The following table shows the names of each municipality in English and Cyrillic, the main town (in bold) or village, and the population of each as of 2016.

[7] As of the end of 2009, the population of the province, announced by the Bulgarian National Statistical Institute, numbered 196,829[1] of which 27.2% are inhabitants aged over 60 years.

The water supply system was envisaged to be improved and sewerage was mostly built, but there is a program for modernization all over the province, including the smaller villages.

The nuclear power plant in Kozloduy, in the northern part of the province, is the major supplier of electricity in Bulgaria.

The major European port and ferry complex Oryahovo-Bechet, on the river Danube, is situated in Oryahovo municipality.

The rate of unemployment is higher than the Bulgarian average, and the aim of the provincial policy is to implement programs to resolve this problem.

[citation needed] The natural peculiarities of Vratsa Province contribute to the development of agriculture, lumber industry and electricity production.

; Metizi AD - steel wires, ropes and their products, spare parts; Variana LTD - concrete articles, greyiron cast, metal safes; Enemona Holding - civil engineering.

The long-term strategy for the regional economy is to promote small and medium enterprises as an alternative way to develop the industry.

In the surroundings of Vratsa - 12 kilometres inside the mountain there is a modern centre for recreation with facilities such as sauna, fitness suite and others.