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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 2018, at 12.6 per 1,000 inhabitants. Sofia had the lowest, at -50 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was -10.7 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Bulgaria was -7 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest12.6Sofia (stolitsa)
Lowest-50Sofia
Median-10.728 areas
Bulgaria-7History

All areas, 2018

Sofia (stolitsa): 12.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsSofia (stolitsa)12.6Plovdiv: -3.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsPlovdiv-3.5Stara Zagora: -5.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsStara Zagora-5.5Pernik: -6.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsPernik-6.7Pleven: -7.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsPleven-7.4Burgas: -7.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsBurgas-7.5Blagoevgrad: -7.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsBlagoevgrad-7.9Varna: -8 per 1,000 inhabitantsVarna-8Montana: -8.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsMontana-8.3Haskovo: -8.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsHaskovo-8.4Kyustendil: -9.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsKyustendil-9.4Kardzhali: -9.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsKardzhali-9.5Vratsa: -10.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsVratsa-10.1Lovech: -10.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsLovech-10.5Ruse: -10.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsRuse-10.9Gabrovo: -11.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsGabrovo-11.3Silistra: -11.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsSilistra-11.8Yambol: -11.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsYambol-11.9Sliven: -12.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsSliven-12.1Razgrad: -13.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsRazgrad-13.2Shumen: -13.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsShumen-13.2Veliko Tarnovo: -13.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsVeliko Tarnovo-13.7Pazardzhik: -13.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsPazardzhik-13.9Vidin: -14 per 1,000 inhabitantsVidin-14Targovishte: -15.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsTargovishte-15.1Smolyan: -16.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsSmolyan-16.5Dobrich: -16.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsDobrich-16.9Sofia: -50 per 1,000 inhabitantsSofia-50
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

RankAreas2018
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2017
1Sofia (stolitsa)12.6-0.5 pts
2Plovdiv-3.5+0.1 pts
3Stara Zagora-5.5+0.2 pts
4Pernik-6.7-1 pts
5Pleven-7.40 pts
6Burgas-7.5-0.4 pts
7Blagoevgrad-7.9-0.7 pts
8Varna-8-0.5 pts
9Montana-8.3-0.4 pts
10Haskovo-8.4+0.4 pts
11Kyustendil-9.4+0.2 pts
12Kardzhali-9.5-1.1 pts
13Vratsa-10.1-0.2 pts
14Lovech-10.5-0.8 pts
15Ruse-10.9-0.5 pts
16Gabrovo-11.3-0.6 pts
17Silistra-11.8-0.8 pts
18Yambol-11.9-0.4 pts
19Sliven-12.1-0.5 pts
20Razgrad-13.2-1.1 pts
20Shumen-13.2-1.2 pts
22Veliko Tarnovo-13.7+0.3 pts
23Pazardzhik-13.9-0.7 pts
24Vidin-14-0.3 pts
25Targovishte-15.1-0.5 pts
26Smolyan-16.5-0.5 pts
27Dobrich-16.9-0.9 pts
28Sofia-50-0.5 pts

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

Sofia (stolitsa), with 12.6 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2018, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Sofia, with -50 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 net migration plus statistical adjustment, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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