NUTS 3 areas of Bulgaria by population aged 15 to 64, 2025

Sofia (stolitsa) had the highest population aged 15 to 64 of 28 areas in 2025, at 857,141. Vidin had the lowest, at 40,332. The median was 91,078 and the figure for Bulgaria was 3.99 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest857,141Sofia (stolitsa)
Lowest40,332Vidin
Median91,07828 areas
Bulgaria3,991,272History

All areas, 2025

CSVChart (SVG)

Sofia (stolitsa)Sofia (stolitsa): 857,141 persons857,141PlovdivPlovdiv: 397,793 persons397,793VarnaVarna: 279,200 persons279,200BurgasBurgas: 242,905 persons242,905BlagoevgradBlagoevgrad: 180,474 persons180,474Stara ZagoraStara Zagora: 174,874 persons174,874SofiaSofia: 138,452 persons138,452PazardzhikPazardzhik: 136,320 persons136,320PlevenPleven: 125,568 persons125,568HaskovoHaskovo: 124,506 persons124,506Veliko TarnovoVeliko Tarnovo: 120,027 persons120,027RuseRuse: 112,597 persons112,597SlivenSliven: 99,394 persons99,394ShumenShumen: 91,448 persons91,448KardzhaliKardzhali: 90,707 persons90,707VratsaVratsa: 88,665 persons88,665DobrichDobrich: 87,375 persons87,375PernikPernik: 66,878 persons66,878MontanaMontana: 66,253 persons66,253LovechLovech: 64,534 persons64,534KyustendilKyustendil: 62,828 persons62,828RazgradRazgrad: 61,080 persons61,080YambolYambol: 60,892 persons60,892TargovishteTargovishte: 57,545 persons57,545SilistraSilistra: 55,171 persons55,171GabrovoGabrovo: 54,282 persons54,282SmolyanSmolyan: 54,031 persons54,031VidinVidin: 40,332 persons40,332
persons. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankAreas2025
persons
Change on 2024
1Sofia (stolitsa)857,141+0.9%
2Plovdiv397,793+0.1%
3Varna279,200+0.9%
4Burgas242,905+1%
5Blagoevgrad180,474-0.8%
6Stara Zagora174,874-0.8%
7Sofia138,452-0.9%
8Pazardzhik136,320-1.6%
9Pleven125,568-1.7%
10Haskovo124,506-0.1%
11Veliko Tarnovo120,027-1%
12Ruse112,597-1.2%
13Sliven99,394-0.5%
14Shumen91,448-0.7%
15Kardzhali90,707+1.2%
16Vratsa88,665-1.5%
17Dobrich87,375-1.3%
18Pernik66,878-1.1%
19Montana66,253-1.9%
20Lovech64,534-1.7%
21Kyustendil62,828-1.7%
22Razgrad61,080-2%
23Yambol60,892-1.3%
24Targovishte57,545-1.5%
25Silistra55,171-1.8%
26Gabrovo54,282-1.4%
27Smolyan54,031-3.1%
28Vidin40,332-1.8%

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About this ranking

Resident population aged 15 to 64 on 1 January (Eurostat).

The working-age band Eurostat uses for EU comparisons. population_16_64 (INE, Spain) starts at 16, 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 on 1 January by broad age group, 15 to 64, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_pjanaggr3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_pjanaggr3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Which area has the highest population aged 15 to 64?

Sofia (stolitsa), with 857,141 in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest population aged 15 to 64?

Vidin, with 40,332 in 2025.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Population on 1 January by broad age group, 15 to 64, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_pjanaggr3). Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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