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

All 28 values come from Eurostat, European Commission for 2025, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `population_15_64`
- Unit: persons
- Definition: Resident population aged 15 to 64 on 1 January (Eurostat).
- Source: Eurostat, European Commission, 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
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/population-15-64/bulgaria-provinces
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/rankings/population-15-64/bulgaria-provinces.csv

| Rank | Place | persons |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Sofia (stolitsa) | 857,141 |
| 2 | Plovdiv | 397,793 |
| 3 | Varna | 279,200 |
| 4 | Burgas | 242,905 |
| 5 | Blagoevgrad | 180,474 |
| 6 | Stara Zagora | 174,874 |
| 7 | Sofia | 138,452 |
| 8 | Pazardzhik | 136,320 |
| 9 | Pleven | 125,568 |
| 10 | Haskovo | 124,506 |
| 11 | Veliko Tarnovo | 120,027 |
| 12 | Ruse | 112,597 |
| 13 | Sliven | 99,394 |
| 14 | Shumen | 91,448 |
| 15 | Kardzhali | 90,707 |
| 16 | Vratsa | 88,665 |
| 17 | Dobrich | 87,375 |
| 18 | Pernik | 66,878 |
| 19 | Montana | 66,253 |
| 20 | Lovech | 64,534 |
| 21 | Kyustendil | 62,828 |
| 22 | Razgrad | 61,080 |
| 23 | Yambol | 60,892 |
| 24 | Targovishte | 57,545 |
| 25 | Silistra | 55,171 |
| 26 | Gabrovo | 54,282 |
| 27 | Smolyan | 54,031 |
| 28 | Vidin | 40,332 |