NUTS 3 areas of Bulgaria by population aged 15 to 64

Sofia (stolitsa) had the highest population aged 15 to 64 of 28 areas in 2014, at 847,135. Vidin had the lowest, at 55,838. The median was 114,466 and the figure for Bulgaria was 4.71 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest847,135Sofia (stolitsa)
Lowest55,838Vidin
Median114,46628 areas
Bulgaria4,709,758History

All areas, 2014

CSVChart (SVG)

Sofia (stolitsa)Sofia (stolitsa): 847,135 persons847,135PlovdivPlovdiv: 443,539 persons443,539VarnaVarna: 313,202 persons313,202BurgasBurgas: 270,069 persons270,069SofiaSofia: 225,853 persons225,853BlagoevgradBlagoevgrad: 213,539 persons213,539Stara ZagoraStara Zagora: 208,084 persons208,084PazardzhikPazardzhik: 172,193 persons172,193PlevenPleven: 159,862 persons159,862Veliko TarnovoVeliko Tarnovo: 159,435 persons159,435HaskovoHaskovo: 151,811 persons151,811RuseRuse: 145,541 persons145,541SlivenSliven: 119,835 persons119,835DobrichDobrich: 116,244 persons116,244ShumenShumen: 112,688 persons112,688VratsaVratsa: 112,265 persons112,265KardzhaliKardzhali: 98,860 persons98,860MontanaMontana: 85,644 persons85,644PernikPernik: 82,126 persons82,126KyustendilKyustendil: 81,685 persons81,685LovechLovech: 81,602 persons81,602RazgradRazgrad: 78,402 persons78,402YambolYambol: 78,250 persons78,250SmolyanSmolyan: 78,069 persons78,069TargovishteTargovishte: 73,781 persons73,781SilistraSilistra: 72,682 persons72,682GabrovoGabrovo: 71,524 persons71,524VidinVidin: 55,838 persons55,838
persons. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankAreas2014
persons
Change on 2013
1Sofia (stolitsa)847,135+0.3%
2Plovdiv443,539-1.5%
3Varna313,202-1.9%
4Burgas270,069-2%
5Sofia225,853-5.8%
6Blagoevgrad213,539-1.6%
7Stara Zagora208,084-2%
8Pazardzhik172,193-2.4%
9Pleven159,862-2.6%
10Veliko Tarnovo159,435-2.7%
11Haskovo151,811-2.3%
12Ruse145,541-2.8%
13Sliven119,835-2.4%
14Dobrich116,244-3.1%
15Shumen112,688-2.7%
16Vratsa112,265-2.7%
17Kardzhali98,860-1.5%
18Montana85,644-2.8%
19Pernik82,126-2.6%
20Kyustendil81,685-3%
21Lovech81,602-3%
22Razgrad78,402-2.6%
23Yambol78,250-2.9%
24Smolyan78,069-3%
25Targovishte73,781-2.7%
26Silistra72,682-2.6%
27Gabrovo71,524-3.4%
28Vidin55,838-3.9%

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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 847,135 in 2014, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest population aged 15 to 64?

Vidin, with 55,838 in 2014.

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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