to the national average of –13.2‰, and was the third worst in the country, after that in the districts of Vidin and Montana. In 2021, the net migration rate was also negative, with a rate of –0.8‰. The trend towards population ageing is clearly visible in the age dependency ratios. In 2021, Gabrovo overtook Vidin and settled at the top place nationally for the highest age dependency of the population aged 65+ to that aged 0–14, which was 249.6%, compared to 149.3% in the country. The age dependency of the population aged 65+ to that aged 15–64 was 49.2%, versus 34.0% nationally. Most of the population of the district is urban – 79.9%, compared to a national average of 73.1%, but its density is relatively low, with 1,191 persons/sq. km, compared to 1,489 persons/sq. km countywide.
Old age dependancy ratio 65+ to 0-15 (2021) |
249.60% >
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Statistical data in the past 21 years
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Old age dependancy ratio 65+ to 15-64 (2021) |
49.20% >
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Statistical data in the past 21 years
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Share of urban population (2021) |
79.90% >
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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) |
1191.00people/sq.km >
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Statistical data in the past 22 years
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Natural growth rate (2021) |
-22.10‰ >
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Statistical data in the past 21 years
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Net migration rate (2021) |
-0.80‰ >
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Statistical data in the past 21 years
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The performance of Gabrovo district in the education category is good. In 2021, it was once again one of the districts with a very high rate of enrolment in 5th–8th grade. The percentage of school year repeaters has gone up but remains relatively low. In 2021, the number of teachers in primary and secondary education in the district went up and for the first time in eight years exceeded the national average, reaching 99 teachers per 1,000 students, compared to 97 per 1,000 students countrywide. In 2022, the district’s average score in the external examination in mathematics at the end of 7th grade was 30.9 points, compared to 35.3 points in the country. Results in the State matriculation exams in Bulgarian language and literature were below the national average – “Good” 3.87, versus 3.97 nationally, but the share of “fail” (below 3.00) grades continues to be relatively low – 15.6%, against 17% nationwide. Gabrovo remains among the districts with the highest and still rising number of university students, reaching 46 per 1,000 persons, against 32 per 1,000 persons in the country.
Students in colleges and universities 1000 people (2021) |
46.00 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) |
90.50% >
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Statistical data in the past 5 years
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Relative share of repeaters (2021) |
0.60% >
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Statistical data in the past 11 years
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Share of dropouts from primary and secondary education (2019) |
3.30% >
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Statistical data in the past 20 years
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Percent of failed students at state matriculation exams (2022) |
15.60 >
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Statistical data in the past 15 years
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Average grades at state matriculation exams (2022) |
3.87 >
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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) |
99.00 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) |
26.30% >
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Statistical data in the past 11 years
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The indicators evaluating healthcare place the district among the top performers in the country, where it is preceded only by the districts of Pleven and Kyustendil. In 2021, Gabrovo again remained among the districts with the highest share of health-insured persons– 96.9%, versus 88.7% as the national average. The relative number of GPs is considerably higher than the national average, but specialist physicians are scarce. The number of beds in the local general hospitals has continued to rise but it still stands below the national average – 5.24 beds per 1,000 persons in the district, compared to 5.62 beds per 1,000 persons nationally. The number of patients treated in the local hospitals remains relatively low – 202.8 per 1,000 persons, compared to 222.6 per 1,000 persons countrywide. The infant mortality rate in the district has been increasing and is higher than the national average.
Number of people per general practitioner (2021) |
1567.00 >
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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) |
450.00 >
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Statistical data in the past 9 years
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Health insured persons as share of the population (2021) |
96.90% >
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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) |
5.24 >
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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) |
202.00 >
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Statistical data in the past 3 years
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Infant mortality rate (2021) |
6.60‰ >
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Statistical data in the past 18 years
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Although court workloads in Gabrovo district remained lower than the national average in 2021, this did not have a significant effect on the speedy delivery of justice. One local judge heard an average of 6.9 criminal cases per month, compared to 9.0 cases per judge in the country, while the share of cases completed within 3 months was 86%, versus 89% nationally. In 2021, the number of registered crimes against the person and property increased and exceeded the national average, with 10.4 crimes per 1,000 persons in the district, compared to 9.8 per 1,000 people in the country. At the same time, however, Gabrovo continues to be the country’s leader in the crime detection rate, with 74.9% of detected crimes, versus 51.7% on average for the whole country.
Share of criminal cases closed in the first 3 months (2021) |
86.00% >
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Statistical data in the past 13 years
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Share of pending criminal cases (2021) |
11.40% >
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Statistical data in the past 13 years
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Actual workload of penal judges (2021) |
6.90 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) |
10.40 >
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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) |
74.90% >
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Statistical data in the past 18 years
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The performance of Gabrovo district in the environment indicators is very good and places it second in the whole country. The relatively high urban population accounts for the high number of households living in settlements with access to a public sewerage network – 84.1%, compared to 76.3% in the country, and to sewerage networks connected to wastewater treatment plants – 73.6%, versus 66.7% nationwide. In 2020, the volume of generated household waste in the district decreased slightly, but nevertheless remained relatively high – an annual of 416 kg/person, against 409 kg/person in the country. At the same time, however, the share of waste handed over for treatment and recycling remained high at 76.6%, compared to 69.3% in the country. The share of forest areas is close to the national average, but that of degraded land is considerably smaller.
Household waste generated per capita of serviced population (2020) |
416.00 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) |
73.60% >
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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) |
84.10% >
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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) |
30.30 tonnes/sq.km >
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Statistical data in the past 18 years
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In spite of the countrywide restrictions imposed in 2020 and 2021 due to the pandemic, Gabrovo district’s cultural life remains among the most intensive in the country and is outranked only by the capital district. The main reason for this is the extremely high number of visits to museums, although, similarly to the country’s average, in 2020 this number had also shrunk by over 50%. It rose to 2,357 per 1,000 persons in 2021, yet this number cannot yet make up for the earlier shrinkage. Nevertheless, it remains far above the national average of 426 per 1,000 people. The number of theatre visits also went up in 2021 to reach 160 per 1,000 persons, compared to 129 per 1,000 persons nationally. Libraries and cinemas in the district have been attracting more and more people but the number of visits relative to the population remains comparatively low.
Number of visits to cinemas per 1,000 people of the average annual population (2021) |
209.00 >
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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) |
160.00 >
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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) |
2357.00 >
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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) |
297.00 >
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Statistical data in the past 13 years
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