Rank in country
4 / 6
Among 6 regions in Bulgaria
Severozapaden - Severe Material Deprivation
Regional factual view for Severe Material Deprivation in Severozapaden (2025).
Severozapaden
Latest value
· 2025
16.90% of people
BG 15 · +1.9 pp vs country · Europe 6.0 · +10.9 pp vs Europe
Rank in Europe
11 / 198
Among 198 European regions
Population
655,430
Regional population · 2025
Recent trend
What this indicator measures
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
How Severozapaden compares
Lower is better · Range 6.0–21.1
Severozapaden
16.9
Bulgaria
15
Europe
6.0
Bulgaria +1.9 pp
Europe +10.9 pp
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Regional insights
Regional position
Severozapaden recorded 16.9% in 2025, a less favorable result than both the national benchmark for Bulgaria and the European regional benchmark. This share corresponds to an estimated 111,000 people in the region.
Recent change
From 2021 to 2025, the indicator improved noticeably from 20.8% to 16.9%; the latest annual movement was in the same direction.