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Living in Shumen

Shumen is a city in Bulgaria. Its population was 77,095 at the end of 2025. For Shumen, the unemployment rate was 8.2% in September 2021.

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

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 Shumen.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Shumen?

Average net cold rent is 6.22 EUR/m² per month (2026), 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): 6.22 EUR/m²/month · Imot.bg11

City-level rent is published below; no city-level cost-of-living basket is published for Shumen yet.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average net rent (nettokalt)6.22 EUR/m²/month4 Aug 2026Imot.bg11Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 373 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 6.22 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.

Source period: 2026

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Shumen?

The unemployment rate is 8.2 % (September 2021). Source: NSI Infostat 2016 — activity, employment and unemployment rates by municipality8

MetricValuePeriodSource
Unemployment rate8.2 %7 Sept 2021NSI Infostat 2016 — activity, employment and unemployment rates by municipality8Official
Unemployment rate over time9 published observations, 2011–2022
Unemployment rate in Shumen by year, %3.8%7.0%10.1%13.2%201120162018202020225.1%%

Unemployment rate fell 59.2% between 2011 and 2022, from 12.6% to 5.1%.

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Shumen. 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

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

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport9 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights9Official
Nearest airportVAR3 Aug 2026OurAirports10Official
Distance to nearest airport73 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports10Official

Language courses and integration

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

Climate and air quality

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Shumen annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit154024.0PM10104015.0NO₂µg/m³

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
NO₂ — annual mean15 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — BG NO2 annual mean 2024 (station AMS Shumen)1Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean24 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — BG PM10 annual mean 2024 (station AMS Shumen)2Official · nearest-station reading
Climate Monthly Extreme High CJan 17.54 · Feb 19.56 · Mar 25.35 · Apr 29.75 · May 34.17 · Jun 40.04 · Jul 41.38 · Aug 39.43 · Sep 36.29 · Oct 33.41 · Nov 24.66 · Dec 18.96 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center6Official
Climate Monthly Extreme Low CJan -26.95 · Feb -22.27 · Mar -14.47 · Apr -5.15 · May 1.78 · Jun 6.01 · Jul 8.57 · Aug 9.58 · Sep 1.7 · Oct -5.39 · Nov -13.95 · Dec -16.87 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center6Official
Average temperature by monthJan -1.12 · Feb 0.95 · Mar 5.44 · Apr 10.26 · May 16.12 · Jun 20.73 · Jul 23.48 · Aug 23.49 · Sep 18.16 · Oct 11.86 · Nov 6.4 · Dec 0.59 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center6Official

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

How many people live in Shumen?

The published population was 77,095 people in 2025. Source: NSI Infostat 1062 — population by sex, residence districts and municipalities7

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Shumen residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport97.9%Foreign residents 2.1%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area656.3 km²31 Dec 2024Eurostat GISCO, European Commission4Official
Foreign-resident share2.3 %31 Dec 2022Eurostat3Official
Foreign residents1,648 people31 Dec 2022Eurostat3Official
G01 Area Km2138.3 km²31 Dec 2024migrationfit.com5Official
G01 Density Per Km2575 people/km²31 Dec 2024migrationfit.com5Official
Population77,095 people31 Dec 2025NSI Infostat 1062 — population by sex, residence districts and municipalities7Official
Foreign residents over time10 published observations, 2011–2022
Foreign residents in Shumen by year, residents3498141,2791,744201120152017201920221,648residents

Foreign residents rose 270.3% between 2011 and 2022, from 445 to 1,648.

Foreign residents1,648 people31 Dec 2022Official source · Eurostat
Population77,095 people31 Dec 2025Official source · NSI Infostat 1062 — population by sex, residence districts and municipalities
Average net rent (nettokalt)6.22 EUR/m²/month4 Aug 2026Independent source · Imot.bg
Unemployment rate8.2 %7 Sept 2021Official source · NSI Infostat 2016 — activity, employment and unemployment rates by municipality
NO₂ — annual mean15 µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · EEA air quality statistics — BG NO2 annual mean 2024 (station AMS Shumen)
PM10 — annual mean24 µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · EEA air quality statistics — BG PM10 annual mean 2024 (station AMS Shumen)
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-08-27

This city record is still being completed

The URL stays available with its sourced facts, but it is not included in search discovery yet. The page needs a broader set of current decision facts and a useful internal comparison before ImmigrationDB presents it as a complete city guide.

Verified metrics
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Decision domains
3
Current facts
16

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Shumen 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.

How many people live in Shumen?

The published population was 77,095 people in 2025. Source: NSI Infostat 1062 — population by sex, residence districts and municipalities.

How much does it cost to rent in Shumen?

Average net cold rent is 6.22 EUR/m² per month (2026), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 435 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Imot.bg.

What is the unemployment rate in Shumen?

The unemployment rate is 8.2 % (September 2021). Source: NSI Infostat 2016 — activity, employment and unemployment rates by municipality.

How many foreign residents live in Shumen?

1,648 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Eurostat.

Is Shumen 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). Shumen, Bulgaria: rent, jobs, air quality [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/bg/shumen/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Shumen, Bulgaria: rent, 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/shumen/},
  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 NO2 annual mean 2024 (station AMS Shumen) EEA air quality statistics · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-31
  2. EEA air quality statistics — BG PM10 annual mean 2024 (station AMS Shumen) EEA air quality statistics · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-31
  3. Eurostat ec.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-02
  4. Eurostat GISCO, European Commission gisco-services.ec.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-03
  5. migrationfit.com migrationfit.com · checked 2026-06-14
  6. NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
  7. NSI Infostat 1062 — population by sex, residence districts and municipalities NSI Infostat 1062 · nsi.bg · checked 2026-07-27
  8. NSI Infostat 2016 — activity, employment and unemployment rates by municipality NSI Infostat 2016 · nsi.bg · checked 2026-07-27
  9. OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
  10. OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
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  1. Imot.bg imot.bg · checked 2026-08-04

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