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NUTS 3 areas of Bulgaria by deaths

Sofia (stolitsa) had the highest deaths of 28 areas in 2021, at 21,910. Smolyan had the lowest, at 2,276. The median was 3,882 and the figure for Bulgaria was 148,995. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest21,910Sofia (stolitsa)
Lowest2,276Smolyan
Median3,88228 areas
Bulgaria148,995History

All areas, 2021

CSVChart (SVG)

Sofia (stolitsa)Sofia (stolitsa): 21,910 count21,910PlovdivPlovdiv: 13,692 count13,692VarnaVarna: 8,506 count8,506BurgasBurgas: 7,467 count7,467Stara ZagoraStara Zagora: 7,083 count7,083PlevenPleven: 6,146 count6,146BlagoevgradBlagoevgrad: 5,796 count5,796SofiaSofia: 5,785 count5,785Veliko TarnovoVeliko Tarnovo: 5,636 count5,636PazardzhikPazardzhik: 5,557 count5,557RuseRuse: 5,248 count5,248HaskovoHaskovo: 5,122 count5,122VratsaVratsa: 4,364 count4,364DobrichDobrich: 3,948 count3,948MontanaMontana: 3,815 count3,815ShumenShumen: 3,799 count3,799SlivenSliven: 3,788 count3,788PernikPernik: 3,382 count3,382LovechLovech: 3,297 count3,297KyustendilKyustendil: 3,295 count3,295GabrovoGabrovo: 2,915 count2,915KardzhaliKardzhali: 2,817 count2,817YambolYambol: 2,746 count2,746SilistraSilistra: 2,712 count2,712RazgradRazgrad: 2,685 count2,685TargovishteTargovishte: 2,626 count2,626VidinVidin: 2,582 count2,582SmolyanSmolyan: 2,276 count2,276
count. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankAreas2021
count		Change on 2020
1Sofia (stolitsa)21,910+23.6%
2Plovdiv13,692+18.4%
3Varna8,506+22.7%
4Burgas7,467+20.4%
5Stara Zagora7,083+19.3%
6Pleven6,146+20.5%
7Blagoevgrad5,796+16.8%
8Sofia5,785+17.4%
9Veliko Tarnovo5,636+25.3%
10Pazardzhik5,557+15.6%
11Ruse5,248+19.4%
12Haskovo5,122+15.9%
13Vratsa4,364+23.3%
14Dobrich3,948+21%
15Montana3,815+18.6%
16Shumen3,799+21.9%
17Sliven3,788+14.3%
18Pernik3,382+22.8%
19Lovech3,297+19.7%
20Kyustendil3,295+17.4%
21Gabrovo2,915+14.6%
22Kardzhali2,817+23%
23Yambol2,746+12.1%
24Silistra2,712+17.8%
25Razgrad2,685+13.4%
26Targovishte2,626+20.4%
27Vidin2,582+13.8%
28Smolyan2,276+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 21,910 in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest deaths?

Smolyan, with 2,276 in 2021.

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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