# NUTS 3 areas of Bulgaria by fertility rate, 2024

All 28 values come from Eurostat, European Commission for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `fertility_rate`
- Unit: children per woman
- Definition: Average number of children a woman would have over her lifetime at current age-specific fertility rates.
- Source: Eurostat, European Commission, Fertility indicators by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_find3) (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_find3/default/table)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-09
- Citation: Eurostat. Fertility indicators by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_find3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_find3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/fertility-rate/bulgaria-provinces
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/rankings/fertility-rate/bulgaria-provinces.csv

| Rank | Place | children per woman |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Sliven | 2.58 |
| 2 | Yambol | 2.42 |
| 3 | Lovech | 2.07 |
| 4 | Pazardzhik | 2.01 |
| 5 | Stara Zagora | 1.94 |
| 6 | Vidin | 1.91 |
| 7 | Vratsa | 1.9 |
| 8 | Sofia | 1.89 |
| 9 | Montana | 1.88 |
| 10 | Targovishte | 1.87 |
| 11 | Silistra | 1.84 |
| 12 | Pleven | 1.81 |
| 13 | Kyustendil | 1.78 |
| 14 | Haskovo | 1.76 |
| 15 | Plovdiv | 1.74 |
| 16 | Dobrich | 1.7 |
| 17 | Burgas | 1.69 |
| 17 | Gabrovo | 1.69 |
| 19 | Shumen | 1.66 |
| 20 | Blagoevgrad | 1.65 |
| 21 | Ruse | 1.6 |
| 22 | Varna | 1.55 |
| 22 | Veliko Tarnovo | 1.55 |
| 24 | Smolyan | 1.52 |
| 25 | Kardzhali | 1.5 |
| 26 | Razgrad | 1.48 |
| 27 | Sofia (stolitsa) | 1.47 |
| 28 | Pernik | 1.39 |