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NUTS 3 areas of Bulgaria by natural change rate

Sofia (stolitsa) had the highest natural change rate of 28 areas in 2016, at -1.7 per 1,000 inhabitants. Vidin had the lowest, at -17.6 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was -8 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Bulgaria was -6.2 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest-1.7Sofia (stolitsa)
Lowest-17.6Vidin
Median-828 areas
Bulgaria-6.2History

All areas, 2016

Sofia (stolitsa): -1.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsSofia (stolitsa)-1.7Sliven: -2.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsSliven-2.4Kardzhali: -3.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsKardzhali-3.5Varna: -3.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsVarna-3.5Blagoevgrad: -3.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsBlagoevgrad-3.6Burgas: -3.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsBurgas-3.8Plovdiv: -5.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsPlovdiv-5.3Shumen: -6 per 1,000 inhabitantsShumen-6Pazardzhik: -6.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsPazardzhik-6.1Stara Zagora: -6.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsStara Zagora-6.9Sofia: -7.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsSofia-7.1Silistra: -7.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsSilistra-7.5Dobrich: -7.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsDobrich-7.9Yambol: -7.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsYambol-7.9Haskovo: -8 per 1,000 inhabitantsHaskovo-8Smolyan: -8.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsSmolyan-8.1Targovishte: -8.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsTargovishte-8.1Razgrad: -8.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsRazgrad-8.4Veliko Tarnovo: -8.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsVeliko Tarnovo-8.5Ruse: -9.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsRuse-9.1Pleven: -9.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsPleven-9.9Vratsa: -10.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsVratsa-10.4Pernik: -11.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsPernik-11.9Lovech: -12.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsLovech-12.2Gabrovo: -13.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsGabrovo-13.2Kyustendil: -13.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsKyustendil-13.3Montana: -13.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsMontana-13.5Vidin: -17.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsVidin-17.6
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, Population change, crude rate of natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankAreas2016
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2015
1Sofia (stolitsa)-1.7+0.2 pts
2Sliven-2.4+0.4 pts
3Kardzhali-3.5+0.1 pts
3Varna-3.5+0.1 pts
5Blagoevgrad-3.6-0.1 pts
6Burgas-3.8-0.2 pts
7Plovdiv-5.3-0.3 pts
8Shumen-6+0.9 pts
9Pazardzhik-6.1+0.2 pts
10Stara Zagora-6.9+0.1 pts
11Sofia-7.1-0.2 pts
12Silistra-7.5+1.9 pts
13Dobrich-7.9+1.1 pts
13Yambol-7.9+1.8 pts
15Haskovo-8+0.1 pts
16Smolyan-8.1+0.2 pts
16Targovishte-8.1-0.8 pts
18Razgrad-8.4+0.1 pts
19Veliko Tarnovo-8.5+0.1 pts
20Ruse-9.1-0.1 pts
21Pleven-9.9+0.2 pts
22Vratsa-10.4+1.1 pts
23Pernik-11.9+0.8 pts
24Lovech-12.2-1 pts
25Gabrovo-13.2-0.3 pts
26Kyustendil-13.3-1 pts
27Montana-13.50 pts
28Vidin-17.6-0.4 pts

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Live births minus deaths during the year per 1,000 average residents (Eurostat crude rate of natural change).

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.

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Eurostat. Population change, crude rate of natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Population change, crude rate of natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3) (NUTS 3 areas of Bulgaria by natural change rate, 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table

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Population change, crude rate of natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3), NUTS 3 areas of Bulgaria by natural change rate, 2016. Eurostat, European Commission, 21 July 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-change-rate/bulgaria-provinces?period=2016. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Population change, crude rate of natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). NUTS 3 areas of Bulgaria by natural change rate, 2016. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-change-rate/bulgaria-provinces?period=2016.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Population change, crude rate of natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3), NUTS 3 areas of Bulgaria by natural change rate, 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-change-rate/bulgaria-provinces?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which area has the highest natural change rate?

Sofia (stolitsa), with -1.7 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2016, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest natural change rate?

Vidin, with -17.6 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2016.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Population change, crude rate of natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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