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NUTS 3 areas of Bulgaria by deaths

Sofia (stolitsa) had the highest deaths of 28 areas in 2015, at 15,686. Smolyan had the lowest, at 1,658. The median was 2,984 and the figure for Bulgaria was 110,117. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest15,686Sofia (stolitsa)
Lowest1,658Smolyan
Median2,98428 areas
Bulgaria110,117History

All areas, 2015

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Sofia (stolitsa)Sofia (stolitsa): 15,686 count15,686PlovdivPlovdiv: 9,943 count9,943VarnaVarna: 6,030 count6,030BurgasBurgas: 5,531 count5,531Stara ZagoraStara Zagora: 5,312 count5,312PlevenPleven: 4,745 count4,745SofiaSofia: 4,245 count4,245Veliko TarnovoVeliko Tarnovo: 4,150 count4,150PazardzhikPazardzhik: 4,082 count4,082BlagoevgradBlagoevgrad: 4,075 count4,075HaskovoHaskovo: 4,034 count4,034RuseRuse: 3,733 count3,733VratsaVratsa: 3,375 count3,375DobrichDobrich: 3,017 count3,017MontanaMontana: 2,950 count2,950SlivenSliven: 2,930 count2,930ShumenShumen: 2,754 count2,754LovechLovech: 2,542 count2,542KyustendilKyustendil: 2,473 count2,473PernikPernik: 2,454 count2,454YambolYambol: 2,341 count2,341GabrovoGabrovo: 2,234 count2,234VidinVidin: 2,105 count2,105SilistraSilistra: 1,983 count1,983RazgradRazgrad: 1,937 count1,937KardzhaliKardzhali: 1,909 count1,909TargovishteTargovishte: 1,889 count1,889SmolyanSmolyan: 1,658 count1,658
count. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankAreas2015
count		Change on 2014
1Sofia (stolitsa)15,686+2.1%
2Plovdiv9,943+4%
3Varna6,030+1.5%
4Burgas5,531-0.2%
5Stara Zagora5,312-1.6%
6Pleven4,745-1.6%
7Sofia4,245-0.2%
8Veliko Tarnovo4,150-2.2%
9Pazardzhik4,082+1.8%
10Blagoevgrad4,075+0.1%
11Haskovo4,034+2.2%
12Ruse3,733-2.1%
13Vratsa3,375-1.3%
14Dobrich3,017+3.3%
15Montana2,950-1.3%
16Sliven2,930+1.7%
17Shumen2,754+0.8%
18Lovech2,542-1.1%
19Kyustendil2,473+0.6%
20Pernik2,454+3.7%
21Yambol2,341+6.3%
22Gabrovo2,234+4.6%
23Vidin2,105+0.2%
24Silistra1,983+0.6%
25Razgrad1,937-0.7%
26Kardzhali1,909+5.5%
27Targovishte1,889+2.1%
28Smolyan1,658+1.3%

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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 15,686 in 2015, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest deaths?

Smolyan, with 1,658 in 2015.

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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