Regions of Bulgaria (NUTS 2) by population aged 15 to 64

Name: Regions of Bulgaria (NUTS 2) by population aged 15 to 64, 2021
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
License: Eurostat reuse policy (commercial and non-commercial reuse, attribution required)

Yugozapaden had the highest population aged 15 to 64 of 6 regions in 2021, at 1.32 million. Severozapaden had the lowest, at 416,422. The median was 558,143 and the figure for Bulgaria was 4.11 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest1,315,790Yugozapaden

Lowest416,422Severozapaden

Median558,1436 regions

Bulgaria4,105,729History

All regions, 2021

CSV Chart (SVG)

persons. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

Rank	Regions	2021 persons	Change on 2020
1	Yugozapaden	1,315,790	-0.8%
2	Yuzhen tsentralen	826,446	-0.6%
3	Yugoiztochen	591,085	-0.8%
4	Severoiztochen	525,200	-0.8%
5	Severen tsentralen	430,786	-1.8%
6	Severozapaden	416,422	-1.4%

Other periods

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 regions 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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Questions

Which region has the highest population aged 15 to 64?

Yugozapaden, with 1.32 million in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest population aged 15 to 64?

Severozapaden, with 416,422 in 2021.

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.