Poverty and living standards in Kyustendil (Yugozapaden, Bulgaria): official figures
12.1% of people in Kyustendil 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 Kyustendil ranks 2nd lowest of 28 districts.
What is the poverty line in Kyustendil district?
The at-risk-of-poverty threshold for a single person in Kyustendil was 10,294 leva a year in the 2025 survey (about 858 leva a month, based on 2024 incomes), 99% of the national threshold of 10,400 leva.
Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copyHow unequal is income in Kyustendil district?
The richest fifth of households in Kyustendil had 4.7 times the income of the poorest fifth in the 2025 survey, and the Gini coefficient was 31.0 (Bulgaria: 7.0 times and 37.7).
Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copyWhat is the crime rate in Kyustendil district?
Kyustendil district recorded 10.7 registered crimes against persons and property per 1,000 people in 2024 (1,137 in all), 14th 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 Kyustendil district?
42,922 pensioners lived in Kyustendil at the end of 2024, equal to 40.4% of its population against 31.5% nationally (5th highest of 28 districts).
Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copyHow many homes are there in Kyustendil district?
Kyustendil district had 92,043 dwellings at the end of 2024, 867 per 1,000 residents, up 5.9% since 2019.
Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copyIs there water rationing in Kyustendil district?
In 2024, 6.20% of the population of Kyustendil lived under a water-supply regime (rationed supply), against 5.77% nationally; 69.0% were connected to public sewerage and 61.2% to wastewater treatment plants.
Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copyHow big are homes in Kyustendil district?
Homes in Kyustendil offered 56.4 square metres of living floor space per resident at the end of 2024, 2nd most of 28 districts (national 42.6).
Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copyHow many new homes are built in Kyustendil district?
48 new dwellings were completed in Kyustendil in 2024, 0.45 per 1,000 residents compared with 3.26 for Bulgaria.
Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copyMore figures
- The poverty rate in Kyustendil fell from 21.9% in the 2024 survey to 12.1% in 2025; in the 2019 survey it was 28.8%. Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copy
- 5.3% of the population of Kyustendil lived in severe material and social deprivation in 2025, and 16.6% were at risk of poverty or social exclusion (national 15.0% and 29.0%). Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copy
- 48.1% of crimes against persons and property in Kyustendil were solved in 2024 (national 49.5%), and police uncovered 69 economic crimes causing 144 thousand leva of damage. Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copy
- Courts imposed penalties for 450 crimes committed in Kyustendil district in 2024 and convicted 413 people, 38.9 per 10,000 residents (national 33.9); 6.8% of those convicted were women. Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copy
How Kyustendil compares with other provinces in Bulgaria
At-risk-of-poverty rate, regional poverty line (%) (2025)
Kyustendil ranks 27 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)
Kyustendil ranks 8 of 28, highest first. Survey year 2025 (2024 incomes)
| Rank | Area | At-risk-of-poverty threshold, single person (leva a year) |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Sofia | 10,548 |
| 6 | Pernik | 10,493 |
| 7 | Blagoevgrad | 10,383 |
| 8 | Kyustendil | 10,294 |
| 9 | Gabrovo | 9,985 |
| 10 | Plovdiv | 9,806 |
| 11 | Vratsa | 9,627 |
At risk of poverty or social exclusion (%) (2025)
Kyustendil ranks 28 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)
Kyustendil ranks 15 of 28, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Registered crimes against persons and property per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Sliven | 11.1 |
| 13 | Pleven | 10.8 |
| 14 | Dobrich | 10.7 |
| 15 | Kyustendil | 10.7 |
| 16 | Shumen | 10.6 |
| 17 | Razgrad | 10.6 |
| 18 | Gabrovo | 10.5 |
Pensioners as a share of the population (%) (2024)
Kyustendil ranks 5 of 28, highest first. At 31 December 2024
| Rank | Area | Pensioners as a share of the population (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Gabrovo | 42.2% |
| 3 | Kardzhali | 41.8% |
| 4 | Smolyan | 40.7% |
| 5 | Kyustendil | 40.4% |
| 6 | Silistra | 39.6% |
| 7 | Vratsa | 38.7% |
| 8 | Razgrad | 38.6% |
Population under a water-supply regime (%) (2024)
Kyustendil ranks 9 of 28, highest first. Share of residents with rationed public water supply
| Rank | Area | Population under a water-supply regime (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Shumen | 10.79% |
| 7 | Gabrovo | 8.11% |
| 8 | Veliko Tarnovo | 6.77% |
| 9 | Kyustendil | 6.20% |
| 10 | Blagoevgrad | 5.85% |
| 11 | Stara Zagora | 3.84% |
| 12 | Pazardzhik | 3.75% |
People convicted per 10,000 residents (2024)
Kyustendil ranks 13 of 28, highest first. By place where the crime was committed
| Rank | Area | People convicted per 10,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Sofia | 44.0 |
| 11 | Lovech | 42.6 |
| 12 | Pleven | 42.2 |
| 13 | Kyustendil | 38.9 |
| 14 | Montana | 37.9 |
| 15 | Gabrovo | 37.5 |
| 16 | Burgas | 36.2 |
Living floor space per resident (square metres) (2024)
Kyustendil ranks 2 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)
Kyustendil ranks 23 of 28, highest first.
| Rank | Area | New dwellings completed per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Ruse | 0.99 |
| 21 | Vratsa | 0.64 |
| 22 | Razgrad | 0.46 |
| 23 | Kyustendil | 0.45 |
| 24 | Lovech | 0.45 |
| 25 | Smolyan | 0.44 |
| 26 | Montana | 0.35 |
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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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