Living in Lovech

In Lovech, unemployment is 7.2% (2021).

Lovech, a city in Bulgaria, had a population of 35,792 at the end of 2025. The unemployment rate was 7.2% in September 2021.

Last checked 2026-09-239 sources

Population35,792people31 Dec 2025Official source · NSI Infostat 1062 — population by sex, residence districts and municipalities

Average gross salary880.5EUR/month31 Dec 2024District figureOfficial source · Average annual wages and salaries of the employees under labour contract by statistical regions and districts in 2024 (EUR)

Unemployment rate7.2%country median 9.2% — 22% belowOfficial source · NSI Infostat 2016 — activity, employment and unemployment rates by municipality

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

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 Lovech.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Lovech. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€20

Mobile plan, 10 GB€16

Net rent across major citiesLovech highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Sofia€3.83

Plovdiv€2.75

Varna€2.42

Shumen€2.33

Stara Zagora€1.75

Pazardzhik€1.67

Show the other 6 cities

Blagoevgrad€2.25

Vratsa€2.20

Burgas€2.00

Veliko Tarnovo€1.92

Ruse€1.92

Haskovo€1.83

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 plan⁸Official · national market

Is Lovech a good place to live?

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Remote worker52%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 41–63%

Skilled employee55%strong on work, weak on safety · range 45–65%

Student59%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 47–71%

Family51%strong on family, weak on safety · range 39–63%

Retirement57%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 43–71%

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in BulgariaUnemployment in Lovech is 7.2%. Of 36 cities with data, 12 have unemployment of 8 to under 10%.

4–66–88–1010–1212–1414–1622–24

Lovech 7.2%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	880.5 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Average annual wages and salaries of the employees under labour contract by statistical regions and districts in 2024 (EUR)²Official · county
Unemployment rate	7.2 %country median 9.2%	7 Sept 2021	NSI Infostat 2016 — activity, employment and unemployment rates by municipality⁶Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Lovech. 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 Lovech. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Nearest airport	GOZ	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official
Distance to nearest airport	81 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Lovech. 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 Lovech.

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Climate and air quality

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

0°

5°-3°

8°-2°

13°2°

19°7°

24°11°

28°15°

30°17°

31°17°

25°13°

19°8°

12°3°

6°-2°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM1017WHO 15 · EU 40

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	17 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — BG PM10 annual mean 2024 (station AMS Lovech)³Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 4.9 · Feb 7.8 · Mar 12.8 · Apr 18.6 · May 23.6 · Jun 27.6 · Jul 30 · Aug 30.6 · Sep 25.4 · Oct 18.8 · Nov 11.5 · Dec 6.1 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station LOVECH⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -3.2 · Feb -1.7 · Mar 2.2 · Apr 6.7 · May 11.4 · Jun 15.1 · Jul 16.9 · Aug 16.6 · Sep 12.5 · Oct 7.8 · Nov 3 · Dec -1.7 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station LOVECH⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 0.3 · Feb 2.4 · Mar 6.8 · Apr 11.9 · May 16.8 · Jun 20.8 · Jul 22.9 · Aug 22.7 · Sep 17.8 · Oct 12.2 · Nov 6.5 · Dec 1.6 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station LOVECH⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 37 · Feb 40 · Mar 48 · Apr 55 · May 75 · Jun 74 · Jul 84 · Aug 46 · Sep 57 · Oct 51 · Nov 39 · Dec 45 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station LOVECH⁹Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Bulgaria: Sliven ±1.1 °C. Elsewhere: Craiova (Romania) ±0.6 °C, Timișoara (Romania) ±0.5 °C, Arad (Romania) ±0.9 °C, Buzău (Romania) ±0.8 °C, Brăila (Romania) ±0.9 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	70 km²	31 Dec 2024	Bulgaria city identity collection⁴Official
G01 Area Km2	70 km²	31 Dec 2024	migrationfit.com⁴Official
G01 Density Per Km2	561 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	migrationfit.com⁴Official
Population	35,792 people	31 Dec 2025	NSI Infostat 1062 — population by sex, residence districts and municipalities⁵Official

Alternatives for people set on Lovech

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Yambol as a Lovech alternative in the same country

Better on 1 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Nearest airport: 13.0 km Yambol vs 81.0 km Lovech−84%
Residents: 58,997 Yambol vs 35,792 Lovech+65%
Unemployment: 8.2% Yambol vs 7.2% Lovech+14%

Full comparison More about Yambol

Alternative cities in Bulgaria

Other cities in Bulgaria to compare with Lovech, nearest in population first.

All Bulgaria cities

Gorna Oryahovitsa35,866 residents Dupnitsa35,547 residents Nesebar36,656 residents Sandanski34,243 residents Silistra38,980 residents Smolyan31,514 residents

How does Lovech compare?

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Lovech in rankings

#7 of 30 in Cities with lowest unemployment in Bulgaria #26 of 30 in Largest cities in Bulgaria

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Lovech 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.

School 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; Lovech's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.

Common questions

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

What is the unemployment rate in Lovech?

The unemployment rate is 7.2 %. Source: NSI Infostat 2016 — activity, employment and unemployment rates by municipality.

How many people live in Lovech?

The published population is 35,792 people. Source: NSI Infostat 1062 — population by sex, residence districts and municipalities.

Is Lovech a good place to live?

Lovech may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 29). Lovech, Bulgaria: population, salary, cost of living, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 84d653b6b0cd58d3268ba8c681dfd43c]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/bg/lovech/ Retrieved 2026-09-29. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  title = {Lovech, Bulgaria: population, salary, cost of living, jobs},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-29},
  version = {84d653b6b0cd58d3268ba8c681dfd43c},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/bg/lovech/},
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}

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Sources

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A1 Bulgaria fixed internet a1.bg · checked 2026-09-15
Average annual wages and salaries of the employees under labour contract by statistical regions and districts in 2024 (EUR) nsi.bg · checked 2026-09-23
EEA air quality statistics — BG PM10 annual mean 2024 (station AMS Lovech) EEA air quality statistics · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-31
migrationfit.com migrationfit.com · checked 2026-06-14
NSI Infostat 1062 — population by sex, residence districts and municipalities NSI Infostat 1062 · nsi.bg · checked 2026-07-27
NSI Infostat 2016 — activity, employment and unemployment rates by municipality NSI Infostat 2016 · nsi.bg · checked 2026-07-27
OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
Vivacom mobile data plan vivacom.bg · checked 2026-09-15
WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station LOVECH WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 · ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-07-31

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