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NUTS 3 areas of Bulgaria by deaths

Sofia (stolitsa) had the highest deaths of 28 areas in 2013, at 15,076. Smolyan had the lowest, at 1,538. The median was 2,865 and the figure for Bulgaria was 104,345. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest15,076Sofia (stolitsa)
Lowest1,538Smolyan
Median2,86528 areas
Bulgaria104,345History

All areas, 2013

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Sofia (stolitsa)Sofia (stolitsa): 15,076 count15,076PlovdivPlovdiv: 9,251 count9,251VarnaVarna: 5,705 count5,705BurgasBurgas: 5,373 count5,373Stara ZagoraStara Zagora: 5,026 count5,026PlevenPleven: 4,506 count4,506Veliko TarnovoVeliko Tarnovo: 3,993 count3,993SofiaSofia: 3,974 count3,974PazardzhikPazardzhik: 3,771 count3,771BlagoevgradBlagoevgrad: 3,740 count3,740HaskovoHaskovo: 3,717 count3,717RuseRuse: 3,700 count3,700VratsaVratsa: 3,212 count3,212MontanaMontana: 2,871 count2,871DobrichDobrich: 2,858 count2,858SlivenSliven: 2,775 count2,775ShumenShumen: 2,612 count2,612LovechLovech: 2,425 count2,425KyustendilKyustendil: 2,417 count2,417PernikPernik: 2,382 count2,382GabrovoGabrovo: 2,120 count2,120YambolYambol: 2,103 count2,103VidinVidin: 2,032 count2,032RazgradRazgrad: 1,845 count1,845SilistraSilistra: 1,824 count1,824TargovishteTargovishte: 1,786 count1,786KardzhaliKardzhali: 1,713 count1,713SmolyanSmolyan: 1,538 count1,538
count. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankAreas2013
count		Change on 2012
1Sofia (stolitsa)15,076-2.6%
2Plovdiv9,251-4.6%
3Varna5,705-0.4%
4Burgas5,373-3.3%
5Stara Zagora5,026-2.3%
6Pleven4,506-9.6%
7Veliko Tarnovo3,993-7.2%
8Sofia3,974-4.8%
9Pazardzhik3,771-3.3%
10Blagoevgrad3,740-4%
11Haskovo3,717-2.4%
12Ruse3,700-2.1%
13Vratsa3,212-9.8%
14Montana2,871-7.4%
15Dobrich2,858-3.5%
16Sliven2,775-0.9%
17Shumen2,612-6.3%
18Lovech2,425-7.1%
19Kyustendil2,417-5.6%
20Pernik2,382-4.3%
21Gabrovo2,120-5.1%
22Yambol2,103-7.2%
23Vidin2,032-11.1%
24Razgrad1,845-3%
25Silistra1,824-8.1%
26Targovishte1,786-7.8%
27Kardzhali1,713-2.6%
28Smolyan1,538-3%

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About this ranking

Deaths of residents 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. Deaths 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 deaths?

Sofia (stolitsa), with 15,076 in 2013, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest deaths?

Smolyan, with 1,538 in 2013.

Where does this ranking come from?

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

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