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NUTS 3 areas of Bulgaria by live births

Sofia (stolitsa) had the highest live births of 28 areas in 2016, at 13,489. Vidin had the lowest, at 556. The median was 1,517 and the figure for Bulgaria was 64,984. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest13,489Sofia (stolitsa)
Lowest556Vidin
Median1,51728 areas
Bulgaria64,984History

All areas, 2016

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Sofia (stolitsa)Sofia (stolitsa): 13,489 count13,489PlovdivPlovdiv: 6,363 count6,363VarnaVarna: 4,524 count4,524BurgasBurgas: 3,951 count3,951Stara ZagoraStara Zagora: 3,025 count3,025BlagoevgradBlagoevgrad: 2,836 count2,836PazardzhikPazardzhik: 2,403 count2,403SlivenSliven: 2,327 count2,327PlevenPleven: 2,182 count2,182Veliko TarnovoVeliko Tarnovo: 2,141 count2,141SofiaSofia: 2,045 count2,045HaskovoHaskovo: 2,033 count2,033RuseRuse: 1,772 count1,772ShumenShumen: 1,568 count1,568DobrichDobrich: 1,466 count1,466VratsaVratsa: 1,453 count1,453KardzhaliKardzhali: 1,399 count1,399YambolYambol: 1,167 count1,167MontanaMontana: 1,106 count1,106SilistraSilistra: 997 count997TargovishteTargovishte: 971 count971LovechLovech: 964 count964PernikPernik: 950 count950RazgradRazgrad: 932 count932KyustendilKyustendil: 859 count859SmolyanSmolyan: 778 count778GabrovoGabrovo: 727 count727VidinVidin: 556 count556
count. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankAreas2016
count		Change on 2015
1Sofia (stolitsa)13,489+0.3%
2Plovdiv6,363-4.6%
3Varna4,524+3%
4Burgas3,951-4%
5Stara Zagora3,025-1.9%
6Blagoevgrad2,836-5.2%
7Pazardzhik2,403-2.6%
8Sliven2,327-3.6%
9Pleven2,182-1.6%
10Veliko Tarnovo2,141+0.4%
11Sofia2,045+5.1%
12Haskovo2,033-6.1%
13Ruse1,772-0.3%
14Shumen1,568-2%
15Dobrich1,466-0.8%
16Vratsa1,453+3.3%
17Kardzhali1,399+0.6%
18Yambol1,167+1%
19Montana1,106-1.1%
20Silistra997+4.3%
21Targovishte971-10.2%
22Lovech964-10.9%
23Pernik950+8.1%
24Razgrad932-3%
25Kyustendil859-7.2%
26Smolyan778+5.9%
27Gabrovo727-8.4%
28Vidin556-1.6%

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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 13,489 in 2016, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest live births?

Vidin, with 556 in 2016.

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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