Living in Dobrich
In Dobrich, unemployment is 9.1% (2021).
In September 2021, the unemployment rate was 9.1%. The population of Dobrich, in Bulgaria, was 68,573 at the end of 2025.
Which Bulgaria-wide rules apply when you move to Dobrich?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
How much does it cost to rent in Dobrich?
Average net cold rent is 1 EUR/m² per month (2020), excluding heating and operating charges.
Published average over existing tenancies; a specific flat can sit either side of it. Asking-rent series, where present, are separate rows in the table.
- Average net rent (nettokalt): 1 EUR/m²/month · NSI City Statistics — Average annual rent for housing (per m2), Euro/m29
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 20 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | A1 Bulgaria fixed internet1Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 15.9 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Vivacom mobile data plan14Official · national market |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 1 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €1.92 | 31 Dec 2020 | NSI City Statistics — Average annual rent for housing (per m2), Euro/m29Official |
Worked out from these numbers
What does a 60 m² flat cost?
About 60 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 1 EUR/m² per month, before heating and operating charges.
Heating, water and operating charges come on top, and a specific flat can sit either side of an average.
Work and income
What is the unemployment rate in Dobrich?
The unemployment rate is 9.1 % (September 2021). Source: NSI Infostat 2016 — activity, employment and unemployment rates by municipality11
Dobrich 9.1%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment rate | 9.1 %country median 9.2% — about the same | 7 Sept 2021 | NSI Infostat 2016 — activity, employment and unemployment rates by municipality11Official |
Unemployment rate fell 70.6% between 2011 and 2022, from 17.5% to 5.1%.
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Dobrich. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
Employment Agency — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Dobrich. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Mobility and administration
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Dobrich. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
Free Bulgarian language courses for people displaced from Ukraine — State Language Course
Government of Bulgaria / Bulgaria for Ukraine
For people displaced from Ukraine, adults, children.
Climate and air quality
Is the air quality good in Dobrich?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 11 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency3
Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM10 — annual mean | 19 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — BG PM10 annual mean 2024 (station AMS OU Han Asparuh-Dobrich)2Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 11 µg/m³country median 17.0 | 31 Dec 2024 | European Environment Agency3Official |
| Monthly extreme high temperature | Jan 15.73 · Feb 18.37 · Mar 24.13 · Apr 26.91 · May 30.21 · Jun 36.61 · Jul 39.98 · Aug 37.42 · Sep 32.81 · Oct 29.23 · Nov 24.07 · Dec 19.1 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center8Official |
| Monthly extreme low temperature | Jan -18.91 · Feb -14.02 · Mar -10.9 · Apr -2.13 · May 3.93 · Jun 10.52 · Jul 13.28 · Aug 13.43 · Sep 7.91 · Oct -0.73 · Nov -6.87 · Dec -12.34 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center8Official |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 1.38 · Feb 2.85 · Mar 6.26 · Apr 10.41 · May 16.58 · Jun 21.62 · Jul 24.27 · Aug 24.39 · Sep 19.64 · Oct 13.86 · Nov 8.63 · Dec 3.3 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center8Official |
Annual PM2.5 rose 37.5% between 2013 and 2024, from 8.0 to 11.0.
Population and city profile
How many people live in Dobrich?
The published population was 68,573 people in 2025. Source: NSI Infostat 1062 — population by sex, residence districts and municipalities10
By nationality
National passport99.1%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 109 km² | 31 Dec 2024 | Eurostat GISCO, European Commission6Official |
| Foreign-resident share | 0.9 % | 31 Dec 2022 | Eurostat4Official |
| Foreign residents | 594 people | 31 Dec 2020 | Eurostat — City statistics, urb_cpopcb (indicator DE2012V), Dobrich5Official |
| City area | 109.7 km² | 31 Dec 2024 | migrationfit.com7Official |
| Population density | 826 people/km² | 31 Dec 2024 | migrationfit.com7Official |
| Population | 68,573 people | 31 Dec 2025 | NSI Infostat 1062 — population by sex, residence districts and municipalities10Official |
Foreign residents rose 111.9% between 2011 and 2022, from 319 to 676.
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Dobrich when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.
Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.
Open the official coverage guideSchool for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 7 to 16, and public school is free. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: Free Bulgarian-language training for migrant children (school-based intensive language preparation). How to enrol a child (mon.gov.bg).
A country-wide rule for Bulgaria; Dobrich's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
Alternative cities in Bulgaria
Other cities in Bulgaria to compare with Dobrich, nearest in population first.
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Dobrich?
The published population was 68,573 people in 2025. Source: NSI Infostat 1062 — population by sex, residence districts and municipalities.
How much does it cost to rent in Dobrich?
Average net cold rent is 1 EUR/m² per month (2020), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 70 EUR a month before utilities. Source: NSI City Statistics — Average annual rent for housing (per m2), Euro/m2.
Is the air quality good in Dobrich?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 11 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency.
What is the unemployment rate in Dobrich?
The unemployment rate is 9.1 % (September 2021). Source: NSI Infostat 2016 — activity, employment and unemployment rates by municipality.
How many foreign residents live in Dobrich?
594 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Eurostat — City statistics, urb_cpopcb (indicator DE2012V), Dobrich.
Is Dobrich a good place to live?
ImmigrationDB does not yet have enough current, multi-domain evidence and internal comparison context to answer that reliably. This stable data record remains available while the missing evidence is collected.
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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Dobrich, Bulgaria: population, rent, cost of living, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 542f62eee84b66eb3af94a1abce465ee]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/bg/dobrich/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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Sources
- A1 Bulgaria fixed internet a1.bg · checked 2026-09-15
- EEA air quality statistics — BG PM10 annual mean 2024 (station AMS OU Han Asparuh-Dobrich) EEA air quality statistics · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-31
- European Environment Agency air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-03
- Eurostat ec.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-02
- Eurostat — City statistics, urb_cpopcb (indicator DE2012V), Dobrich Eurostat · ec.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-31
- Eurostat GISCO, European Commission gisco-services.ec.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-03
- migrationfit.com migrationfit.com · checked 2026-06-14
- NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
- NSI City Statistics — Average annual rent for housing (per m2), Euro/m2 NSI City Statistics · nsi.bg · checked 2026-09-18
- NSI Infostat 1062 — population by sex, residence districts and municipalities NSI Infostat 1062 · nsi.bg · checked 2026-07-27
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- NSI Infostat 2016 — activity, employment and unemployment rates by municipality NSI Infostat 2016 · nsi.bg · checked 2026-07-27
- OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
- OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
- Vivacom mobile data plan vivacom.bg · checked 2026-09-15
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