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Urban Audit - The City of Sofia


the city of Sofia
Variable 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Total Resident Population 1 148 429 1 154 010 1 156 796 1 162 898 1 165 503
'Male Resident Population 543 360 546 722 548 231 551 344 552 917
'Female Resident Population 605 069 607 288 608 565 611 554 612 586
Total Resident Population 0-4 as of 31. 12. 50 708 52 829 55 491 58 699 62 483
Total Resident Population 5-14 as of 31. 12. 87 184 87 136 87 777 88 976 90 401
Total Resident Population 15-19 as of 31. 12. 68 189 61 378 57 361 54 155 50 760
Total Resident Population 20-24 as of 31. 12. 103 921 101 443 96 675 90 754 84 025
Total Resident Population 25-54 as of 31. 12. 529 781 538 305 543 727 549 876 554 632
Total Resident Population 55-64 as of 31. 12. 140 698 145 587 148 214 150 979 152 741
Total Resident Population 65-74 as of 31. 12. 91 214 90 592 90 324 91 375 91 351
Total Resident Population 75 and over as of 31. 12. 76 734 76 740 77 227 78 084 79 110
Residents who are Nationals NA NA 1 148 396 1 154 656 1 156 387
Total Number of Households (excluding institutional households) 371 472 428 077 359 421 389 811 422 609
'One person households 80 908 94 138 69 135 81 666 79 402
'Households with children aged 0 to under 18 142 768 155 841 144 207 142 701 166 831
Nationals that have moved into the city during the last two years 54 083 44 510 35 133 34 997 34 487
Total Economically Active Population 562 300 599 600 622 800 643 400 644 200
'Male Economically Active Population 290 500 307 100 318 800 330 200 331 000
'Female Economically Active Population 271 800 292 500 304 000 313 200 313 200
Residents Unemployed 15 474 11 212 8 283 7 237 15 991
'Male Residents Unemployed 5 343 3 749 2 740 2 319 6 926
'Female Residents Unemployed 10 131 7 463 5 543 4 918 9 065
Total employment / jobs (work place based) NA 637 341 675 149 733 633 789 862
Total Number of Households with less than half of the national average disposable annual household income 72 099 82 789 87 595 39 959 60 127
Number of days ozone O3 concentrations exceed 120 µg/m3 2 3 9 23 15
Number of days particulate matter PM10 concentrations exceed 50 µg/m3 162 167 195 199 160
Total annual tourist overnight stays in registered accommodation 1 195 204 1 252 194 1 322 716 1 401 198 1 115 510
Number of conventional dwellings 475 201 476 667 479 888 483 512 486 525
Number of live births per year 11 394 12 108 12 723 13 619 14 526
Total deaths per year 14 388 14 481 14 442 13 986 13 895
Number of car thefts 3 186 2 905 2 606 2 726 2 582
Number of domestic burglary 9 173 9 102 9 419 9 704 11 418
Number of children 0-4 in day care 18 578 20 230 21 027 22 112 23 867
Students in higher education (ISCED level 5-6) 100 149 101 999 101 064 105 772 109 320
Number of private cars registered 434 623 467 747 549 792 602 489 665 000
Number of deaths in road accidents 107 118 114 130 88
Cost of a combined monthly ticket (all modes of public transport) for 5-10 km in the central zone 18 18 20 25 25
04.05.2012