Yugozapaden

Latest value

· 2024

-4.5 Per 1,000 inhabitants

BG -7.3 · +2.8 Per 1,000 inhabitants vs country · Europe -1.6 · -2.9 Per 1,000 inhabitants vs Europe

Population

2,019,167

Regional population · 2024

Recent trend

What this indicator measures

Natural population change, defined as live births minus deaths, divided by the average population and expressed per 1,000 inhabitants.

No favorable direction is assigned; higher and lower values are interpreted descriptively.

Data source: Eurostat Crude rate of natural population change demo_r_gind3

How Yugozapaden compares

Higher is better · Range -12.3–-1.6

Yugozapaden -4.5

Bulgaria -7.3

Europe -1.6

Bulgaria +2.8 Per 1,000 inhabitants Europe -2.9 Per 1,000 inhabitants

Regional map

· 2024 · 6 regions

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Regional insights

Regional position

Yugozapaden recorded -4.5% in 2024, a more favorable result than the national benchmark for Bulgaria but a less favorable one than the European regional benchmark.

Related indicators

The topic picture is mixed: the result for Population change rate is less favorable than the European regional benchmark, while the result for Birth rate is more favorable.