NUTS 3 areas of Bulgaria by population

Name: NUTS 3 areas of Bulgaria by population, 2015
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Sofia (stolitsa) had the highest population of 28 areas in 2015, at 1.19 million. Vidin had the lowest, at 90,770. The median was 173,587 and the figure for Bulgaria was 7.03 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest1,189,431Sofia (stolitsa)

Lowest90,770Vidin

Median173,58728 areas

Bulgaria7,029,690History

All areas, 2015

CSV Chart (SVG)

persons. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

Rank	Areas	2015 persons	Change on 2014
1	Sofia (stolitsa)	1,189,431	+1.3%
2	Plovdiv	663,073	-0.8%
3	Varna	456,668	-1%
4	Burgas	400,440	-1%
5	Sofia	339,729	-5%
6	Stara Zagora	319,443	-1.2%
7	Blagoevgrad	311,418	-1.1%
8	Pazardzhik	257,225	-1.8%
9	Pleven	252,743	-1.7%
10	Veliko Tarnovo	238,456	-2.1%
11	Haskovo	233,212	-1.6%
12	Ruse	219,109	-1.9%
13	Sliven	188,331	-1.3%
14	Dobrich	173,667	-2.3%
15	Vratsa	173,507	-2%
16	Shumen	168,654	-1.8%
17	Kardzhali	146,546	-1%
18	Montana	136,978	-2.1%
19	Lovech	131,190	-2%
20	Kyustendil	126,682	-2%
21	Pernik	125,115	-1.7%
22	Yambol	123,034	-1.7%
23	Razgrad	116,478	-1.9%
24	Gabrovo	113,110	-2.2%
25	Smolyan	112,159	-2.2%
26	Targovishte	111,710	-2.1%
27	Silistra	110,812	-1.9%
28	Vidin	90,770	-2.8%

Other periods

About this ranking

Resident population. Spain and the EU: 1 January, with Spanish figures from the official municipal register (Padrón). United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July. Other countries and the World: World Bank mid-year estimates, which count all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

For Denmark, Statistics Denmark counts the registered resident population on 1 January. Greenland and the Faroe Islands are excluded. The annual series selects the first-quarter reference date from FOLK1A. The World Bank series exists for every country, so use it (through compare) to rank countries on one basis.

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 NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjanaggr3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_pjanaggr3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which area has the highest population?

Sofia (stolitsa), with 1.19 million in 2015, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest population?

Vidin, with 90,770 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 NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjanaggr3). Retrieved 2026-10-08.