NUTS 3 areas of Bulgaria by nights spent in tourist accommodation by non-residents (foreign guests)

Burgas had the highest nights spent in tourist accommodation by non-residents (foreign guests) of 28 areas in 2022, at 6.05 million. Montana had the lowest, at 5,127. The median was 33,415 and the figure for Bulgaria was 12.89 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest6,047,000Burgas

Lowest5,127Montana

Median33,41528 areas

Bulgaria12,886,955History

All areas, 2022

count. Source: Eurostat, Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 3 region, non-residents (foreign country of residence), hotels, holiday accommodation and campsites (tour_occ_nin2). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Areas	2022 count	Change on 2021
1	Burgas	6,047,000	+72.8%
2	Varna	3,111,757	+33.1%
3	Sofia (stolitsa)	1,310,943	+96.7%
4	Dobrich	894,649	+18%
5	Blagoevgrad	470,321	+152.8%
6	Plovdiv	242,422	+73.5%
7	Sofia	227,429	+150.6%
8	Smolyan	85,791	+171.2%
9	Veliko Tarnovo	65,683	+98.5%
10	Haskovo	56,540	+54.9%
11	Stara Zagora	54,931	+89%
12	Pazardzhik	51,018	+169.2%
13	Ruse	45,634	+59.8%
14	Pleven	43,257	+176.4%
15	Lovech	23,573	+68.1%
16	Sliven	22,410	+85.4%
17	Kyustendil	17,791	+63.8%
18	Vratsa	15,599	+112.4%
19	Gabrovo	14,909	+83.9%
20	Kardzhali	14,227	-33.5%
21	Vidin	12,892	+100.2%
22	Shumen	12,768	+27.7%
23	Razgrad	11,101	+2.9%
24	Targovishte	8,646	+63.5%
25	Yambol	7,617	+40.7%
26	Pernik	6,520	+151.1%
27	Silistra	6,400	+64.1%
28	Montana	5,127	+66.8%

Other periods

About this ranking

Nights spent in the year by guests whose usual residence is outside the country, at hotels and similar accommodation, holiday and other short-stay accommodation, and campsites (NACE Rev. 2 groups 55.1 to 55.3) (Eurostat).

Guests are classed by country of residence, not nationality: a Spanish citizen living in France counts as non-resident in Spain. Nights by residents and non-residents together are tourist_nights. From the EU survey of occupancy in tourist accommodation establishments. Countries may leave out establishments with fewer than 10 bed places (20 in countries with under 1% of EU nights), and private rentals booked through online platforms are partly outside the survey: see short_stay_platform_guest_nights.

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. Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 3 region, non-residents (foreign country of residence), hotels, holiday accommodation and campsites (tour_occ_nin2). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tour_occ_nin2/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 3 region, non-residents (foreign country of residence), hotels, holiday accommodation and campsites (tour_occ_nin2) (NUTS 3 areas of Bulgaria by nights spent in tourist accommodation by non-residents (foreign guests), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tour_occ_nin2/default/table

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Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 3 region, non-residents (foreign country of residence), hotels, holiday accommodation and campsites (tour_occ_nin2), NUTS 3 areas of Bulgaria by nights spent in tourist accommodation by non-residents (foreign guests), 2022. Eurostat, European Commission, 9 Oct. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tour_occ_nin2/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/tourist-nights-non-residents/bulgaria-provinces?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 3 region, non-residents (foreign country of residence), hotels, holiday accommodation and campsites (tour_occ_nin2). NUTS 3 areas of Bulgaria by nights spent in tourist accommodation by non-residents (foreign guests), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tour_occ_nin2/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/tourist-nights-non-residents/bulgaria-provinces?period=2022.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 3 region, non-residents (foreign country of residence), hotels, holiday accommodation and campsites (tour_occ_nin2), NUTS 3 areas of Bulgaria by nights spent in tourist accommodation by non-residents (foreign guests), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tour_occ_nin2/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/tourist-nights-non-residents/bulgaria-provinces?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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Which area has the highest nights spent in tourist accommodation by non-residents (foreign guests)?

Burgas, with 6.05 million in 2022, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest nights spent in tourist accommodation by non-residents (foreign guests)?

Montana, with 5,127 in 2022.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 3 region, non-residents (foreign country of residence), hotels, holiday accommodation and campsites (tour_occ_nin2). Retrieved 2026-10-12.