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 2015, at 847,123. Vidin had the lowest, at 53,594. The median was 111,055 and the figure for Bulgaria was 4.61 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest847,123Sofia (stolitsa)
Lowest53,594Vidin
Median111,05528 areas
Bulgaria4,613,267History

All areas, 2015

CSVChart (SVG)

Sofia (stolitsa)Sofia (stolitsa): 847,123 persons847,123PlovdivPlovdiv: 436,745 persons436,745VarnaVarna: 307,333 persons307,333BurgasBurgas: 264,885 persons264,885SofiaSofia: 213,883 persons213,883BlagoevgradBlagoevgrad: 209,950 persons209,950Stara ZagoraStara Zagora: 204,070 persons204,070PazardzhikPazardzhik: 168,025 persons168,025PlevenPleven: 155,845 persons155,845Veliko TarnovoVeliko Tarnovo: 154,863 persons154,863HaskovoHaskovo: 148,365 persons148,365RuseRuse: 141,510 persons141,510SlivenSliven: 117,360 persons117,360DobrichDobrich: 112,495 persons112,495ShumenShumen: 109,614 persons109,614VratsaVratsa: 109,337 persons109,337KardzhaliKardzhali: 97,076 persons97,076MontanaMontana: 83,286 persons83,286PernikPernik: 79,952 persons79,952KyustendilKyustendil: 79,284 persons79,284LovechLovech: 79,271 persons79,271RazgradRazgrad: 76,301 persons76,301YambolYambol: 76,110 persons76,110SmolyanSmolyan: 75,671 persons75,671TargovishteTargovishte: 71,766 persons71,766SilistraSilistra: 70,432 persons70,432GabrovoGabrovo: 69,121 persons69,121VidinVidin: 53,594 persons53,594
persons. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankAreas2015
persons
Change on 2014
1Sofia (stolitsa)847,123-0%
2Plovdiv436,745-1.5%
3Varna307,333-1.9%
4Burgas264,885-1.9%
5Sofia213,883-5.3%
6Blagoevgrad209,950-1.7%
7Stara Zagora204,070-1.9%
8Pazardzhik168,025-2.4%
9Pleven155,845-2.5%
10Veliko Tarnovo154,863-2.9%
11Haskovo148,365-2.3%
12Ruse141,510-2.8%
13Sliven117,360-2.1%
14Dobrich112,495-3.2%
15Shumen109,614-2.7%
16Vratsa109,337-2.6%
17Kardzhali97,076-1.8%
18Montana83,286-2.8%
19Pernik79,952-2.6%
20Kyustendil79,284-2.9%
21Lovech79,271-2.9%
22Razgrad76,301-2.7%
23Yambol76,110-2.7%
24Smolyan75,671-3.1%
25Targovishte71,766-2.7%
26Silistra70,432-3.1%
27Gabrovo69,121-3.4%
28Vidin53,594-4%

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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 847,123 in 2015, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest population aged 15 to 64?

Vidin, with 53,594 in 2015.

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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