Active enterprises in Sofia (stolitsa)

Active enterprises in Sofia (stolitsa) was 124,186 in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 2.6% from 2022. That is the 1st highest of 28 areas in 2023.

2023, count124,186

Change on 2022+2.6%

Rank1st of 28NUTS 3 areas of Bulgaria ranked

Series high124,1862023

Series low117,4752021

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Active enterprises in Sofia (stolitsa), 2021 to 2023

count. Source: Eurostat, Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprises, number (bd_size_r). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-03-13.

All 3 values

Period	count
2023	124,186
2022	121,024
2021	117,475

Compared with Yugozapaden and Bulgaria and European Union (27)

Place	2023
Sofia (stolitsa)	124,186
Yugozapaden	165,923
Bulgaria	404,257
European Union (27)	33,311,582

Rankings

EU countries by active enterprises 27 places
NUTS 3 areas of Bulgaria by active enterprises 28 places

Definition

Enterprises that had turnover or employment at any time during the year, with or without employees.

Counts enterprises, which can run several local units, under the harmonised Eurostat and OECD business demography rules. Not the same as active_companies (the INE business register count for Spain) or employer_firms (US firms with employees). For the UK it counts every enterprise active at some point in the year, so it differs from registered_enterprises_total (UK Business Counts), a snapshot of the register in March.

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Eurostat. Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprises, number (bd_size_r). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprises, number (bd_size_r) (Active enterprises, Sofia (stolitsa), 2021 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table

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Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprises, number (bd_size_r), Active enterprises, Sofia (stolitsa), 2021 to 2023. Eurostat, European Commission, 13 Mar. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/active-enterprises/sofia-stolitsa-bg411. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprises, number (bd_size_r). Active enterprises, Sofia (stolitsa), 2021 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/active-enterprises/sofia-stolitsa-bg411.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprises, number (bd_size_r), Active enterprises, Sofia (stolitsa), 2021 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/active-enterprises/sofia-stolitsa-bg411 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author = {{Eurostat, European Commission}},
  title = {{Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprises, number (bd\_size\_r): Active enterprises, Sofia (stolitsa), 2021 to 2023}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/active-enterprises/sofia-stolitsa-bg411. Publisher attribution: Eurostat. Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprises, number (bd\_size\_r). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd\_size\_r/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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What is the active enterprises in Sofia (stolitsa)?

Active enterprises in Sofia (stolitsa) was 124,186 in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 2.6% from 2022. That is the 1st highest of 28 areas in 2023.

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Eurostat, European Commission. Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprises, number (bd_size_r). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest active enterprises in Sofia (stolitsa)?

124,186 in 2023, the highest value since 2021 in this series.

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