NUTS 3 areas of Bulgaria by net migration including statistical adjustment

Sofia (stolitsa) had the highest net migration including statistical adjustment of 28 areas in 2019, at 15,500. Sofia had the lowest, at -14,365. The median was -1,638 and the figure for Bulgaria was -48,357. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest15,500Sofia (stolitsa)
Lowest-14,365Sofia
Median-1,63828 areas
Bulgaria-48,357History

All areas, 2019

Sofia (stolitsa): 15,500 personsSofia (stolitsa)15,500Pernik: -772 personsPernik-772Montana: -1,053 personsMontana-1,053Kyustendil: -1,126 personsKyustendil-1,126Vidin: -1,164 personsVidin-1,164Gabrovo: -1,233 personsGabrovo-1,233Lovech: -1,249 personsLovech-1,249Yambol: -1,277 personsYambol-1,277Silistra: -1,304 personsSilistra-1,304Razgrad: -1,411 personsRazgrad-1,411Kardzhali: -1,494 personsKardzhali-1,494Stara Zagora: -1,579 personsStara Zagora-1,579Targovishte: -1,591 personsTargovishte-1,591Vratsa: -1,602 personsVratsa-1,602Smolyan: -1,673 personsSmolyan-1,673Pleven: -1,806 personsPleven-1,806Haskovo: -2,027 personsHaskovo-2,027Shumen: -2,064 personsShumen-2,064Ruse: -2,226 personsRuse-2,226Sliven: -2,251 personsSliven-2,251Plovdiv: -2,422 personsPlovdiv-2,422Blagoevgrad: -2,427 personsBlagoevgrad-2,427Dobrich: -2,733 personsDobrich-2,733Burgas: -2,839 personsBurgas-2,839Veliko Tarnovo: -3,077 personsVeliko Tarnovo-3,077Pazardzhik: -3,359 personsPazardzhik-3,359Varna: -3,733 personsVarna-3,733Sofia: -14,365 personsSofia-14,365
persons. Source: Eurostat, Population change, net migration plus statistical adjustment, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankAreas2019
persons
Change on 2018
1Sofia (stolitsa)15,500-0.8%
2Pernik-772+1.7%
3Montana-1,053-0.1%
4Kyustendil-1,126-2%
5Vidin-1,164-1.7%
6Gabrovo-1,233-5%
7Lovech-1,249+2%
8Yambol-1,277+6.1%
9Silistra-1,304-7.2%
10Razgrad-1,411+1.4%
11Kardzhali-1,494-12.6%
12Stara Zagora-1,579+6.2%
13Targovishte-1,591-1.9%
14Vratsa-1,602+1.5%
15Smolyan-1,673+1.4%
16Pleven-1,806-3.2%
17Haskovo-2,027-9.2%
18Shumen-2,064+0.6%
19Ruse-2,226+0.3%
20Sliven-2,251-4.3%
21Plovdiv-2,422-6.4%
22Blagoevgrad-2,427-3.3%
23Dobrich-2,733-1.5%
24Burgas-2,839+1.2%
25Veliko Tarnovo-3,077-2.3%
26Pazardzhik-3,359-1%
27Varna-3,733-6.5%
28Sofia-14,365-2.7%

Other periods

About this ranking

Population change during the year minus natural change (live births minus deaths), including statistical adjustment. A negative value means the population fell by more than natural change explains (Eurostat demographic balance).

Eurostat calculates this as a residual, not by counting immigrants and emigrants, so it also absorbs census revisions and other statistical adjustments. For the EU it reflects migration to and from countries outside the EU. net_migration (World Bank, UN estimate) uses a different method, so the two series differ.

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, net migration plus statistical adjustment, 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 area has the highest net migration including statistical adjustment?

Sofia (stolitsa), with 15,500 in 2019, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest net migration including statistical adjustment?

Sofia, with -14,365 in 2019.

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, net migration plus statistical adjustment, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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