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NUTS 3 areas of Bulgaria by deaths

Sofia (stolitsa) had the highest deaths of 28 areas in 2014, at 15,358. Smolyan had the lowest, at 1,637. The median was 2,955 and the figure for Bulgaria was 108,952. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest15,358Sofia (stolitsa)
Lowest1,637Smolyan
Median2,95528 areas
Bulgaria108,952History

All areas, 2014

CSVChart (SVG)

Sofia (stolitsa)Sofia (stolitsa): 15,358 count15,358PlovdivPlovdiv: 9,563 count9,563VarnaVarna: 5,939 count5,939BurgasBurgas: 5,540 count5,540Stara ZagoraStara Zagora: 5,396 count5,396PlevenPleven: 4,821 count4,821SofiaSofia: 4,253 count4,253Veliko TarnovoVeliko Tarnovo: 4,244 count4,244BlagoevgradBlagoevgrad: 4,072 count4,072PazardzhikPazardzhik: 4,011 count4,011HaskovoHaskovo: 3,947 count3,947RuseRuse: 3,813 count3,813VratsaVratsa: 3,418 count3,418MontanaMontana: 2,988 count2,988DobrichDobrich: 2,922 count2,922SlivenSliven: 2,881 count2,881ShumenShumen: 2,733 count2,733LovechLovech: 2,570 count2,570KyustendilKyustendil: 2,459 count2,459PernikPernik: 2,366 count2,366YambolYambol: 2,203 count2,203GabrovoGabrovo: 2,135 count2,135VidinVidin: 2,100 count2,100SilistraSilistra: 1,971 count1,971RazgradRazgrad: 1,951 count1,951TargovishteTargovishte: 1,851 count1,851KardzhaliKardzhali: 1,810 count1,810SmolyanSmolyan: 1,637 count1,637
count. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankAreas2014
count		Change on 2013
1Sofia (stolitsa)15,358+1.9%
2Plovdiv9,563+3.4%
3Varna5,939+4.1%
4Burgas5,540+3.1%
5Stara Zagora5,396+7.4%
6Pleven4,821+7%
7Sofia4,253+7%
8Veliko Tarnovo4,244+6.3%
9Blagoevgrad4,072+8.9%
10Pazardzhik4,011+6.4%
11Haskovo3,947+6.2%
12Ruse3,813+3.1%
13Vratsa3,418+6.4%
14Montana2,988+4.1%
15Dobrich2,922+2.2%
16Sliven2,881+3.8%
17Shumen2,733+4.6%
18Lovech2,570+6%
19Kyustendil2,459+1.7%
20Pernik2,366-0.7%
21Yambol2,203+4.8%
22Gabrovo2,135+0.7%
23Vidin2,100+3.3%
24Silistra1,971+8.1%
25Razgrad1,951+5.7%
26Targovishte1,851+3.6%
27Kardzhali1,810+5.7%
28Smolyan1,637+6.4%

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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 15,358 in 2014, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest deaths?

Smolyan, with 1,637 in 2014.

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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