Poverty and living standards in Gabrovo (Severen tsentralen, Bulgaria): official figures
The at-risk-of-poverty rate in Gabrovo district was 12.3% in the 2025 survey (poverty line of the district itself), 3rd lowest of 28 districts; Bulgaria's rate was 21.2%.
What is the poverty line in Gabrovo district?
The at-risk-of-poverty threshold for a single person in Gabrovo was 9,985 leva a year in the 2025 survey (about 832 leva a month, based on 2024 incomes), 96% of the national threshold of 10,400 leva.
Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copyHow unequal is income in Gabrovo district?
The richest fifth of households in Gabrovo had 3.7 times the income of the poorest fifth in the 2025 survey, and the Gini coefficient was 25.1 (Bulgaria: 7.0 times and 37.7).
Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copyWhat is the crime rate in Gabrovo district?
Gabrovo district recorded 10.5 registered crimes against persons and property per 1,000 people in 2024 (986 in all), 11th lowest of 28 districts against a national rate of 11.6.
Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copyHow many pensioners are there in Gabrovo district?
39,599 pensioners lived in Gabrovo at the end of 2024, equal to 42.2% of its population against 31.5% nationally (2nd highest of 28 districts).
Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copyHow many homes are there in Gabrovo district?
Gabrovo district had 78,620 dwellings at the end of 2024, 838 per 1,000 residents, up -1.6% since 2019.
Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copyIs there water rationing in Gabrovo district?
In 2024, 8.11% of the population of Gabrovo lived under a water-supply regime (rationed supply), against 5.77% nationally; 82.8% were connected to public sewerage and 72.2% to wastewater treatment plants.
Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copyHow big are homes in Gabrovo district?
Homes in Gabrovo offered 51.0 square metres of living floor space per resident at the end of 2024, 9th most of 28 districts (national 42.6).
Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copyHow many new homes are built in Gabrovo district?
149 new dwellings were completed in Gabrovo in 2024, 1.59 per 1,000 residents compared with 3.26 for Bulgaria.
Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copyMore figures
- The poverty rate in Gabrovo rose from 11.2% in the 2024 survey to 12.3% in 2025; in the 2019 survey it was 20.5%. Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copy
- 12.1% of the population of Gabrovo lived in severe material and social deprivation in 2025, and 20.6% were at risk of poverty or social exclusion (national 15.0% and 29.0%). Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copy
- 64.0% of crimes against persons and property in Gabrovo were solved in 2024 (national 49.5%), and police uncovered 52 economic crimes causing 76 thousand leva of damage. Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copy
- Courts imposed penalties for 382 crimes committed in Gabrovo district in 2024 and convicted 352 people, 37.5 per 10,000 residents (national 33.9); 9.7% of those convicted were women. Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copy
How Gabrovo compares with other provinces in Bulgaria
At-risk-of-poverty rate, regional poverty line (%) (2025)
Gabrovo ranks 26 of 28, highest first. Survey year 2025 (2024 incomes); each district measured against its own poverty threshold
| Rank | Area | At-risk-of-poverty rate, regional poverty line (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Razgrad | 17.3% |
| 23 | Haskovo | 16.1% |
| 24 | Ruse | 15.5% |
| 25 | Silistra | 14.8% |
| 26 | Gabrovo | 12.3% |
| 27 | Kyustendil | 12.1% |
| 28 | Vratsa | 10.5% |
At-risk-of-poverty threshold, single person (leva a year) (2025)
Gabrovo ranks 9 of 28, highest first. Survey year 2025 (2024 incomes)
| Rank | Area | At-risk-of-poverty threshold, single person (leva a year) |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Pernik | 10,493 |
| 7 | Blagoevgrad | 10,383 |
| 8 | Kyustendil | 10,294 |
| 9 | Gabrovo | 9,985 |
| 10 | Plovdiv | 9,806 |
| 11 | Vratsa | 9,627 |
| 12 | Burgas | 9,549 |
At risk of poverty or social exclusion (%) (2025)
Gabrovo ranks 27 of 28, highest first. Survey year 2025
| Rank | Area | At risk of poverty or social exclusion (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Blagoevgrad | 25.1% |
| 23 | Shumen | 23.3% |
| 24 | Montana | 23.2% |
| 25 | Ruse | 22.0% |
| 26 | Smolyan | 20.7% |
| 27 | Gabrovo | 20.6% |
| 28 | Kyustendil | 16.6% |
Registered crimes against persons and property per 1,000 residents (2024)
Gabrovo ranks 18 of 28, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Registered crimes against persons and property per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Kyustendil | 10.7 |
| 16 | Shumen | 10.6 |
| 17 | Razgrad | 10.6 |
| 18 | Gabrovo | 10.5 |
| 19 | Haskovo | 10.1 |
| 20 | Sofia | 10.1 |
| 21 | Pazardzhik | 10.0 |
Pensioners as a share of the population (%) (2024)
Gabrovo ranks 2 of 28, highest first. At 31 December 2024
| Rank | Area | Pensioners as a share of the population (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vidin | 42.6% |
| 2 | Gabrovo | 42.2% |
| 3 | Kardzhali | 41.8% |
| 4 | Smolyan | 40.7% |
| 5 | Kyustendil | 40.4% |
| 6 | Silistra | 39.6% |
| 7 | Vratsa | 38.7% |
Population under a water-supply regime (%) (2024)
Gabrovo ranks 7 of 28, highest first. Share of residents with rationed public water supply
| Rank | Area | Population under a water-supply regime (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Sliven | 17.80% |
| 5 | Pernik | 14.06% |
| 6 | Shumen | 10.79% |
| 7 | Gabrovo | 8.11% |
| 8 | Veliko Tarnovo | 6.77% |
| 9 | Kyustendil | 6.20% |
| 10 | Blagoevgrad | 5.85% |
People convicted per 10,000 residents (2024)
Gabrovo ranks 15 of 28, highest first. By place where the crime was committed
| Rank | Area | People convicted per 10,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Pleven | 42.2 |
| 13 | Kyustendil | 38.9 |
| 14 | Montana | 37.9 |
| 15 | Gabrovo | 37.5 |
| 16 | Burgas | 36.2 |
| 17 | Shumen | 35.7 |
| 18 | Ruse | 35.3 |
Living floor space per resident (square metres) (2024)
Gabrovo ranks 9 of 28, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Living floor space per resident (square metres) |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Montana | 51.8 |
| 7 | Sofia | 51.8 |
| 8 | Smolyan | 51.7 |
| 9 | Gabrovo | 51.0 |
| 10 | Vratsa | 45.9 |
| 11 | Veliko Tarnovo | 45.3 |
| 12 | Dobrich | 44.7 |
New dwellings completed per 1,000 residents (2024)
Gabrovo ranks 14 of 28, highest first.
| Rank | Area | New dwellings completed per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Dobrich | 1.81 |
| 12 | Targovishte | 1.75 |
| 13 | Haskovo | 1.73 |
| 14 | Gabrovo | 1.59 |
| 15 | Pleven | 1.53 |
| 16 | Shumen | 1.47 |
| 17 | Yambol | 1.37 |
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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…)
- National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI): Poverty and Social Inclusion Indicators by District, survey years 2008-2025 (EU-SILC), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 cc02ad48dd42…)
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