# NUTS 3 areas of Bulgaria by population density, 2024

All 28 values come from Eurostat, European Commission for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `population_density`
- Unit: inhabitants per km²
- Definition: Resident population divided by land area in km². World Bank figures use mid-year population and land area excluding inland water.
- Source: Eurostat, European Commission, Population density by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_d3dens) (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_d3dens/default/table)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-08
- Citation: Eurostat. Population density by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_d3dens). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_d3dens/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/population-density/bulgaria-provinces
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/rankings/population-density/bulgaria-provinces.csv

| Rank | Place | inhabitants per km² |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Sofia (stolitsa) | 988.9 |
| 2 | Varna | 115.4 |
| 3 | Plovdiv | 107.5 |
| 4 | Ruse | 66.5 |
| 5 | Stara Zagora | 56.8 |
| 6 | Pazardzhik | 51.1 |
| 7 | Burgas | 50.6 |
| 8 | Sliven | 48.2 |
| 9 | Pleven | 47.4 |
| 10 | Kardzhali | 46.8 |
| 11 | Gabrovo | 46.7 |
| 12 | Pernik | 46.4 |
| 13 | Blagoevgrad | 44.5 |
| 14 | Shumen | 44.3 |
| 15 | Veliko Tarnovo | 43.5 |
| 16 | Razgrad | 41.5 |
| 17 | Vratsa | 41 |
| 18 | Haskovo | 37.9 |
| 19 | Targovishte | 35.3 |
| 20 | Kyustendil | 35.1 |
| 21 | Silistra | 33.6 |
| 22 | Sofia | 32 |
| 23 | Montana | 31.8 |
| 24 | Yambol | 31.7 |
| 25 | Dobrich | 31 |
| 26 | Smolyan | 28.6 |
| 27 | Lovech | 27 |
| 28 | Vidin | 23.8 |