Poverty and living standards in Plovdiv, Bulgaria: official figures
Courts imposed penalties for 1,119 crimes committed in Plovdiv municipality in 2024 and convicted 1,019 people, 30.9 per 10,000 residents (national 33.9); 9.0% of those convicted were women.
How big are homes in Plovdiv?
Homes in Plovdiv offered 34.0 square metres of living floor space per resident at the end of 2024, the least of 6 cities (national 42.6).
Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copyHow many new homes are built in Plovdiv?
1,438 new dwellings were completed in Plovdiv in 2024, 4.36 per 1,000 residents compared with 3.26 for Bulgaria.
Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copyHow many homes are there in Plovdiv?
Plovdiv municipality had 183,979 dwellings at the end of 2024 with an average of 1.79 residents each (national 1.49); 6.7% were one-room homes and 35.6% had two rooms.
Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copyHow much does an apartment cost in Plovdiv?
An apartment in Plovdiv cost €47,250 to buy on average in 2022.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people live alone in Plovdiv?
38% of the 134,011 households in Plovdiv were people living alone in 2022, and 2.3% were lone parents with children under 18.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- People above working age made up 22.4% of the population of Plovdiv municipality at the end of 2024 (national 26.4%). Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copy
How Plovdiv compares with other cities in Bulgaria
People convicted per 10,000 residents (2024)
Plovdiv ranks 5 of 6, highest first. By place where the crime was committed
| Rank | City | People convicted per 10,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stara Zagora | 42.0 |
| 2 | Ruse | 38.0 |
| 3 | Burgas | 33.6 |
| 4 | Varna | 32.8 |
| 5 | Plovdiv | 30.9 |
| 6 | Sofia | 14.8 |
Living floor space per resident (square metres) (2024)
Plovdiv ranks 6 of 6, highest first.
| Rank | City | Living floor space per resident (square metres) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stara Zagora | 39.5 |
| 2 | Varna | 39.4 |
| 3 | Sofia | 37.9 |
| 4 | Burgas | 37.2 |
| 5 | Ruse | 34.9 |
| 6 | Plovdiv | 34.0 |
New dwellings completed per 1,000 residents (2024)
Plovdiv ranks 5 of 6, highest first.
| Rank | City | New dwellings completed per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Varna | 6.80 |
| 2 | Burgas | 5.59 |
| 3 | Sofia | 5.32 |
| 4 | Stara Zagora | 5.17 |
| 5 | Plovdiv | 4.36 |
| 6 | Ruse | 1.12 |
Average apartment price (euros) (2022)
Plovdiv ranks 4 of 6, highest first.
| Rank | City | Average apartment price (euros) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sofia | €100,544 |
| 2 | Varna | €56,384 |
| 3 | Burgas | €50,848 |
| 4 | Plovdiv | €47,250 |
| 5 | Stara Zagora | €33,438 |
| 6 | Ruse | €31,798 |
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Sources
- 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_clivcon: Urban Audit: living conditions (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 bc58ab68d418…)
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