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NUTS 3 areas of Bulgaria by deaths

Sofia (stolitsa) had the highest deaths of 28 areas in 2019, at 15,635. Smolyan had the lowest, at 1,665. The median was 2,872 and the figure for Bulgaria was 108,083. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest15,635Sofia (stolitsa)
Lowest1,665Smolyan
Median2,87228 areas
Bulgaria108,083History

All areas, 2019

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Sofia (stolitsa)Sofia (stolitsa): 15,635 count15,635PlovdivPlovdiv: 9,769 count9,769VarnaVarna: 5,990 count5,990BurgasBurgas: 5,683 count5,683Stara ZagoraStara Zagora: 5,196 count5,196PlevenPleven: 4,624 count4,624SofiaSofia: 4,163 count4,163Veliko TarnovoVeliko Tarnovo: 4,093 count4,093BlagoevgradBlagoevgrad: 4,054 count4,054PazardzhikPazardzhik: 4,016 count4,016HaskovoHaskovo: 3,787 count3,787RuseRuse: 3,711 count3,711VratsaVratsa: 3,180 count3,180DobrichDobrich: 2,912 count2,912SlivenSliven: 2,831 count2,831MontanaMontana: 2,799 count2,799ShumenShumen: 2,692 count2,692LovechLovech: 2,582 count2,582PernikPernik: 2,451 count2,451KyustendilKyustendil: 2,436 count2,436YambolYambol: 2,121 count2,121GabrovoGabrovo: 2,114 count2,114KardzhaliKardzhali: 1,962 count1,962SilistraSilistra: 1,927 count1,927VidinVidin: 1,922 count1,922TargovishteTargovishte: 1,888 count1,888RazgradRazgrad: 1,880 count1,880SmolyanSmolyan: 1,665 count1,665
count. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankAreas2019
count		Change on 2018
1Sofia (stolitsa)15,635+0.7%
2Plovdiv9,769-0.8%
3Varna5,990-3.4%
4Burgas5,683+3.3%
5Stara Zagora5,196-1.2%
6Pleven4,624+1.2%
7Sofia4,163-2%
8Veliko Tarnovo4,093-1.2%
9Blagoevgrad4,054-0%
10Pazardzhik4,016+4.2%
11Haskovo3,787+0.4%
12Ruse3,711-3.3%
13Vratsa3,180-1.9%
14Dobrich2,912+0.1%
15Sliven2,831-2.9%
16Montana2,799-1.5%
17Shumen2,692-2.7%
18Lovech2,582+4%
19Pernik2,451+2.8%
20Kyustendil2,4360%
21Yambol2,121-5%
22Gabrovo2,114-3.2%
23Kardzhali1,962+1.1%
24Silistra1,927-2.4%
25Vidin1,922-3.5%
26Targovishte1,888+3.6%
27Razgrad1,880-2.2%
28Smolyan1,665-0.2%

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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 15,635 in 2019, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest deaths?

Smolyan, with 1,665 in 2019.

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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