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NUTS 3 areas of Bulgaria by deaths

Sofia (stolitsa) had the highest deaths of 28 areas in 2023, at 14,579. Smolyan had the lowest, at 1,571. The median was 2,681 and the figure for Bulgaria was 101,006. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest14,579Sofia (stolitsa)
Lowest1,571Smolyan
Median2,68128 areas
Bulgaria101,006History

All areas, 2023

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Sofia (stolitsa)Sofia (stolitsa): 14,579 count14,579PlovdivPlovdiv: 9,168 count9,168VarnaVarna: 5,864 count5,864BurgasBurgas: 5,375 count5,375Stara ZagoraStara Zagora: 4,815 count4,815PlevenPleven: 4,250 count4,250SofiaSofia: 4,001 count4,001BlagoevgradBlagoevgrad: 3,783 count3,783PazardzhikPazardzhik: 3,782 count3,782Veliko TarnovoVeliko Tarnovo: 3,681 count3,681HaskovoHaskovo: 3,486 count3,486RuseRuse: 3,406 count3,406VratsaVratsa: 2,878 count2,878DobrichDobrich: 2,714 count2,714SlivenSliven: 2,648 count2,648ShumenShumen: 2,607 count2,607MontanaMontana: 2,497 count2,497LovechLovech: 2,275 count2,275KyustendilKyustendil: 2,259 count2,259PernikPernik: 2,252 count2,252KardzhaliKardzhali: 2,123 count2,123GabrovoGabrovo: 2,087 count2,087YambolYambol: 2,017 count2,017RazgradRazgrad: 1,770 count1,770SilistraSilistra: 1,737 count1,737TargovishteTargovishte: 1,691 count1,691VidinVidin: 1,690 count1,690SmolyanSmolyan: 1,571 count1,571
count. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankAreas2023
count		Change on 2022
1Sofia (stolitsa)14,579-14.8%
2Plovdiv9,168-15%
3Varna5,864-15.7%
4Burgas5,375-15.2%
5Stara Zagora4,815-15.8%
6Pleven4,250-13.3%
7Sofia4,001-12%
8Blagoevgrad3,783-17%
9Pazardzhik3,782-13.7%
10Veliko Tarnovo3,681-15.4%
11Haskovo3,486-17.7%
12Ruse3,406-19.2%
13Vratsa2,878-15%
14Dobrich2,714-13.4%
15Sliven2,648-14.5%
16Shumen2,607-12%
17Montana2,497-13.2%
18Lovech2,275-14.7%
19Kyustendil2,259-15.4%
20Pernik2,252-15.4%
21Kardzhali2,123-12.9%
22Gabrovo2,087-13.4%
23Yambol2,017-11.1%
24Razgrad1,770-17.2%
25Silistra1,737-17.7%
26Targovishte1,691-15.2%
27Vidin1,690-17.6%
28Smolyan1,571-15.4%

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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 14,579 in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest deaths?

Smolyan, with 1,571 in 2023.

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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