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Living in Kardzhali

Kardzhali is a city in Bulgaria. In September 2021, the unemployment rate was 9.6%. Kardzhali had a population of 67,238 at the end of 2025.

Which Bulgaria-wide rules apply when you move to Kardzhali?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in BulgariaNational rates and thresholds that apply in Kardzhali.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent or cost figure is published for Kardzhali yet. Bulgaria has country-level context; it is not substituted for this city.

Work and income

MetricValuePeriodSource
Unemployment rate9.6 %7 Sept 2021NSI Infostat 2016 — activity, employment and unemployment rates by municipality4Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Kardzhali. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Employment Agency — Public employment service

Bulgarian Employment Agency

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Kardzhali. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport2 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights5Official
Nearest airportPDV3 Aug 2026OurAirports6Official
Distance to nearest airport63 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports6Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Kardzhali. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

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.

BulgarianCEFR A1–B2In Person, Onlinefree
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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Kardzhali.

Climate and air quality

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Kardzhali average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C-10°0°10°20°30°40°JFMAMJJASOND31°-2°Daytime highNight-time low
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Kardzhali average monthly precipitation, mm020406080566058526458352634586380JFMAMJJASONDmm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Kardzhali average monthly sunshine, hours0801602403209211215419223327130930223015610278JFMAMJJASONDhours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Kardzhali annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit154022.0PM10µg/m³

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM10 — annual mean22 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — BG PM10 annual mean 2024 (station AMS Studen kladenets-Kardzhali)1Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 7 · Feb 9.2 · Mar 12.9 · Apr 18.1 · May 23.1 · Jun 27.7 · Jul 30.7 · Aug 31 · Sep 26 · Oct 19.6 · Nov 13.5 · Dec 8.1 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station KARDZHALI7Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -2.3 · Feb -1.1 · Mar 1.9 · Apr 5.8 · May 10.3 · Jun 14 · Jul 16 · Aug 15.9 · Sep 11.8 · Oct 7.7 · Nov 3.4 · Dec -0.6 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station KARDZHALI7Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 2.1 · Feb 3.8 · Mar 7.1 · Apr 11.8 · May 16.7 · Jun 20.9 · Jul 23.7 · Aug 23.8 · Sep 19 · Oct 13.4 · Nov 8.2 · Dec 3.5 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station KARDZHALI7Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 56 · Feb 60 · Mar 58 · Apr 52 · May 64 · Jun 58 · Jul 35 · Aug 26 · Sep 34 · Oct 58 · Nov 63 · Dec 80 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station KARDZHALI7Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 92 · Feb 112 · Mar 154 · Apr 192 · May 233 · Jun 271 · Jul 309 · Aug 302 · Sep 230 · Oct 156 · Nov 102 · Dec 78 hours1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station KARDZHALI7Official · nearest-station reading

Cities of a similar size in Bulgaria

Closest published populations, for a like-for-like comparison.

All Bulgaria cities
Veliko Tŭrnovo77,049 residentsKostinbrod11,677 residentsRadomir11,502 residentsTryavna6,940 residentsAksakovo6,932 residentsBeloslav6,608 residents

Population and city profile

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area80 km²31 Dec 2024Bulgaria city identity collection2Official
G01 Area Km280 km²31 Dec 2024migrationfit.com2Official
G01 Density Per Km2654 people/km²31 Dec 2024migrationfit.com2Official
Population67,238 people31 Dec 2025NSI Infostat 1062 — population by sex, residence districts and municipalities3Official
Population67,238 people31 Dec 2025Official source · NSI Infostat 1062 — population by sex, residence districts and municipalities
Unemployment rate9.6 %7 Sept 2021Official source · NSI Infostat 2016 — activity, employment and unemployment rates by municipality
PM10 — annual mean22 µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · EEA air quality statistics — BG PM10 annual mean 2024 (station AMS Studen kladenets-Kardzhali)
City area80 km²31 Dec 2024Official source · Bulgaria city identity collection
Destinations from nearest airport2 count3 Aug 2026Official source · OpenFlights
Nearest airportPDV3 Aug 2026Official source · OurAirports
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-08-27

This city record is still being completed

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Verified metrics
15
Decision domains
3
Current facts
15

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Kardzhali 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.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

What is the unemployment rate in Kardzhali?

The unemployment rate is 9.6 %. Source: NSI Infostat 2016 — activity, employment and unemployment rates by municipality.

How many people live in Kardzhali?

The published population is 67,238 people. Source: NSI Infostat 1062 — population by sex, residence districts and municipalities.

Is Kardzhali 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, September 12). Kardzhali, Bulgaria: jobs, air quality [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/bg/kardzhali/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
BibTeX citation
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_kardzhali-bulgaria-jobs-air-quality_1c966f78ce6c,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Kardzhali, Bulgaria: jobs, air quality},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
  version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/bg/kardzhali/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
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Sources

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  1. EEA air quality statistics — BG PM10 annual mean 2024 (station AMS Studen kladenets-Kardzhali) EEA air quality statistics · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-31
  2. migrationfit.com migrationfit.com · checked 2026-06-14
  3. NSI Infostat 1062 — population by sex, residence districts and municipalities NSI Infostat 1062 · nsi.bg · checked 2026-07-27
  4. NSI Infostat 2016 — activity, employment and unemployment rates by municipality NSI Infostat 2016 · nsi.bg · checked 2026-07-27
  5. OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
  6. OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
  7. WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station KARDZHALI WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 · ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-07-31

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