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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 2023, at -1.5 per 1,000 inhabitants. Vidin had the lowest, at -16.2 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was -9.6 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Bulgaria was -6.8 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest-1.5Sofia (stolitsa)
Lowest-16.2Vidin
Median-9.628 areas
Bulgaria-6.8History

All areas, 2023

Sofia (stolitsa): -1.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsSofia (stolitsa)-1.5Sliven: -3.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsSliven-3.1Blagoevgrad: -4.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsBlagoevgrad-4.4Varna: -4.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsVarna-4.6Plovdiv: -4.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsPlovdiv-4.8Burgas: -5.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsBurgas-5.2Kardzhali: -6.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsKardzhali-6.4Pazardzhik: -7.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsPazardzhik-7.3Stara Zagora: -7.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsStara Zagora-7.3Sofia: -8.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsSofia-8.6Haskovo: -9 per 1,000 inhabitantsHaskovo-9Yambol: -9 per 1,000 inhabitantsYambol-9Shumen: -9.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsShumen-9.2Targovishte: -9.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsTargovishte-9.3Razgrad: -9.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsRazgrad-9.8Silistra: -10.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsSilistra-10.1Veliko Tarnovo: -10.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsVeliko Tarnovo-10.3Dobrich: -10.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsDobrich-10.7Ruse: -10.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsRuse-10.7Vratsa: -10.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsVratsa-10.9Pleven: -11.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsPleven-11.1Lovech: -11.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsLovech-11.7Smolyan: -11.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsSmolyan-11.9Kyustendil: -13.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsKyustendil-13.8Pernik: -13.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsPernik-13.8Montana: -13.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsMontana-13.9Gabrovo: -15.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsGabrovo-15.1Vidin: -16.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsVidin-16.2Sofia (stolitsa): -1.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsSofia (stolitsa)-1.5Sliven: -3.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsSliven-3.1Blagoevgrad: -4.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsBlagoevgrad-4.4Varna: -4.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsVarna-4.6Plovdiv: -4.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsPlovdiv-4.8Burgas: -5.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsBurgas-5.2Kardzhali: -6.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsKardzhali-6.4Pazardzhik: -7.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsPazardzhik-7.3Stara Zagora: -7.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsStara Zagora-7.3Sofia: -8.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsSofia-8.6Haskovo: -9 per 1,000 inhabitantsHaskovo-9Yambol: -9 per 1,000 inhabitantsYambol-9Shumen: -9.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsShumen-9.2Targovishte: -9.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsTargovishte-9.3Razgrad: -9.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsRazgrad-9.8Silistra: -10.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsSilistra-10.1Veliko Tarnovo: -10.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsVeliko Tarnovo-10.3Dobrich: -10.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsDobrich-10.7Ruse: -10.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsRuse-10.7Vratsa: -10.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsVratsa-10.9Pleven: -11.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsPleven-11.1Lovech: -11.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsLovech-11.7Smolyan: -11.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsSmolyan-11.9Kyustendil: -13.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsKyustendil-13.8Pernik: -13.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsPernik-13.8Montana: -13.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsMontana-13.9Gabrovo: -15.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsGabrovo-15.1Vidin: -16.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsVidin-16.2
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

RankAreas2023
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2022
1Sofia (stolitsa)-1.5+1.9 pts
2Sliven-3.1+2.8 pts
3Blagoevgrad-4.4+3 pts
4Varna-4.6+2.3 pts
5Plovdiv-4.8+2.6 pts
6Burgas-5.2+3 pts
7Kardzhali-6.4+3.1 pts
8Pazardzhik-7.3+3.2 pts
8Stara Zagora-7.3+3.8 pts
10Sofia-8.6+2.4 pts
11Haskovo-9+3.5 pts
11Yambol-9+2.4 pts
13Shumen-9.2+2.5 pts
14Targovishte-9.3+3.1 pts
15Razgrad-9.8+3.6 pts
16Silistra-10.1+3.8 pts
17Veliko Tarnovo-10.3+3.2 pts
18Dobrich-10.7+3.2 pts
18Ruse-10.7+4.3 pts
20Vratsa-10.9+3.4 pts
21Pleven-11.1+2.7 pts
22Lovech-11.7+2.9 pts
23Smolyan-11.9+2.7 pts
24Kyustendil-13.8+3.2 pts
24Pernik-13.8+2.9 pts
26Montana-13.9+3.1 pts
27Gabrovo-15.1+2.8 pts
28Vidin-16.2+4.9 pts

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

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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, 2023) [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, 2023. 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=2023. 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, 2023. 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=2023.

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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, 2023 [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=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which area has the highest natural change rate?

Sofia (stolitsa), with -1.5 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest natural change rate?

Vidin, with -16.2 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2023.

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