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NUTS 3 areas of Bulgaria by deaths

Sofia (stolitsa) had the highest deaths of 28 areas in 2018, at 15,532. Smolyan had the lowest, at 1,669. The median was 2,913 and the figure for Bulgaria was 108,526. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest15,532Sofia (stolitsa)
Lowest1,669Smolyan
Median2,91328 areas
Bulgaria108,526History

All areas, 2018

CSVChart (SVG)

Sofia (stolitsa)Sofia (stolitsa): 15,532 count15,532PlovdivPlovdiv: 9,846 count9,846VarnaVarna: 6,201 count6,201BurgasBurgas: 5,503 count5,503Stara ZagoraStara Zagora: 5,257 count5,257PlevenPleven: 4,567 count4,567SofiaSofia: 4,246 count4,246Veliko TarnovoVeliko Tarnovo: 4,142 count4,142BlagoevgradBlagoevgrad: 4,056 count4,056PazardzhikPazardzhik: 3,854 count3,854RuseRuse: 3,836 count3,836HaskovoHaskovo: 3,771 count3,771VratsaVratsa: 3,241 count3,241SlivenSliven: 2,917 count2,917DobrichDobrich: 2,908 count2,908MontanaMontana: 2,841 count2,841ShumenShumen: 2,768 count2,768LovechLovech: 2,482 count2,482KyustendilKyustendil: 2,436 count2,436PernikPernik: 2,384 count2,384YambolYambol: 2,233 count2,233GabrovoGabrovo: 2,184 count2,184VidinVidin: 1,992 count1,992SilistraSilistra: 1,974 count1,974KardzhaliKardzhali: 1,941 count1,941RazgradRazgrad: 1,922 count1,922TargovishteTargovishte: 1,823 count1,823SmolyanSmolyan: 1,669 count1,669
count. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankAreas2018
count		Change on 2017
1Sofia (stolitsa)15,532+1%
2Plovdiv9,846-0.4%
3Varna6,201+1.7%
4Burgas5,503-3.3%
5Stara Zagora5,257-1.4%
6Pleven4,567-1.3%
7Sofia4,246-1%
8Veliko Tarnovo4,142-3.1%
9Blagoevgrad4,056-1.1%
10Pazardzhik3,854-7.2%
11Ruse3,836+4.4%
12Haskovo3,771-4.7%
13Vratsa3,241-3.5%
14Sliven2,917+0.9%
15Dobrich2,908-1.7%
16Montana2,841+1%
17Shumen2,768+1.5%
18Lovech2,482-8%
19Kyustendil2,436-3.8%
20Pernik2,384-2.5%
21Yambol2,233+3.2%
22Gabrovo2,184-6.1%
23Vidin1,992-0.4%
24Silistra1,974+3.6%
25Kardzhali1,941-0.9%
26Razgrad1,922-1.4%
27Targovishte1,823-1.3%
28Smolyan1,669-5.8%

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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 15,532 in 2018, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest deaths?

Smolyan, with 1,669 in 2018.

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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