Manpower

Demographic indicators:

Population in Vidin until 31.12.2016. - 88 867 people:
 - 43 400 men
 - 45 467 women
• Births in 2016 Vidin – 563 people;
• Mortality in 2016 - 2 081  people.

The natural increase rate to the 31.12.2016 is - (16.9‰)
Natural increase (number) - (-1 525)
Structure of the population according to residence
 - Town - 64.0%;
 - Village - 36.0%.

Labor market:
As of 30.06.2017 the total number of registered unemployed in Vidin region is 6 476 people. The unemployment rate in the region is 17.1%. Reported to reduce the unemployment rate by 3.5 percentage points compared to June 2016.
The unemployment rate in individual municipalities is distributed unevenly and is conditional on their respective economic development. Some of the main reasons for retaining its high levels throughout the year are tight primary markets and the prevailing low education and qualification of the population in these areas. With the highest unemployment rate are the municipalities Ruzhintsi - 64.0%; Dimovo - 53.0%; Chuprene - 42.5%; Makresh - 32.7%; Bregovo - 32.1%; Gramada - 29.4%; 

Distribution of unemployed and the unemployment rate in Directorates "Labour Office" and municipalities in June 2017

Structure of the registered unemployed
The newly registered unemployed in Vidin region free from major economic sectors and registered in the Labour Office are - 420 people.

Of these:
 - 138 people or 32.9% are exempted from the private sector;
 - 236 or 56.2% are women.

Unemployed people by Education

Distribution of unemployed by occupation