Rank in country
3 / 6
Among 6 regions in Bulgaria
Regional factual view for Material and Social Deprivation in Yuzhen tsentralen (2025).
Latest value
· 2025
27.60% of people
BG 24.5 · +3.1 pp vs country · Europe 11.4 · +16.2 pp vs Europe
Rank in country
3 / 6
Among 6 regions in Bulgaria
Rank in Europe
12 / 148
Among 148 European regions
Population
1,306,492
Regional population · 2025
Recent trend
Measures the share of people who, because they cannot afford them, lack at least 5 of 13 specified material or social items considered relevant to an adequate standard of living.
Lower values generally represent a more favorable situation.
Data source: Eurostat Material and social deprivation rate ilc_mdsd08
Lower is better · Range 11.4–32.3
Yuzhen tsentralen recorded 27.6% in 2025, a less favorable result than both the national benchmark for Bulgaria and the European regional benchmark. This share corresponds to an estimated 361,000 people in the region.
From 2021 to 2025, the indicator improved substantially from 34.1% to 27.6%; the latest annual movement was in the same direction.