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Regions of Bulgaria (NUTS 2) by natural change rate

Yugozapaden had the highest natural change rate of 6 regions in 2018, at -4.5 per 1,000 inhabitants. Severozapaden had the lowest, at -12.6 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was -6.5 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Bulgaria was -6.9 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest-4.5Yugozapaden
Lowest-12.6Severozapaden
Median-6.56 regions
Bulgaria-6.9History

All regions, 2018

Yugozapaden: -4.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsYugozapaden-4.5Yugoiztochen: -5.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsYugoiztochen-5.9Yuzhen tsentralen: -6.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsYuzhen tsentralen-6.3Severoiztochen: -6.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsSeveroiztochen-6.7Severen tsentralen: -10.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsSeveren tsentralen-10.8Severozapaden: -12.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsSeverozapaden-12.6
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

RankRegions2018
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2017
1Yugozapaden-4.5-0.3 pts
2Yugoiztochen-5.9-0.3 pts
3Yuzhen tsentralen-6.3+0.2 pts
4Severoiztochen-6.7-0.4 pts
5Severen tsentralen-10.8-0.5 pts
6Severozapaden-12.6+0.1 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 regions 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) (Regions of Bulgaria (NUTS 2) by natural change rate, 2018) [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), Regions of Bulgaria (NUTS 2) by natural change rate, 2018. 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-regions?period=2018. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Population change, crude rate of natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Regions of Bulgaria (NUTS 2) by natural change rate, 2018. 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-regions?period=2018.

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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), Regions of Bulgaria (NUTS 2) by natural change rate, 2018 [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-regions?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which region has the highest natural change rate?

Yugozapaden, with -4.5 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2018, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest natural change rate?

Severozapaden, with -12.6 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2018.

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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