Yugozapaden Planning Region – BG42
EU regions: Bulgaria > South-Western and South-Central Bulgaria > Yugozapaden Planning Region
| Indicator | Period | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Life long learning | ||
| life long learning participation | 2025 | 6.8 |
| Part time jobs and flexible employment | ||
| percentage of part time workers | 2025 | 1.47 |
| percentage of part time workers, men | 2025 | 1.07 |
| percentage of part time workers, women | 2025 | 1.93 |
| Gender differences | ||
| gender gap in employment rate | 2025 | 89.48 |
| gender gap in unemployment rate | 2025 | 57.5 |
| Graduates and young people | ||
| unemployment rate of youth with elementary education | 2012 | 47.8 |
| NEET | 2025 | 13.7 |
| Gross domestic product | ||
| GDP per capita in PPS of EU average | 2024 | 43 |
| Employment | ||
| employment rate | 2025 | 67.6 |
| Social exclusion | ||
| people at risk of poverty or social exclusion | 2020 | 37.5 |
Yugozapaden Planning Region slovensky: BG42
Subregions: Plovdiv, Haskovo, Pazardzhik, Smolyan, Kardzhali
Unemployment
| Indicator | Period | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | ||
| unemployment rate | 2025 | 3.3 |
| youth unemployment rate | 2025 | 14.6 |
| Long term unemployment | ||
| long term unemployment | 2025 | 1 |
| share of long term unemployed | 2025 | 31.5 |
Demographics
| Indicator | Period | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Demographics | ||
| number of inhabitants | 2025 | 1 306 492 |
| population density | 2024 | 59 |
| old-age dependency ratio | 2025 | 40 |
Employment by sectors, Yugozapaden Planning Region
| NACE r2 | % | NACE r2 | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 39.6 | 7% | B-E | 137.3 | 24% |
| F | 43.6 | 8% | G-I | 145.6 | 26% |
| J | 13 | 2% | K | 8.9 | 2% |
| M_N | 28.9 | 5% | O-Q | 126.7 | 22% |
| R-U | 17.8 | 3% | TOTAL | 563.4 | 100% |
Data for the period year 2025. Source of the data is Eurostat, table [lfst_r_lfe2en2].
Other: South-Western and South-Central Bulgaria, Vertonne, Yugozapaden Planning Region
Neighbours: Severozapaden Planning Region, Tekirdağ Subregion, Vertonne, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace Region, Yugoiztochen Planning Region
Subregions: Plovdiv, Haskovo, Pazardzhik, Smolyan, Kardzhali
Suggested citation: Michal Páleník: Europe and its regions in numbers - Yugozapaden Planning Region – BG42, IZ Bratislava, retrieved from: https://www.iz.sk/PBG42, ISBN: 978-80-970204-9-1, DOI:10.5281/zenodo.10200164
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