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NUTS 3 areas of Bulgaria by natural population change

Sliven had the highest natural population change of 28 areas in 2017, at -518. Plovdiv had the lowest, at -3,475. The median was -1,669 and the figure for Bulgaria was -45,836. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest-518Sliven
Lowest-3,475Plovdiv
Median-1,66928 areas
Bulgaria-45,836History

All areas, 2017

Sliven: -518 personsSliven-518Kardzhali: -587 personsKardzhali-587Targovishte: -909 personsTargovishte-909Silistra: -977 personsSilistra-977Yambol: -1,028 personsYambol-1,028Smolyan: -1,030 personsSmolyan-1,030Razgrad: -1,068 personsRazgrad-1,068Shumen: -1,317 personsShumen-1,317Blagoevgrad: -1,399 personsBlagoevgrad-1,399Vidin: -1,427 personsVidin-1,427Pernik: -1,523 personsPernik-1,523Dobrich: -1,557 personsDobrich-1,557Gabrovo: -1,600 personsGabrovo-1,600Kyustendil: -1,656 personsKyustendil-1,656Varna: -1,682 personsVarna-1,682Lovech: -1,690 personsLovech-1,690Burgas: -1,775 personsBurgas-1,775Sofia (stolitsa): -1,780 personsSofia (stolitsa)-1,780Montana: -1,793 personsMontana-1,793Pazardzhik: -1,804 personsPazardzhik-1,804Haskovo: -1,930 personsHaskovo-1,930Ruse: -1,987 personsRuse-1,987Vratsa: -2,039 personsVratsa-2,039Veliko Tarnovo: -2,186 personsVeliko Tarnovo-2,186Stara Zagora: -2,264 personsStara Zagora-2,264Sofia: -2,321 personsSofia-2,321Pleven: -2,514 personsPleven-2,514Plovdiv: -3,475 personsPlovdiv-3,475
persons. Source: Eurostat, Population change, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankAreas2017
persons		Change on 2016
1Sliven-518-16.4%
2Kardzhali-587-16.7%
3Targovishte-909-3.4%
4Silistra-977-21.1%
5Yambol-1,028-9.6%
6Smolyan-1,030-17.4%
7Razgrad-1,068-12.3%
8Shumen-1,317-34.4%
9Blagoevgrad-1,399-27.1%
10Vidin-1,427+6.4%
11Pernik-1,523-5.4%
12Dobrich-1,557-18.1%
13Gabrovo-1,600-11%
14Kyustendil-1,656-1.8%
15Varna-1,682-5.9%
16Lovech-1,690-9.3%
17Burgas-1,775-17.1%
18Sofia (stolitsa)-1,780+12.5%
19Montana-1,793-0.2%
20Pazardzhik-1,804-18%
21Haskovo-1,930-6.3%
22Ruse-1,987-2.9%
23Vratsa-2,039-16.4%
24Veliko Tarnovo-2,186-12%
25Stara Zagora-2,264-3.9%
26Sofia-2,321-4.3%
27Pleven-2,514-2.9%
28Plovdiv-3,475-0.4%

Other periods

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Live births minus deaths during the year. A negative value means more deaths than births (Eurostat).

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.

How to cite

Eurostat. Population change, 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, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3) (NUTS 3 areas of Bulgaria by natural population change, 2017) [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, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3), NUTS 3 areas of Bulgaria by natural population change, 2017. Eurostat, European Commission, 21 July 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-population-change/bulgaria-provinces?period=2017. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Population change, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). NUTS 3 areas of Bulgaria by natural population change, 2017. 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-population-change/bulgaria-provinces?period=2017.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Population change, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3), NUTS 3 areas of Bulgaria by natural population change, 2017 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-population-change/bulgaria-provinces?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which area has the highest natural population change?

Sliven, with -518 in 2017, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest natural population change?

Plovdiv, with -3,475 in 2017.

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

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