NUTS 3 areas of Bulgaria by enterprise births, 2023

Sofia (stolitsa) had the highest enterprise births of 28 areas in 2023, at 13,578. Vidin had the lowest, at 265. The median was 693 and the figure for Bulgaria was 43,353. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest13,578Sofia (stolitsa)

Lowest265Vidin

Median69328 areas

Bulgaria43,353History

All areas, 2023

count. Source: Eurostat, Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprise births, number (bd_size_r). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Areas	2023 count	Change on 2022
1	Sofia (stolitsa)	13,578	+5.2%
2	Plovdiv	4,279	+13.7%
3	Varna	3,721	+8.2%
4	Burgas	3,487	+4.7%
5	Blagoevgrad	2,199	+8.6%
6	Stara Zagora	1,411	+11.3%
7	Ruse	1,124	+10.5%
8	Haskovo	1,094	+18.3%
9	Sofia	1,059	+20.3%
10	Veliko Tarnovo	1,056	+20.8%
11	Pleven	971	+3.7%
12	Pazardzhik	950	+14.9%
13	Dobrich	753	+16%
14	Sliven	732	+14.6%
15	Shumen	654	+20.9%
16	Kyustendil	612	+2.7%
17	Gabrovo	597	+24.1%
18	Pernik	587	+10.1%
19	Vratsa	586	+18.4%
20	Kardzhali	558	+20.5%
21	Yambol	507	+10.7%
22	Lovech	493	+19.1%
23	Smolyan	461	+21.6%
24	Montana	449	+16%
25	Razgrad	442	+18.5%
26	Targovishte	382	+12.7%
27	Silistra	346	+30.1%
28	Vidin	265	+8.6%

Other periods

2023
2022
2021

About this ranking

New enterprises created during the year from scratch. Enterprises formed by a merger, break-up or change of legal form, and enterprises reactivated within two years, are not births.

Counts enterprises, which can run several local units, under the harmonised Eurostat and OECD business demography rules. Not the same as active_companies (the INE business register count for Spain) or employer_firms (US firms with employees). Not comparable with companies_created (companies registered in Spain) or business_applications (US applications for an employer number).

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, enterprise births, number (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, enterprise births, number (bd_size_r) (NUTS 3 areas of Bulgaria by enterprise births, 2023) [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, enterprise births, number (bd_size_r), NUTS 3 areas of Bulgaria by enterprise births, 2023. Eurostat, European Commission, 13 Mar. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/enterprise-births/bulgaria-provinces. 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, enterprise births, number (bd_size_r). NUTS 3 areas of Bulgaria by enterprise births, 2023. 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-births/bulgaria-provinces.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprise births, number (bd_size_r), NUTS 3 areas of Bulgaria by enterprise births, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/enterprise-births/bulgaria-provinces (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author = {{Eurostat, European Commission}},
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  year = {2026},
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  url = {https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Which area has the highest enterprise births?

Sofia (stolitsa), with 13,578 in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest enterprise births?

Vidin, with 265 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, Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprise births, number (bd_size_r). Retrieved 2026-10-12.