Rank in country
6 / 6
Among 6 regions in Bulgaria
Regional factual view for Energy Poverty / Cold Homes in Yuzhen tsentralen (2025).
Latest value
· 2025
14.30% of people
BG 16.1 · -1.8 pp vs country · Europe 8.0 · +6.3 pp vs Europe
Rank in country
6 / 6
Among 6 regions in Bulgaria
Rank in Europe
34 / 226
Among 226 European regions
Population
1,306,492
Regional population · 2025
Recent trend
Measures the share of people living in households that cannot afford to keep their home adequately warm.
Lower values generally represent a more favorable situation.
Data source: Eurostat Inability to keep home adequately warm ILC_MDES01_R
Lower is better · Range 8.0–18.4
Yuzhen tsentralen recorded 14.3% in 2025, a more favorable result than the national benchmark for Bulgaria but a less favorable one than the European regional benchmark. This share corresponds to an estimated 187,000 people in the region.
From 2021 to 2025, the indicator improved substantially from 22.6% to 14.3%; the latest annual movement was in the same direction.
The topic picture is mixed: the result for Arrears on bills is less favorable than the European regional benchmark, while the result for Housing burden is more favorable.