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NUTS 3 areas of Bulgaria by deaths

Sofia (stolitsa) had the highest deaths of 28 areas in 2016, at 15,523. Smolyan had the lowest, at 1,655. The median was 2,840 and the figure for Bulgaria was 107,580. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest15,523Sofia (stolitsa)
Lowest1,655Smolyan
Median2,84028 areas
Bulgaria107,580History

All areas, 2016

CSVChart (SVG)

Sofia (stolitsa)Sofia (stolitsa): 15,523 count15,523PlovdivPlovdiv: 9,824 count9,824VarnaVarna: 6,113 count6,113BurgasBurgas: 5,467 count5,467Stara ZagoraStara Zagora: 5,203 count5,203PlevenPleven: 4,624 count4,624SofiaSofia: 4,270 count4,270Veliko TarnovoVeliko Tarnovo: 4,092 count4,092BlagoevgradBlagoevgrad: 3,937 count3,937PazardzhikPazardzhik: 3,932 count3,932HaskovoHaskovo: 3,849 count3,849RuseRuse: 3,703 count3,703VratsaVratsa: 3,204 count3,204MontanaMontana: 2,896 count2,896DobrichDobrich: 2,784 count2,784SlivenSliven: 2,772 count2,772ShumenShumen: 2,548 count2,548LovechLovech: 2,510 count2,510KyustendilKyustendil: 2,485 count2,485PernikPernik: 2,395 count2,395GabrovoGabrovo: 2,169 count2,169YambolYambol: 2,105 count2,105VidinVidin: 2,081 count2,081KardzhaliKardzhali: 1,902 count1,902RazgradRazgrad: 1,883 count1,883TargovishteTargovishte: 1,850 count1,850SilistraSilistra: 1,804 count1,804SmolyanSmolyan: 1,655 count1,655
count. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankAreas2016
count		Change on 2015
1Sofia (stolitsa)15,523-1%
2Plovdiv9,824-1.2%
3Varna6,113+1.4%
4Burgas5,467-1.2%
5Stara Zagora5,203-2.1%
6Pleven4,624-2.6%
7Sofia4,270+0.6%
8Veliko Tarnovo4,092-1.4%
9Blagoevgrad3,937-3.4%
10Pazardzhik3,932-3.7%
11Haskovo3,849-4.6%
12Ruse3,703-0.8%
13Vratsa3,204-5.1%
14Montana2,896-1.8%
15Dobrich2,784-7.7%
16Sliven2,772-5.4%
17Shumen2,548-7.5%
18Lovech2,510-1.3%
19Kyustendil2,485+0.5%
20Pernik2,395-2.4%
21Gabrovo2,169-2.9%
22Yambol2,105-10.1%
23Vidin2,081-1.1%
24Kardzhali1,902-0.4%
25Razgrad1,883-2.8%
26Targovishte1,850-2.1%
27Silistra1,804-9%
28Smolyan1,655-0.2%

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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 15,523 in 2016, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest deaths?

Smolyan, with 1,655 in 2016.

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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