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NUTS 3 areas of Bulgaria by live births

Sofia (stolitsa) had the highest live births of 28 areas in 2018, at 13,060. Vidin had the lowest, at 586. The median was 1,416 and the figure for Bulgaria was 62,197. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest13,060Sofia (stolitsa)
Lowest586Vidin
Median1,41628 areas
Bulgaria62,197History

All areas, 2018

CSVChart (SVG)

Sofia (stolitsa)Sofia (stolitsa): 13,060 count13,060PlovdivPlovdiv: 6,337 count6,337VarnaVarna: 4,275 count4,275BurgasBurgas: 3,724 count3,724Stara ZagoraStara Zagora: 2,938 count2,938BlagoevgradBlagoevgrad: 2,676 count2,676PazardzhikPazardzhik: 2,414 count2,414SlivenSliven: 2,258 count2,258SofiaSofia: 1,988 count1,988PlevenPleven: 1,945 count1,945Veliko TarnovoVeliko Tarnovo: 1,901 count1,901HaskovoHaskovo: 1,819 count1,819RuseRuse: 1,687 count1,687ShumenShumen: 1,451 count1,451KardzhaliKardzhali: 1,380 count1,380VratsaVratsa: 1,375 count1,375DobrichDobrich: 1,293 count1,293YambolYambol: 1,174 count1,174LovechLovech: 1,028 count1,028MontanaMontana: 1,004 count1,004TargovishteTargovishte: 947 count947RazgradRazgrad: 942 count942PernikPernik: 933 count933KyustendilKyustendil: 831 count831SilistraSilistra: 819 count819GabrovoGabrovo: 741 count741SmolyanSmolyan: 671 count671VidinVidin: 586 count586
count. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankAreas2018
count		Change on 2017
1Sofia (stolitsa)13,060-3.9%
2Plovdiv6,337-1.1%
3Varna4,275-3.1%
4Burgas3,724-4.8%
5Stara Zagora2,938-4.2%
6Blagoevgrad2,676-1%
7Pazardzhik2,414+2.9%
8Sliven2,258-4.8%
9Sofia1,988+1%
10Pleven1,945-7.9%
11Veliko Tarnovo1,901-8.9%
12Haskovo1,819-10.3%
13Ruse1,687-0.1%
14Shumen1,451+3%
15Kardzhali1,380+0.6%
16Vratsa1,375+4.2%
17Dobrich1,293-7.6%
18Yambol1,174+3.3%
19Lovech1,028+1.9%
20Montana1,004-1.5%
21Targovishte947+1%
22Razgrad942+6.8%
23Pernik933+1.2%
24Kyustendil831-5.2%
25Silistra819-11.7%
26Gabrovo741+1.9%
27Smolyan671-9.4%
28Vidin586+2.4%

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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 13,060 in 2018, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest live births?

Vidin, with 586 in 2018.

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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