Rank in country
2 / 6
Among 6 regions in Bulgaria
Regional factual view for Severe Material Deprivation in Severen tsentralen (2025).
Latest value
· 2025
19.10% of people
BG 15 · +4.1 pp vs country · Europe 6.0 · +13.1 pp vs Europe
Rank in country
2 / 6
Among 6 regions in Bulgaria
Rank in Europe
6 / 198
Among 198 European regions
Population
673,331
Regional population · 2025
Recent trend
Measures the share of people who, because they cannot afford them, lack at least 7 of the 13 material or social items used in the Eurostat material and social deprivation framework.
Lower values generally represent a more favorable situation.
Data source: Eurostat Severe material and social deprivation rate ILC_MDSD18
Lower is better · Range 6.0–21.1
Severen tsentralen recorded 19.1% in 2025, a less favorable result than both the national benchmark for Bulgaria and the European regional benchmark. This share corresponds to an estimated 129,000 people in the region.
From 2021 to 2025, the indicator improved modestly from 22.1% to 19.1%; the latest annual movement was in the same direction.
Recent peer movements are mixed: the result for Life expectancy deteriorated, while the result for Material deprivation improved.