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NUTS 3 areas of Bulgaria by net migration rate including statistical adjustment

Sofia (stolitsa) had the highest net migration rate including statistical adjustment of 28 areas in 2016, at 13.9 per 1,000 inhabitants. Sofia had the lowest, at -49.1 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was -10.2 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Bulgaria was -6.8 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest13.9Sofia (stolitsa)
Lowest-49.1Sofia
Median-10.228 areas
Bulgaria-6.8History

All areas, 2016

Sofia (stolitsa): 13.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsSofia (stolitsa)13.9Plovdiv: -3.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsPlovdiv-3.2Stara Zagora: -5.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsStara Zagora-5.2Pernik: -6.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsPernik-6.5Burgas: -7.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsBurgas-7.1Blagoevgrad: -7.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsBlagoevgrad-7.2Pleven: -7.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsPleven-7.3Varna: -7.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsVarna-7.7Montana: -8 per 1,000 inhabitantsMontana-8Kardzhali: -8.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsKardzhali-8.2Haskovo: -8.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsHaskovo-8.5Kyustendil: -8.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsKyustendil-8.8Vratsa: -9.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsVratsa-9.6Lovech: -9.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsLovech-9.8Ruse: -10.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsRuse-10.6Gabrovo: -11.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsGabrovo-11.1Yambol: -11.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsYambol-11.1Silistra: -11.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsSilistra-11.8Sliven: -11.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsSliven-11.8Razgrad: -12 per 1,000 inhabitantsRazgrad-12Shumen: -12.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsShumen-12.4Vidin: -13 per 1,000 inhabitantsVidin-13Pazardzhik: -13.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsPazardzhik-13.4Veliko Tarnovo: -13.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsVeliko Tarnovo-13.7Targovishte: -14 per 1,000 inhabitantsTargovishte-14Smolyan: -15.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsSmolyan-15.5Dobrich: -16 per 1,000 inhabitantsDobrich-16Sofia: -49.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsSofia-49.1
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, Population change, crude rate of net migration plus statistical adjustment, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankAreas2016
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2015
1Sofia (stolitsa)13.9-0.1 pts
2Plovdiv-3.2+0.4 pts
3Stara Zagora-5.2+0.2 pts
4Pernik-6.5-0.3 pts
5Burgas-7.1-0.1 pts
6Blagoevgrad-7.2+0.3 pts
7Pleven-7.3+0.1 pts
8Varna-7.7-0.4 pts
9Montana-8-0.1 pts
10Kardzhali-8.2+0.1 pts
11Haskovo-8.5-0.2 pts
12Kyustendil-8.8+0.5 pts
13Vratsa-9.60 pts
14Lovech-9.8-0.5 pts
15Ruse-10.6-0.7 pts
16Gabrovo-11.1-0.4 pts
16Yambol-11.1-0.5 pts
18Silistra-11.8-0.9 pts
18Sliven-11.8-0.3 pts
20Razgrad-12-0.5 pts
21Shumen-12.4-0.3 pts
22Vidin-13-0.6 pts
23Pazardzhik-13.4-0.5 pts
24Veliko Tarnovo-13.7+0.1 pts
25Targovishte-140 pts
26Smolyan-15.5-0.3 pts
27Dobrich-16-0.2 pts
28Sofia-49.1-2.9 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

Net migration including statistical adjustment during the year per 1,000 average residents (Eurostat crude rate of net migration plus statistical adjustment).

Comparable across EU countries and regions. Eurostat derives the net figure as a residual of population change, so it includes census revisions and other statistical adjustments.

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, crude rate of 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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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Population change, crude rate of net migration plus statistical adjustment, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3) (NUTS 3 areas of Bulgaria by net migration rate including statistical adjustment, 2016) [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 net migration plus statistical adjustment, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3), NUTS 3 areas of Bulgaria by net migration rate including statistical adjustment, 2016. Eurostat, European Commission, 21 July 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/net-migration-rate/bulgaria-provinces?period=2016. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Population change, crude rate of net migration plus statistical adjustment, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). NUTS 3 areas of Bulgaria by net migration rate including statistical adjustment, 2016. 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/net-migration-rate/bulgaria-provinces?period=2016.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Population change, crude rate of net migration plus statistical adjustment, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3), NUTS 3 areas of Bulgaria by net migration rate including statistical adjustment, 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/net-migration-rate/bulgaria-provinces?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which area has the highest net migration rate including statistical adjustment?

Sofia (stolitsa), with 13.9 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2016, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest net migration rate including statistical adjustment?

Sofia, with -49.1 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2016.

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

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