Poverty and living standards in Razgrad (Severen tsentralen, Bulgaria): official figures
17.3% of people in Razgrad district were at risk of poverty in the 2025 survey, measured against the district's own poverty line; the national rate was 21.2% and Razgrad ranks 7th lowest of 28 districts.
What is the poverty line in Razgrad district?
The at-risk-of-poverty threshold for a single person in Razgrad was 8,269 leva a year in the 2025 survey (about 689 leva a month, based on 2024 incomes), 80% of the national threshold of 10,400 leva.
Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copyHow unequal is income in Razgrad district?
The richest fifth of households in Razgrad had 5.1 times the income of the poorest fifth in the 2025 survey, and the Gini coefficient was 32.8 (Bulgaria: 7.0 times and 37.7).
Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copyWhat is the crime rate in Razgrad district?
Police registered 1,050 crimes against persons and property in Razgrad district in 2024, 10.6 per 1,000 residents (12th lowest of 28 districts; national 11.6).
Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copyHow many pensioners are there in Razgrad district?
38,343 pensioners lived in Razgrad at the end of 2024, equal to 38.6% of its population against 31.5% nationally (8th highest of 28 districts).
Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copyHow many homes are there in Razgrad district?
Razgrad district had 59,521 dwellings at the end of 2024, 598 per 1,000 residents, up -0.3% since 2019.
Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copyIs there water rationing in Razgrad district?
In 2024, 1.72% of the population of Razgrad lived under a water-supply regime (rationed supply), against 5.77% nationally; 42.5% were connected to public sewerage and 42.5% to wastewater treatment plants.
Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copyHow big are homes in Razgrad district?
Homes in Razgrad offered 37.1 square metres of living floor space per resident at the end of 2024, 3rd least of 28 districts (national 42.6).
Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copyHow many new homes are built in Razgrad district?
46 new dwellings were completed in Razgrad in 2024, 0.46 per 1,000 residents compared with 3.26 for Bulgaria.
Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copyMore figures
- The poverty rate in Razgrad rose from 14.7% in the 2024 survey to 17.3% in 2025; in the 2019 survey it was 21.2%. Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copy
- 34.0% of the population of Razgrad lived in severe material and social deprivation in 2025, and 42.7% were at risk of poverty or social exclusion (national 15.0% and 29.0%). Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copy
- 58.1% of crimes against persons and property in Razgrad were solved in 2024 (national 49.5%), and police uncovered 92 economic crimes causing 474 thousand leva of damage. Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copy
- Courts imposed penalties for 540 crimes committed in Razgrad district in 2024 and convicted 468 people, 47.1 per 10,000 residents (national 33.9); 9.0% of those convicted were women. Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copy
How Razgrad compares with other provinces in Bulgaria
At-risk-of-poverty rate, regional poverty line (%) (2025)
Razgrad ranks 22 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Smolyan | 18.2% |
| 20 | Pleven | 17.8% |
| 21 | Pernik | 17.6% |
| 22 | Razgrad | 17.3% |
| 23 | Haskovo | 16.1% |
| 24 | Ruse | 15.5% |
| 25 | Silistra | 14.8% |
At-risk-of-poverty threshold, single person (leva a year) (2025)
Razgrad ranks 24 of 28, highest first. Survey year 2025 (2024 incomes)
| Rank | Area | At-risk-of-poverty threshold, single person (leva a year) |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Targovishte | 8,558 |
| 22 | Sliven | 8,402 |
| 23 | Haskovo | 8,340 |
| 24 | Razgrad | 8,269 |
| 25 | Veliko Tarnovo | 8,226 |
| 26 | Kardzhali | 8,166 |
| 27 | Vidin | 7,972 |
At risk of poverty or social exclusion (%) (2025)
Razgrad ranks 1 of 28, highest first. Survey year 2025
| Rank | Area | At risk of poverty or social exclusion (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Razgrad | 42.7% |
| 2 | Sliven | 42.0% |
| 3 | Stara Zagora | 37.7% |
| 4 | Veliko Tarnovo | 36.9% |
| 5 | Pazardzhik | 34.2% |
| 6 | Pleven | 34.0% |
| 7 | Targovishte | 33.9% |
Registered crimes against persons and property per 1,000 residents (2024)
Razgrad ranks 17 of 28, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Registered crimes against persons and property per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Dobrich | 10.7 |
| 15 | Kyustendil | 10.7 |
| 16 | Shumen | 10.6 |
| 17 | Razgrad | 10.6 |
| 18 | Gabrovo | 10.5 |
| 19 | Haskovo | 10.1 |
| 20 | Sofia | 10.1 |
Pensioners as a share of the population (%) (2024)
Razgrad ranks 8 of 28, highest first. At 31 December 2024
| Rank | Area | Pensioners as a share of the population (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Kyustendil | 40.4% |
| 6 | Silistra | 39.6% |
| 7 | Vratsa | 38.7% |
| 8 | Razgrad | 38.6% |
| 9 | Lovech | 37.4% |
| 10 | Pleven | 37.3% |
| 11 | Pernik | 36.5% |
Population under a water-supply regime (%) (2024)
Razgrad ranks 18 of 28, highest first. Share of residents with rationed public water supply
| Rank | Area | Population under a water-supply regime (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Burgas | 2.04% |
| 16 | Vratsa | 1.85% |
| 17 | Plovdiv | 1.82% |
| 18 | Razgrad | 1.72% |
| 19 | Kardzhali | 1.34% |
| 20 | Varna | 1.26% |
| 21 | Yambol | 0.90% |
People convicted per 10,000 residents (2024)
Razgrad ranks 7 of 28, highest first. By place where the crime was committed
| Rank | Area | People convicted per 10,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Sliven | 54.7 |
| 5 | Dobrich | 49.1 |
| 6 | Stara Zagora | 48.7 |
| 7 | Razgrad | 47.1 |
| 8 | Vidin | 46.4 |
| 9 | Silistra | 45.0 |
| 10 | Sofia | 44.0 |
Living floor space per resident (square metres) (2024)
Razgrad ranks 26 of 28, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Living floor space per resident (square metres) |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Silistra | 39.2 |
| 23 | Ruse | 38.6 |
| 24 | Sofia (stolitsa) | 37.9 |
| 25 | Plovdiv | 37.4 |
| 26 | Razgrad | 37.1 |
| 27 | Shumen | 37.0 |
| 28 | Sliven | 36.3 |
New dwellings completed per 1,000 residents (2024)
Razgrad ranks 22 of 28, highest first.
| Rank | Area | New dwellings completed per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Sliven | 1.25 |
| 20 | Ruse | 0.99 |
| 21 | Vratsa | 0.64 |
| 22 | Razgrad | 0.46 |
| 23 | Kyustendil | 0.45 |
| 24 | Lovech | 0.45 |
| 25 | Smolyan | 0.44 |
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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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