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NUTS 3 areas of Bulgaria by live births

Sofia (stolitsa) had the highest live births of 28 areas in 2021, at 13,135. Vidin had the lowest, at 528. The median was 1,234 and the figure for Bulgaria was 58,678. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest13,135Sofia (stolitsa)
Lowest528Vidin
Median1,23428 areas
Bulgaria58,678History

All areas, 2021

CSVChart (SVG)

Sofia (stolitsa)Sofia (stolitsa): 13,135 count13,135PlovdivPlovdiv: 6,212 count6,212VarnaVarna: 4,184 count4,184BurgasBurgas: 3,399 count3,399Stara ZagoraStara Zagora: 2,726 count2,726BlagoevgradBlagoevgrad: 2,595 count2,595SlivenSliven: 2,166 count2,166SofiaSofia: 2,113 count2,113PazardzhikPazardzhik: 2,057 count2,057PlevenPleven: 1,786 count1,786Veliko TarnovoVeliko Tarnovo: 1,728 count1,728HaskovoHaskovo: 1,678 count1,678RuseRuse: 1,545 count1,545VratsaVratsa: 1,242 count1,242ShumenShumen: 1,225 count1,225DobrichDobrich: 1,144 count1,144YambolYambol: 1,067 count1,067KardzhaliKardzhali: 1,029 count1,029LovechLovech: 965 count965MontanaMontana: 953 count953PernikPernik: 853 count853TargovishteTargovishte: 804 count804RazgradRazgrad: 800 count800SilistraSilistra: 786 count786KyustendilKyustendil: 761 count761GabrovoGabrovo: 610 count610SmolyanSmolyan: 587 count587VidinVidin: 528 count528
count. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankAreas2021
count		Change on 2020
1Sofia (stolitsa)13,135+0.2%
2Plovdiv6,212+2.5%
3Varna4,184-0.8%
4Burgas3,399-2.7%
5Stara Zagora2,726-1.7%
6Blagoevgrad2,595-2.3%
7Sliven2,166+1%
8Sofia2,113+1.6%
9Pazardzhik2,057-3.1%
10Pleven1,786-7.1%
11Veliko Tarnovo1,728+4%
12Haskovo1,678+0.5%
13Ruse1,545+2.7%
14Vratsa1,242-6.9%
15Shumen1,2250%
16Dobrich1,144-6.5%
17Yambol1,067-2.8%
18Kardzhali1,029-12.1%
19Lovech965-1.7%
20Montana953+3.3%
21Pernik853+6.2%
22Targovishte804+1.4%
23Razgrad800-0.4%
24Silistra786-1.3%
25Kyustendil761-4%
26Gabrovo610-1.9%
27Smolyan587-7%
28Vidin528+11.6%

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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 13,135 in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest live births?

Vidin, with 528 in 2021.

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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