Poverty and living standards in Vidin (Severozapaden, Bulgaria): official figures
The at-risk-of-poverty rate in Vidin district was 18.3% in the 2025 survey (poverty line of the district itself), 11th lowest of 28 districts; Bulgaria's rate was 21.2%.
What is the poverty line in Vidin district?
The at-risk-of-poverty threshold for a single person in Vidin was 7,972 leva a year in the 2025 survey (about 664 leva a month, based on 2024 incomes), 77% of the national threshold of 10,400 leva.
Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copyHow unequal is income in Vidin district?
The richest fifth of households in Vidin had 5.7 times the income of the poorest fifth in the 2025 survey (a small-sample estimate), and the Gini coefficient was 31.8 (Bulgaria: 7.0 times and 37.7).
Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copyWhat is the crime rate in Vidin district?
Police registered 1,002 crimes against persons and property in Vidin district in 2024, 14.2 per 1,000 residents (3rd highest of 28 districts; national 11.6).
Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copyHow many pensioners are there in Vidin district?
30,046 pensioners lived in Vidin at the end of 2024, equal to 42.6% of its population against 31.5% nationally (the highest of 28 districts).
Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copyHow many homes are there in Vidin district?
Vidin district had 74,087 dwellings at the end of 2024, 1,050 per 1,000 residents, up 9.3% since 2019.
Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copyIs there water rationing in Vidin district?
Nobody in Vidin lived under a water-supply regime (rationed supply) in 2024, while 5.77% of Bulgarians did; 53.1% were connected to public sewerage and 47.7% to wastewater treatment plants.
Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copyHow big are homes in Vidin district?
Homes in Vidin offered 66.9 square metres of living floor space per resident at the end of 2024, the most of 28 districts (national 42.6).
Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copyHow many new homes are built in Vidin district?
14 new dwellings were completed in Vidin in 2024, 0.20 per 1,000 residents compared with 3.26 for Bulgaria.
Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copyMore figures
- The poverty rate in Vidin fell from 20.9% in the 2024 survey to 18.3% in 2025; in the 2019 survey it was 26.4%. Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copy
- 15.5% of the population of Vidin lived in severe material and social deprivation in 2025, and 27.0% were at risk of poverty or social exclusion (national 15.0% and 29.0%). Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copy
- 50.2% of crimes against persons and property in Vidin were solved in 2024 (national 49.5%), and police uncovered 56 economic crimes causing 530 thousand leva of damage. Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copy
- Courts imposed penalties for 332 crimes committed in Vidin district in 2024 and convicted 327 people, 46.4 per 10,000 residents (national 33.9); 7.6% of those convicted were women. Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copy
How Vidin compares with other provinces in Bulgaria
At-risk-of-poverty rate, regional poverty line (%) (2025)
Vidin ranks 18 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Montana | 19.4% |
| 16 | Burgas | 18.7% |
| 17 | Blagoevgrad | 18.5% |
| 18 | Vidin | 18.3% |
| 19 | Smolyan | 18.2% |
| 20 | Pleven | 17.8% |
| 21 | Pernik | 17.6% |
At-risk-of-poverty threshold, single person (leva a year) (2025)
Vidin ranks 27 of 28, highest first. Survey year 2025 (2024 incomes)
| Rank | Area | At-risk-of-poverty threshold, single person (leva a year) |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 28 | Silistra | 6,962 |
At risk of poverty or social exclusion (%) (2025)
Vidin ranks 15 of 28, highest first. Survey year 2025
| Rank | Area | At risk of poverty or social exclusion (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Burgas | 28.5% |
| 13 | Pernik | 28.5% |
| 14 | Yambol | 27.8% |
| 15 | Vidin | 27.0% |
| 16 | Vratsa | 26.8% |
| 17 | Silistra | 26.0% |
| 18 | Varna | 25.7% |
Registered crimes against persons and property per 1,000 residents (2024)
Vidin ranks 3 of 28, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Registered crimes against persons and property per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vratsa | 15.2 |
| 2 | Varna | 14.9 |
| 3 | Vidin | 14.2 |
| 4 | Montana | 13.8 |
| 5 | Burgas | 13.4 |
| 6 | Ruse | 13.2 |
| 7 | Lovech | 13.1 |
Pensioners as a share of the population (%) (2024)
Vidin ranks 1 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)
Vidin ranks 24 of 28, highest first. Share of residents with rationed public water supply
| Rank | Area | Population under a water-supply regime (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Yambol | 0.90% |
| 22 | Haskovo | 0.52% |
| 23 | Sofia | 0.40% |
| 24 | Vidin | 0.00% |
| 25 | Ruse | 0.00% |
| 26 | Silistra | 0.00% |
| 27 | Dobrich | 0.00% |
People convicted per 10,000 residents (2024)
Vidin ranks 8 of 28, highest first. By place where the crime was committed
| Rank | Area | People convicted per 10,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 11 | Lovech | 42.6 |
Living floor space per resident (square metres) (2024)
Vidin ranks 1 of 28, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Living floor space per resident (square metres) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vidin | 66.9 |
| 2 | Kyustendil | 56.4 |
| 3 | Lovech | 54.9 |
| 4 | Pernik | 52.8 |
| 5 | Burgas | 52.7 |
| 6 | Montana | 51.8 |
| 7 | Sofia | 51.8 |
New dwellings completed per 1,000 residents (2024)
Vidin ranks 28 of 28, highest first.
| Rank | Area | New dwellings completed per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Razgrad | 0.46 |
| 23 | Kyustendil | 0.45 |
| 24 | Lovech | 0.45 |
| 25 | Smolyan | 0.44 |
| 26 | Montana | 0.35 |
| 27 | Silistra | 0.28 |
| 28 | Vidin | 0.20 |
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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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