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NUTS 3 areas of Bulgaria by live births, 2024

Sofia (stolitsa) had the highest live births of 28 areas in 2024, at 12,025. Smolyan had the lowest, at 479. The median was 1,155 and the figure for Bulgaria was 53,428. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest12,025Sofia (stolitsa)
Lowest479Smolyan
Median1,15528 areas
Bulgaria53,428History

All areas, 2024

CSVChart (SVG)

Sofia (stolitsa)Sofia (stolitsa): 12,025 count12,025PlovdivPlovdiv: 5,804 count5,804VarnaVarna: 3,632 count3,632BurgasBurgas: 3,037 count3,037Stara ZagoraStara Zagora: 2,546 count2,546BlagoevgradBlagoevgrad: 2,303 count2,303SlivenSliven: 2,117 count2,117PazardzhikPazardzhik: 1,943 count1,943SofiaSofia: 1,927 count1,927PlevenPleven: 1,704 count1,704HaskovoHaskovo: 1,529 count1,529Veliko TarnovoVeliko Tarnovo: 1,398 count1,398RuseRuse: 1,277 count1,277VratsaVratsa: 1,233 count1,233ShumenShumen: 1,077 count1,077YambolYambol: 1,060 count1,060DobrichDobrich: 993 count993LovechLovech: 955 count955KardzhaliKardzhali: 927 count927MontanaMontana: 870 count870TargovishteTargovishte: 754 count754KyustendilKyustendil: 735 count735SilistraSilistra: 681 count681PernikPernik: 674 count674RazgradRazgrad: 642 count642GabrovoGabrovo: 599 count599VidinVidin: 507 count507SmolyanSmolyan: 479 count479
count. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankAreas2024
count		Change on 2023
1Sofia (stolitsa)12,025-5.4%
2Plovdiv5,804-5.1%
3Varna3,632-5.8%
4Burgas3,037-10%
5Stara Zagora2,546-5.3%
6Blagoevgrad2,303-9%
7Sliven2,117-0.3%
8Pazardzhik1,943-9.3%
9Sofia1,927-5.7%
10Pleven1,704-5.8%
11Haskovo1,529-5.4%
12Veliko Tarnovo1,398-11.9%
13Ruse1,277-7.4%
14Vratsa1,233-2.5%
15Shumen1,077-12.9%
16Yambol1,060+0.7%
17Dobrich993-13.3%
18Lovech955+0.4%
19Kardzhali927-22.2%
20Montana870-2.7%
21Targovishte754-5.8%
22Kyustendil735-4.4%
23Silistra681-12.2%
24Pernik674-5.9%
25Razgrad642-18%
26Gabrovo599-7.8%
27Vidin507-1.9%
28Smolyan479+1.7%

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About this ranking

Live births to mothers resident in the area during the year.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the areas are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Eurostat. Live births during the year by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Which area has the highest live births?

Sofia (stolitsa), with 12,025 in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest live births?

Smolyan, with 479 in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Live births during the year by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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