Regions of Bulgaria (NUTS 2) by natural change rate, 2024

Yugozapaden had the highest natural change rate of 6 regions in 2024, at -4.5 per 1,000 inhabitants. Severozapaden had the lowest, at -12.3 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was -7.6 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Bulgaria was -7.3 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest-4.5Yugozapaden
Lowest-12.3Severozapaden
Median-7.66 regions
Bulgaria-7.3History

All regions, 2024

Yugozapaden: -4.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsYugozapaden-4.5Yugoiztochen: -5.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsYugoiztochen-5.9Yuzhen tsentralen: -7.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsYuzhen tsentralen-7.3Severoiztochen: -7.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsSeveroiztochen-7.9Severen tsentralen: -12.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsSeveren tsentralen-12.2Severozapaden: -12.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsSeverozapaden-12.3
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

RankRegions2024
per 1,000 inhabitants
Change on 2023
1Yugozapaden-4.5-0.5 pts
2Yugoiztochen-5.90 pts
3Yuzhen tsentralen-7.3-0.7 pts
4Severoiztochen-7.9-0.8 pts
5Severen tsentralen-12.2-1.2 pts
6Severozapaden-12.3-0.1 pts

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About this ranking

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 regions are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

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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Which region has the highest natural change rate?

Yugozapaden, with -4.5 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest natural change rate?

Severozapaden, with -12.3 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2024.

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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