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NUTS 3 areas of Bulgaria by deaths

Sofia (stolitsa) had the highest deaths of 28 areas in 2020, at 17,721. Smolyan had the lowest, at 2,107. The median was 3,288 and the figure for Bulgaria was 124,735. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest17,721Sofia (stolitsa)
Lowest2,107Smolyan
Median3,28828 areas
Bulgaria124,735History

All areas, 2020

CSVChart (SVG)

Sofia (stolitsa)Sofia (stolitsa): 17,721 count17,721PlovdivPlovdiv: 11,569 count11,569VarnaVarna: 6,930 count6,930BurgasBurgas: 6,200 count6,200Stara ZagoraStara Zagora: 5,935 count5,935PlevenPleven: 5,100 count5,100BlagoevgradBlagoevgrad: 4,963 count4,963SofiaSofia: 4,926 count4,926PazardzhikPazardzhik: 4,807 count4,807Veliko TarnovoVeliko Tarnovo: 4,499 count4,499HaskovoHaskovo: 4,420 count4,420RuseRuse: 4,394 count4,394VratsaVratsa: 3,539 count3,539SlivenSliven: 3,313 count3,313DobrichDobrich: 3,262 count3,262MontanaMontana: 3,216 count3,216ShumenShumen: 3,116 count3,116KyustendilKyustendil: 2,807 count2,807PernikPernik: 2,755 count2,755LovechLovech: 2,754 count2,754GabrovoGabrovo: 2,544 count2,544YambolYambol: 2,449 count2,449RazgradRazgrad: 2,367 count2,367SilistraSilistra: 2,302 count2,302KardzhaliKardzhali: 2,290 count2,290VidinVidin: 2,269 count2,269TargovishteTargovishte: 2,181 count2,181SmolyanSmolyan: 2,107 count2,107
count. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankAreas2020
count		Change on 2019
1Sofia (stolitsa)17,721+13.3%
2Plovdiv11,569+18.4%
3Varna6,930+15.7%
4Burgas6,200+9.1%
5Stara Zagora5,935+14.2%
6Pleven5,100+10.3%
7Blagoevgrad4,963+22.4%
8Sofia4,926+18.3%
9Pazardzhik4,807+19.7%
10Veliko Tarnovo4,499+9.9%
11Haskovo4,420+16.7%
12Ruse4,394+18.4%
13Vratsa3,539+11.3%
14Sliven3,313+17%
15Dobrich3,262+12%
16Montana3,216+14.9%
17Shumen3,116+15.8%
18Kyustendil2,807+15.2%
19Pernik2,755+12.4%
20Lovech2,754+6.7%
21Gabrovo2,544+20.3%
22Yambol2,449+15.5%
23Razgrad2,367+25.9%
24Silistra2,302+19.5%
25Kardzhali2,290+16.7%
26Vidin2,269+18.1%
27Targovishte2,181+15.5%
28Smolyan2,107+26.5%

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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 17,721 in 2020, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest deaths?

Smolyan, with 2,107 in 2020.

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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