Burgas: population and official figures

In depth

• Economy, jobs and prices in Burgas: The registered unemployment level in Burgas municipality averaged 2.9% in 2024 (2,685 people on the labour office register), 2nd highest of 6 cities; the national level was 5.2%.
• Health in Burgas: Burgas municipality had 1,259 physicians at the end of 2024, 643 per 100,000 residents compared with 468 for Bulgaria.
• Education in Burgas: Burgas municipality had 57 educational institutions in the 2024/25 school year: 42 general education schools, 11 vocational gymnasiums and 2 universities or equivalent higher schools.
• Poverty and living standards in Burgas: Courts imposed penalties for 722 crimes committed in Burgas municipality in 2024 and convicted 657 people, 33.6 per 10,000 residents (national 33.9); 8.2% of those convicted were women.

More figures

• Burgas municipality covers 560 square kilometres, which gives 349.8 residents per square kilometre at the end of 2024 against 58.0 for Bulgaria as a whole. Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copy
• 56% of people in Burgas agreed that there is corruption in their local public administration (EU quality of life in European cities survey, 2023). Source: Eurostat · saved copy
• In the EU's 2023 survey of quality of life in European cities, 52% of residents of Burgas were satisfied with how long the local administration takes to deal with a request. Source: Eurostat · saved copy
• In the EU's 2023 survey of quality of life in European cities, 56% of residents of Burgas found the local administration's procedures straightforward and easy to understand. Source: Eurostat · saved copy
• In the EU's 2023 survey of quality of life in European cities, 46% of residents of Burgas thought the fees charged by the local administration were reasonable. Source: Eurostat · saved copy
• 78% of people in Burgas said the local administration's information and services were easy to access online (EU quality of life in European cities survey, 2023). Source: Eurostat · saved copy
• 88% of people in Burgas were satisfied to live in the city (EU quality of life in European cities survey, 2023). Source: Eurostat · saved copy

Who runs Burgas?

In Bulgaria, cities and towns are run by municipalities – obshtini: Municipal council and mayor (kmet) directly elected every four years (last in October 2023). Schools (buildings and staff), kindergartens, local roads, waste, water, social services.

How local power works in Bulgaria

Cities of a similar size in Bulgaria

• Sofia 1,183,400
• Plovdiv 319,612
• Varna 310,664
• Ruse 124,787
• Stara Zagora 122,536

Up a level: all cities in Bulgaria · Bulgaria · government and power

Sources

• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_ctour: Urban Audit: culture and tourism (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 235d13e6125c…)
• National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI): Regions, districts and municipalities in the Republic of Bulgaria 2024 (yearbook tables by statistical region, district and municipality), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 81cba27bb0cc…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_cpop1: Urban Audit: population on 1 January by age groups and sex (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 0ef23d60abc9…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_clivcon: Urban Audit: living conditions (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 bc58ab68d418…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_cfermor: Urban Audit: fertility and mortality (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 bd2b301d78c2…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_clma: Urban Audit: labour market (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 be050965f9c6…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_percep: Quality of life in European cities survey 2023: perception (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 81bd3e277f3e…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_ctran: Urban Audit: transport (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 c4e74aa07496…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_ceduc: Urban Audit: education (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 af187c7040a4…)

Each saved copy is the file exactly as downloaded, kept so the figures can be checked even if the source changes. Report an error.