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NUTS 3 areas of Bulgaria by deaths

Sofia (stolitsa) had the highest deaths of 28 areas in 2022, at 17,104. Smolyan had the lowest, at 1,857. The median was 3,117 and the figure for Bulgaria was 118,814. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest17,104Sofia (stolitsa)
Lowest1,857Smolyan
Median3,11728 areas
Bulgaria118,814History

All areas, 2022

CSVChart (SVG)

Sofia (stolitsa)Sofia (stolitsa): 17,104 count17,104PlovdivPlovdiv: 10,783 count10,783VarnaVarna: 6,954 count6,954BurgasBurgas: 6,341 count6,341Stara ZagoraStara Zagora: 5,716 count5,716PlevenPleven: 4,900 count4,900BlagoevgradBlagoevgrad: 4,559 count4,559SofiaSofia: 4,545 count4,545PazardzhikPazardzhik: 4,380 count4,380Veliko TarnovoVeliko Tarnovo: 4,352 count4,352HaskovoHaskovo: 4,237 count4,237RuseRuse: 4,214 count4,214VratsaVratsa: 3,386 count3,386DobrichDobrich: 3,135 count3,135SlivenSliven: 3,098 count3,098ShumenShumen: 2,964 count2,964MontanaMontana: 2,876 count2,876KyustendilKyustendil: 2,671 count2,671LovechLovech: 2,668 count2,668PernikPernik: 2,662 count2,662KardzhaliKardzhali: 2,437 count2,437GabrovoGabrovo: 2,411 count2,411YambolYambol: 2,270 count2,270RazgradRazgrad: 2,138 count2,138SilistraSilistra: 2,111 count2,111VidinVidin: 2,050 count2,050TargovishteTargovishte: 1,995 count1,995SmolyanSmolyan: 1,857 count1,857
count. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankAreas2022
count		Change on 2021
1Sofia (stolitsa)17,104-21.9%
2Plovdiv10,783-21.2%
3Varna6,954-18.2%
4Burgas6,341-15.1%
5Stara Zagora5,716-19.3%
6Pleven4,900-20.3%
7Blagoevgrad4,559-21.3%
8Sofia4,545-21.4%
9Pazardzhik4,380-21.2%
10Veliko Tarnovo4,352-22.8%
11Haskovo4,237-17.3%
12Ruse4,214-19.7%
13Vratsa3,386-22.4%
14Dobrich3,135-20.6%
15Sliven3,098-18.2%
16Shumen2,964-22%
17Montana2,876-24.6%
18Kyustendil2,671-18.9%
19Lovech2,668-19.1%
20Pernik2,662-21.3%
21Kardzhali2,437-13.5%
22Gabrovo2,411-17.3%
23Yambol2,270-17.3%
24Razgrad2,138-20.4%
25Silistra2,111-22.2%
26Vidin2,050-20.6%
27Targovishte1,995-24%
28Smolyan1,857-18.4%

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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 17,104 in 2022, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest deaths?

Smolyan, with 1,857 in 2022.

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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