| Domains | Indicators | Years | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | ||
| Demographic statistics | Population as of 31.12. - Total (number) | 118 271 | 116 351 | 114 272 | 112 334 | 110 254 |
| Population as of 31.12. - Мale (number) | 57 194 | 56 262 | 55 263 | 54 239 | 53 243 | |
| Population as of 31.12. - Female (number) | 61 077 | 60 089 | 59 009 | 58 095 | 57 011 | |
| Natural increase rate (per 1 000 persons of the population) - ‰ | -10.7 | -11.6 | -12.5 | -12.7 | -14.4 | |
| Infant mortality rate (per 1 000 live births) - ‰ | 9.4 | 1.3 | 3.8 | 5.5 | 8.3 | |
| Mortality rate - Total (per 1 000 population) - ‰ | 17.8 | 18.2 | 19.4 | 19.1 | 20.9 | |
| Mortality rate - Male (per 1 000 population) - ‰ | 19.0 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 20.2 | 21.3 | |
| Mortality rate - Female (per 1 000 population) - ‰ | 16.6 | 17.5 | 17.9 | 18.2 | 20.6 | |
| Labour market | Average annual number of employees under labour contract (number) | 39 233 | 38 990 | 38 935 | 39 050 | 39 260 |
| Average annual wages and salaries of the employees under labour contract (Levs) | 7 912 | 8 283 | 8 826 | 9 498 | 10 522 | |
| Economic activity rate - 15 - 64 completed years (%) | 72.2 | 72.1 | 73.0 | 72.2 | 70.8 | |
| Employment rate - 15 - 64 completed years (%) | 65.8 | 66.1 | 67.4 | 67.6 | 67.1 | |
| Unemployment rate (%) 1) | 8.8 | 8.1 | 7.5 | (6.2) | (5.2) | |
| Unemployed persons registered at the labour offices as of 31.12. (number) | 3 881 | 3 486 | 3 232 | 2 530 | 2 370 | |
| Relative share of the population aged between 25 and 64 years with higher education (%) | 24.9 | 26.3 | 26.8 | 25.9 | 26.5 | |
| Relative share of the population aged between 25 and 64 years with secondary education (%) | 65.4 | 59.9 | 61.9 | 65.8 | 62.3 | |
| Relative share of the population aged between 25 and 64 years with primary or lower education (%) | 9.8 | 13.8 | 11.3 | 8.2 | 11.2 | |
| Health services | Hospitals as of 31.12. (number) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| Hospital beds in the hospital establishments as of 31.12. (number) | 945 | 987 | 987 | 916 | 860 | |
| Physicians in health establishments as of 31.12. per 10 000 population (number) | 39.6 | 39.9 | 39.6 | 39.4 | 38.1 | |
| Education | Schools (primary, lower and upper secondary educations stage) 2) * | 39 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 33 |
| Enrolments in all type of schools (primary, lower and upper secondary educations stage) 2) * | 10 647 | 10 525 | 10 258 | 10 089 | 10 063 | |
| Group net enrolment rate of the children in kindergartens 2) ** | 88.8 | 86.0 | 86.9 | 85.5 | 85.2 | |
| Investments | Foreign direct investment in non-financial enterprises at cumulative base as of 31.12. (thousand EUR) | 254 822.5 | 265 204.8 | 284 368.2 | 302 616.2 | 326 308.9 |
| Expenditure on acquisition of tangible fixed assets (thousand Levs) 3) | 182 708 | 304 762 | 300 031 | 229 920 | 218 648 | |
| Non-financial enterprises | Turnover (thousand Levs) *** | 2 824 889 | 2 805 430 | 2 855 119 | 2 998 277 | 3 343 915 |
| Output (thousand Levs) *** | 1 969 467 | 2 003 070 | 2 047 554 | 2 105 682 | 2 329 172 | |
| Value added at factor cost (thousand Levs) *** | 583 369 | 661 463 | 716 165 | 768 129 | 817 059 | |
| Relative share of enterprises with up to 9 persons employed in total number of enterprises in the district (%) | 90.9 | 91.3 | 91.7 | 91.6 | 91.6 | |
| Relative share of enterprises with 10-49 employees in total number of enterprises in the district (%) | 7.3 | 6.9 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 6.7 | |
| Relative share of enterprises with 50-249 employees in total number of enterprises in the district (%) | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.4 | |
| Relative share of enterprises with more than 250 employees in total number of enterprises in the district (%) | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | |
| Transport | Length of motorways (km) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Length of category I roads (km) | 86 | 87 | 86 | 86 | 86 | |
| Length of category II roads (km) | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | |
| Length of category III roads (km) | 387 | 387 | 387 | 388 | 387 | |
| Length of railway lines (km) | 74 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 74 | |
| R & D | Expenditure on research and development (R & D) (thousand Levs) | 1 478 | 1 091 | .. | 4 315 | 7 121 |
| Staff engaged in research and development (R & D) (number) | 326 | 305 | 380 | 402 | 460 | |
| Information Society | Relative share of households with Internet access (%) | 48.2 | 64.4 | 49.4 | 54.3 | 66.9 |
| Relative share of individuals aged 16-74, regulary using internet (every day or at least once per week) (%) | 48.6 | 59.8 | 51.2 | 51.5 | 68.5 | |
| Housing fund | Residential buildings (number) | 43 836 | 43 876 | 43 924 | 43 962 | 44 003 |
| Dwellings (number) | 79 491 | 79 543 | 79 611 | 79 659 | 79 718 | |
| Tourism | Accommodation establishments (number) | 58 | 67 | 65 | 66 | 64 |
| Nights spent - total (number) | 147 375 | 184 993 | 172 686 | 218 128 | 207 491 | |
1) Due to a small sample figures in brackets are not reliable. |
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| 2) Reference date of the data is 1st of October for the respective school year. | ||||||
| 3) Incl. purchase of land. | ||||||
| * From 2017/2018 school year there is a break in the time series due to changes in the national education system. The data are not comparable to the previous school years. | ||||||
| ** Calculated as per cent of number of enrolments in pre-primary education - age group 3-6 years to the number of population in the same age group. | ||||||
| *** The indicators are calculated according to the methodology of Structural business statistics for all non-financial enterprises which have submitted annual reports on their activities in the NSI. | ||||||
| .. Confidential data | ||||||
| - No event | ||||||
08.03.2019
