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NUTS 3 areas of Bulgaria by live births

Sofia (stolitsa) had the highest live births of 28 areas in 2023, at 12,708. Smolyan had the lowest, at 471. The median was 1,251 and the figure for Bulgaria was 57,197. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest12,708Sofia (stolitsa)
Lowest471Smolyan
Median1,25128 areas
Bulgaria57,197History

All areas, 2023

CSVChart (SVG)

Sofia (stolitsa)Sofia (stolitsa): 12,708 count12,708PlovdivPlovdiv: 6,118 count6,118VarnaVarna: 3,857 count3,857BurgasBurgas: 3,376 count3,376Stara ZagoraStara Zagora: 2,689 count2,689BlagoevgradBlagoevgrad: 2,530 count2,530PazardzhikPazardzhik: 2,143 count2,143SlivenSliven: 2,123 count2,123SofiaSofia: 2,043 count2,043PlevenPleven: 1,809 count1,809HaskovoHaskovo: 1,617 count1,617Veliko TarnovoVeliko Tarnovo: 1,587 count1,587RuseRuse: 1,379 count1,379VratsaVratsa: 1,265 count1,265ShumenShumen: 1,237 count1,237KardzhaliKardzhali: 1,191 count1,191DobrichDobrich: 1,145 count1,145YambolYambol: 1,053 count1,053LovechLovech: 951 count951MontanaMontana: 894 count894TargovishteTargovishte: 800 count800RazgradRazgrad: 783 count783SilistraSilistra: 776 count776KyustendilKyustendil: 769 count769PernikPernik: 716 count716GabrovoGabrovo: 650 count650VidinVidin: 517 count517SmolyanSmolyan: 471 count471
count. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankAreas2023
count		Change on 2022
1Sofia (stolitsa)12,708-0.5%
2Plovdiv6,118+0.2%
3Varna3,857-3.1%
4Burgas3,376+4.8%
5Stara Zagora2,689+9.8%
6Blagoevgrad2,530+5%
7Pazardzhik2,143+6.9%
8Sliven2,123+1.5%
9Sofia2,043+1.2%
10Pleven1,809-1.6%
11Haskovo1,617-0.6%
12Veliko Tarnovo1,587+0.8%
13Ruse1,379+2.7%
14Vratsa1,265+2.4%
15Shumen1,237+1.8%
16Kardzhali1,191+8.5%
17Dobrich1,145+5.8%
18Yambol1,053+1.8%
19Lovech951-5%
20Montana894+0.4%
21Targovishte800-0.1%
22Razgrad783+1.4%
23Silistra776+0.5%
24Kyustendil769-5.4%
25Pernik716-8%
26Gabrovo650-5.1%
27Vidin517+3.4%
28Smolyan471-2.3%

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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 12,708 in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest live births?

Smolyan, with 471 in 2023.

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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