# Regions of Bulgaria (NUTS 2) by population, 2025

All 6 values come from Eurostat, European Commission for 2025, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `population`
- Unit: persons
- Definition: 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.
- Source: Eurostat, European Commission, 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
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/population/bulgaria-regions
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/rankings/population/bulgaria-regions.csv

| Rank | Place | persons |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Yugozapaden | 2,022,982 |
| 2 | Yuzhen tsentralen | 1,306,492 |
| 3 | Yugoiztochen | 952,383 |
| 4 | Severoiztochen | 826,742 |
| 5 | Severen tsentralen | 673,331 |
| 6 | Severozapaden | 655,430 |