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NUTS 3 areas of Bulgaria by enterprise birth rate

Burgas had the highest enterprise birth rate of 28 areas in 2022, at 11.85%. Smolyan had the lowest, at 7.6%. The median was 9.31% and the figure for Bulgaria was 10.01%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest11.85Burgas
Lowest7.6Smolyan
Median9.3128 areas
Bulgaria10.01History

All areas, 2022

Burgas: 11.85 %Burgas11.85Varna: 11.11 %Varna11.11Sofia (stolitsa): 10.66 %Sofia (stolitsa)10.66Pleven: 10.24 %Pleven10.24Kyustendil: 10.04 %Kyustendil10.04Pernik: 10.04 %Pernik10.04Blagoevgrad: 9.99 %Blagoevgrad9.99Plovdiv: 9.66 %Plovdiv9.66Razgrad: 9.6 %Razgrad9.6Sliven: 9.58 %Sliven9.58Yambol: 9.53 %Yambol9.53Ruse: 9.39 %Ruse9.39Montana: 9.35 %Montana9.35Sofia: 9.33 %Sofia9.33Vidin: 9.29 %Vidin9.29Targovishte: 9.11 %Targovishte9.11Kardzhali: 9.07 %Kardzhali9.07Vratsa: 9.07 %Vratsa9.07Veliko Tarnovo: 8.99 %Veliko Tarnovo8.99Dobrich: 8.83 %Dobrich8.83Stara Zagora: 8.72 %Stara Zagora8.72Shumen: 8.59 %Shumen8.59Haskovo: 8.5 %Haskovo8.5Gabrovo: 8.45 %Gabrovo8.45Pazardzhik: 8.41 %Pazardzhik8.41Lovech: 8.14 %Lovech8.14Silistra: 7.9 %Silistra7.9Smolyan: 7.6 %Smolyan7.6Burgas: 11.85 %Burgas11.85Varna: 11.11 %Varna11.11Sofia (stolitsa): 10.66 %Sofia (stolitsa)10.66Pleven: 10.24 %Pleven10.24Kyustendil: 10.04 %Kyustendil10.04Pernik: 10.04 %Pernik10.04Blagoevgrad: 9.99 %Blagoevgrad9.99Plovdiv: 9.66 %Plovdiv9.66Razgrad: 9.6 %Razgrad9.6Sliven: 9.58 %Sliven9.58Yambol: 9.53 %Yambol9.53Ruse: 9.39 %Ruse9.39Montana: 9.35 %Montana9.35Sofia: 9.33 %Sofia9.33Vidin: 9.29 %Vidin9.29Targovishte: 9.11 %Targovishte9.11Kardzhali: 9.07 %Kardzhali9.07Vratsa: 9.07 %Vratsa9.07Veliko Tarnovo: 8.99 %Veliko Tarnovo8.99Dobrich: 8.83 %Dobrich8.83Stara Zagora: 8.72 %Stara Zagora8.72Shumen: 8.59 %Shumen8.59Haskovo: 8.5 %Haskovo8.5Gabrovo: 8.45 %Gabrovo8.45Pazardzhik: 8.41 %Pazardzhik8.41Lovech: 8.14 %Lovech8.14Silistra: 7.9 %Silistra7.9Smolyan: 7.6 %Smolyan7.6
%. Source: Eurostat, Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, birth rate, percentage of active enterprises (bd_size_r). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankAreas2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Burgas11.85+1.59 pts
2Varna11.11+0.33 pts
3Sofia (stolitsa)10.66-0.16 pts
4Pleven10.24+0.73 pts
5Kyustendil10.04+0.07 pts
5Pernik10.04-0.9 pts
7Blagoevgrad9.99+0.06 pts
8Plovdiv9.66-0.11 pts
9Razgrad9.6-0.85 pts
10Sliven9.58+0.11 pts
11Yambol9.53-0.55 pts
12Ruse9.39-0.97 pts
13Montana9.35+0.22 pts
14Sofia9.33-0.29 pts
15Vidin9.29+0.52 pts
16Targovishte9.11-0.91 pts
17Kardzhali9.07+0.04 pts
17Vratsa9.07-0.05 pts
19Veliko Tarnovo8.99+0.52 pts
20Dobrich8.83+0.18 pts
21Stara Zagora8.72-0.56 pts
22Shumen8.59-0.59 pts
23Haskovo8.5-0.58 pts
24Gabrovo8.45+0.07 pts
25Pazardzhik8.41-0.38 pts
26Lovech8.14-0.09 pts
27Silistra7.9-1.04 pts
28Smolyan7.6-0.98 pts

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About this ranking

Enterprise births in the year as a percentage of the enterprises active in the same year. A birth is a new enterprise created from scratch, not by a merger, break-up or reactivation.

Eurostat and OECD harmonised business demography. Not comparable with establishment_entry_rate, which counts new locations of US businesses, including branches of existing firms.

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. Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, birth rate, percentage of active enterprises (bd_size_r). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, birth rate, percentage of active enterprises (bd_size_r) (NUTS 3 areas of Bulgaria by enterprise birth rate, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table

MLA 9

Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, birth rate, percentage of active enterprises (bd_size_r), NUTS 3 areas of Bulgaria by enterprise birth rate, 2022. Eurostat, European Commission, 13 Mar. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/enterprise-birth-rate/bulgaria-provinces?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, birth rate, percentage of active enterprises (bd_size_r). NUTS 3 areas of Bulgaria by enterprise birth rate, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/enterprise-birth-rate/bulgaria-provinces?period=2022.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, birth rate, percentage of active enterprises (bd_size_r), NUTS 3 areas of Bulgaria by enterprise birth rate, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/enterprise-birth-rate/bulgaria-provinces?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which area has the highest enterprise birth rate?

Burgas, with 11.85% in 2022, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest enterprise birth rate?

Smolyan, with 7.6% 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, Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, birth rate, percentage of active enterprises (bd_size_r). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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