Salaries and incomes in Pleven district have been growing relatively fast. The economic activity rate has decreased slightly and this is accompanied by a slight increase in employment and a more noticeable decrease in unemployment. Investment and business activity in the area remain relatively unfavorable. Road quality is improving. The rates of local taxes in the municipalities of Pleven district are close to the national averages. Pleven ranks among the districts with the highest ratings for the indicators measuring the work of the administration.
The process of population ageing is deepening. The district does not perform well in the indicators assessing education. Pleven is a district with strong traditions in the field of healthcare and is once again the leader in the indicators for this category. The number of registered crimes is traditionally higher than the national average. Pleven is the district with the lowest share of forest areas. The share of waste handed over for treatment and recycling continues to be extremely high. Cultural life is characterized by relatively low intensity.
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Although in 2020 GDP per capita in Pleven district again recorded a considerable growth rate (by 4.1%, compared to the national average of 0.2%), it still remained relatively low – 10,300 BGN/person, against 17,300 BGN/person in the country. Salaries and incomes are also rising relatively fast. The average annual salary of employed people has reached 12,700 BGN, compared to 16,700 BGN nationwide. These trends account for the falling poverty level of the local population, although it remains close to and just below the national average. The share of the population living with material deprivation was 24.7% in 2021, compared to the national average of 19.4%. For its part, in 2021 the share of those living below the poverty line shrank more considerably and fell below the national average – 21.6% in the district, versus 22.1% nationally.
Gross domestic product (GDP) per capita (2021) |
12889.00 BGN >
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Statistical data in the past 10 years
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Average annual gross salary (2021) |
14608.00 BGN >
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Statistical data in the past 10 years
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Relative share of people living below the country’s poverty line (2022) |
31.40% >
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Statistical data in the past 5 years
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Average pension (2021) |
499.00BGN >
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Statistical data in the past 8 years
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Gini coefficient of income inequality (2022) |
36.90/100 >
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Statistical data in the past 11 years
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The rate of economic activity in Pleven district dropped slightly in 2021, reaching 69.0%, compared to the national average of 72.0%. This decrease was accompanied by a slight increase in employment and a more tangible drop in unemployment. However, both rates remained unfavorable. The employment rate went up to 62.0%, against 68.1% nationwide. The unemployment rate, for its part, was 10.0%, versus the national average of 5.3%. In 2021, the share of the population aged 25–64 with a university degree dropped slightly to 24.7%, against 29.6% in the country, while the share of those with primary or lower education rose to 19.9%, compared to 16.6% nationally. The population replacement rate as a ratio of those aged 15–19 to those aged 60–64 has been rising but it still remains relatively low – 65.3% in Pleven district, against 69.4% countrywide. This means that for every 100 people who are about to leave the labor market in the next few years, there will be 65 young people joining the workforce.
Unemployment rate of the population aged 15-64 (annual average) (2022) |
7.60% >
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Statistical data in the past 11 years
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Demographic replacement rate (2022) |
59.20% >
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Statistical data in the past 11 years
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Employment rate of the population aged 15-64 (annual average) (2022) |
62.50% >
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Statistical data in the past 11 years
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Relative share of the population aged 25-64 with tertiary education (2022) |
22.80% >
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Statistical data in the past 11 years
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Relative share of the population aged 25-64 with primary or lower education (2022) |
19.70% >
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Statistical data in the past 11 years
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Economic activity rate of the population aged 15-64 (annual average) (2022) |
65.80% >
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Statistical data in the past 11 years
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Share of the working-age population (2022) |
54.90% >
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Statistical data in the past 11 years
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Investment and business activity in Pleven district again remained relatively unfavorable in 2020. The relative number of non-financial enterprises was 42 per 1,000 persons, versus 60 per 1,000 persons nationally. FTA acquisition expenditures dropped to 1,800 BGN/person, compared to 3,300 BGN/person. FDI has been rising but continues to be relatively low – 1,300 EUR/person in the district, compared to the national average of 3,900 EUR/person. Production value in the district has risen considerably (by 7.1%), reaching 15,500 BGN/person, compared to 27,200 BGN/person nationwide. Utilization of European funds in Pleven district remains close to the national average. By 30 June 2022, payments made in the district to beneficiaries under EU operational programs amounted to 2,363 BGN/person. Within the district, the highest figures for utilization of EU funding were recorded by Belene municipality.
Number of non-financial companies per 1,000 people (2021) |
42.00 >
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Statistical data in the past 15 years
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Expenditures for acquisition of fixed tangible assets per capita (2021) |
2201.00BGN >
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Statistical data in the past 14 years
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EU funds (for municipalities) per capita (2023) |
2562.00 BGN >
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Statistical data in the past 10 years
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Foreign direct investment in non-financial enterprises per capita (cumulative) (2021) |
1508.00 EUR >
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Statistical data in the past 15 years
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Research and development expenditure per capita (2021) |
94.00BGN >
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Statistical data in the past 10 years
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Production value per capita (2021) |
19194.00BGN >
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Statistical data in the past 10 years
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Pleven district is characterized by a higher than average density of the road and railroad network. However, highways and first-class roads as a share of all roads remain relatively limited – 12.2% in 2021, versus 18.5 in the country. Nevertheless, road quality has been improving and is already commensurable with the national average – 41% of the roads are in good condition, compared to the national average of 42%. The share of households with internet access is rising but remains relatively low – 76.3%, against the average of 83.5% nationally. The share of households connected to a gas supply has gone up to 2.8%, which is nevertheless nearly half the national average of 5.3%. The installed RES capacities relative to the population are also twice as low as in the country on average.
Road network density (2022) |
18.30 km/100 sq.km >
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Statistical data in the past 11 years
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Railway network density (2022) |
4.70 km/100 sq.km >
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Statistical data in the past 11 years
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Relative share of motorways and first class roads (2022) |
12.20% >
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Statistical data in the past 11 years
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Relative share of households with Internet access (2022) |
80.80% >
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Statistical data in the past 11 years
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Share of roads in good condition (2022) |
40.00% >
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Statistical data in the past 11 years
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Share of households with access to natural gas (2020) |
2.80% >
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Statistical data in the past 1 years
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In 2022, Pleven district again kept local taxes at levels comparable to the national average rates, though the local rates were significantly higher than the average ones in northwestern Bulgaria. Two of the monitored rates in the district were considerably higher than the respective national averages – the tax on non-residential real estate for legal entities and the tax on non-gratuitous acquisition of property. Within the district, Pleven city municipality levies the highest local taxes, while the lowest rates are in the municipalities of Dolni Dubnik and Pordim.
Immovable property tax for legal entities (2022) |
2.99‰ >
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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) |
1.24 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) |
9.15 leva/sq.m >
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Statistical data in the past 11 years
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Local tax on the sale of immovable property (2022) |
2.83‰ >
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Statistical data in the past 11 years
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Average annual taxi service patent tax (2022) |
380.00 BGN >
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Statistical data in the past 6 years
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Pleven is among the districts with the highest ratings for the work of the local administration. The local administrations’ self-assessments on the development of e-government and on the provision of one-stop-shop services have been rising and in 2022 they exceeded the respective national averages. The AIP Active transparency ratings of the local administration have been lagging behind and they are again lower than the national average – 69.8% on average in Pleven district, versus 70.2% nationally. Cadastral map coverage in Pleven district has continued to increase and has reached 97.7%, against the national average of 97.4%.
Level of development of local government e-services (2023) |
3.58/4 >
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Statistical data in the past 11 years
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Level of development of one-stop shop services (2023) |
3.50/4 >
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Statistical data in the past 11 years
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Transparency rating (2023) |
70.00% >
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Statistical data in the past 8 years
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Share of own income in total income (2022) |
22.70% >
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Statistical data in the past 8 years
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Municipal expenditure coverage with own income (2022) |
84.90% >
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Statistical data in the past 8 years
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For the second year in a row, in 2021 the natural population growth rate dropped considerably to reach –18.9‰, against the national average of –13.2‰. Pleven district also fails to attract new residents and the net migration rate is negative (–3.4‰). These processes are the main prerequisite for the high level of population ageing in the district. In 2021, the age dependency rate as a ratio of people aged 65+ to those aged 0–14 years reached 186.1%, compared to 149.3% in the country on average, and to those aged 15–64 years – 44.1%, versus 34.0% nationwide. The urban population remains relatively small – 66.2%, compared to 73.1% in the country, and population density in the urban settlements is also relatively low – 1,489 persons/sq. km.
Old age dependancy ratio 65+ to 0-15 (2022) |
211.10% >
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Statistical data in the past 1 years
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Old age dependancy ratio 65+ to 15-64 (2022) |
47.40% >
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Statistical data in the past 1 years
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Share of urban population (2022) |
67.50% >
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Statistical data in the past 1 years
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Population density (calculated based on populated areas and other urban areas) (2022) |
1010.00people/sq.km >
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Statistical data in the past 1 years
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Natural growth rate (2022) |
-13.90‰ >
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Statistical data in the past 1 years
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Net migration rate (2022) |
-0.50‰ >
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Statistical data in the past 11 years
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The district does not perform well as regards the indicators assessing education. The enrolment ratio in 5th–8th grades dropped in 2021 to 85.6% and is now below the national average of 85.9%. The percentage of repeaters and dropouts from primary and secondary school remains relatively high. The relative number of teachers has settled at a level above the national average – 100 teachers per 1,000 students, against 97 teachers per 1,000 students nationally. Students’ performance in Pleven district again remained low in 2022. The average score in the external examination in mathematics after 7th grade was 28.0 p., compared to 35.3 p. nationally. The average grade in the State matriculation exam in Bulgarian language and literature was among the lowest in the country – “Good” 3.61, versus 3.97 in the country, and “fail” grades (below 3.00) made up 25.7%, against the national average of 17.0%. Pleven is one of the few districts in Bulgaria registering a steady increase in the number of university students over the past few years, though relative to the population it remains half the national average.
Students in colleges and universities 1000 people (2022) |
16.20 students >
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Statistical data in the past 11 years
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Net enrolment rate of the population (grades 5th through 8th) (2022) |
90.40% >
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Statistical data in the past 6 years
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Relative share of repeaters (2022) |
1.40% >
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Statistical data in the past 11 years
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Percent of failed students at state matriculation exams (2023) |
27.80 >
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Statistical data in the past 12 years
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Average grades at state matriculation exams (2023) |
3.51 >
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Statistical data in the past 12 years
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Share of children in kindergarten (2023) |
85.70% >
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Statistical data in the past 11 years
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Average grade in the National external examination in mathematics after 7th grade (2023) |
28.00points/100 >
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Statistical data in the past 6 years
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Match between vocational education and economic structure index (2023) |
54.30points/100 >
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Statistical data in the past 2 years
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Pleven district has strong traditions in the sphere of healthcare and in 2021 it again held the top place in the country in this category. The share of people with health insurance in the region remains at levels above the national average – 92% in the district, compared to 89% in the country. Pleven is also the district with the highest proportion of both GPs and specialist physicians. One local GP cares for 1,214 persons on average, compared to 1,734 persons per doctor in the country. Pleven is also the district best provided with hospital beds. In 2021, their number even went up to reach the unprecedented 11.10 beds per 1,000 persons, compared to 5.62 beds per 1,000 persons in the country. The relative number of patients treated in the local general hospitals remains considerably higher than in the country – 386.4 per 1,000 persons, compared to 222.6 per 1,000 persons nationwide.
Number of people per general practitioner (2022) |
1233.00 >
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Statistical data in the past 11 years
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Health insured persons as share of the population (2022) |
93.80% >
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Statistical data in the past 11 years
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Number of beds in Multi-profile Hospitals for AMT per 1 000 people (2022) |
11.60 >
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Statistical data in the past 11 years
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Cases of hospitalization in Multi-profile AMT Hospitals per 1 000 people (2022) |
398.00 >
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Statistical data in the past 4 years
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Infant mortality rate (2022) |
7.10‰ >
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Statistical data in the past 11 years
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Access to specilist phisicians index (2022) |
3.20/100 >
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Statistical data in the past 5 years
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Average life expectancy at birth (2022) |
72.30years >
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Statistical data in the past 11 years
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The workloads of the criminal judges in Pleven district are relatively small, which, however, has little effect on the speed of justice delivery. In 2021, one local judge heard an average of 6.8 cases a month, compared to 9.0 cases nationally. The proportion of criminal cases closed within 3 months was 89%, which equals the national average. The total number of crimes against the person and property registered in Pleven district is traditionally higher than the national average and in 2021 it reached 11.2 per 1,000 persons, versus the average of 9.8 per 1,000 persons nationwide. At the same time, the detection rate continues to exceed the national average and has increased to 55.3%, against 51.7% in the country.
Share of criminal cases closed in the first 3 months (2022) |
93.00% >
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Statistical data in the past 11 years
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Share of pending criminal cases (2022) |
9.20% >
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Statistical data in the past 11 years
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Actual workload of penal judges (2022) |
2.60 cases/judge/month >
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Statistical data in the past 11 years
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Crimes against the person and property per 1000 people (2022) |
11.50 >
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Statistical data in the past 11 years
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Clearance rate for crimes against the person and property, registered throughout the year (2022) |
49.57% >
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Statistical data in the past 11 years
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The share of the population living in settlements with access to a public sewerage network amounts to 60.2% in Pleven district, compared to 76.3% countrywide. Connectivity to wastewater treatment plants is available to 55.6% of the households, against 66.7% in the country. Both indicators place Pleven district behind the respective national averages, which is also an effect of the relatively low urban population. For the second year in a row, in 2020 the amounts of household waste generated in the district exceeded the national average – 461 kg/person, compared to 409 kg/person in the country. At the same time, the share of waste handed over for treatment and recycling also remained extremely high – 90.5%, versus 69.3% nationally. Pleven is the district with the lowest share of forest areas – 7.3%, compared to 33.1% nationally. However, the share of the land, which is degraded, is also low – 0.18%, versus 0.42% nationally.
Household waste generated per capita of serviced population (2020) |
461.00 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) |
55.60% >
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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) |
60.20% >
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Statistical data in the past 12 years
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In 2021, Pleven district’s cultural life again remained characterized by relatively low intensity, even though visits to the monitored events went up relative to 2020, when their number had fallen drastically due to the pandemic and the resulting restrictions. The greatest rise was in the number of cinema visits in the district, though they remained relatively low – 247 per 1,000 persons, versus 351 per 1,000 persons nationwide. Also considerably below the national average were theatre visits – 57 per 1,000 persons in the district, compared to 129 per 1,000 persons nationally. Visits to libraries numbered 236 per 1,000 persons in the district, compared to 449 per 1,000 persons in the country. Visits to local museums have been on the increase and remain relatively high in number – 443 per 1,000 persons, versus 426 per 1,000 persons nationwide.
Number of visits to cinemas per 1,000 people of the average annual population (2021) |
247.00 >
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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) |
57.00 >
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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) |
443.00 >
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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) |
236.00 >
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Statistical data in the past 13 years
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