NUTS 3 areas of Bulgaria by nights spent in tourist accommodation, 2025

Burgas had the highest nights spent in tourist accommodation of 28 areas in 2025, at 10.1 million. Yambol had the lowest, at 40,439. The median was 218,952 and the figure for Bulgaria was 28.82 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest10,104,597Burgas
Lowest40,439Yambol
Median218,95228 areas
Bulgaria28,816,601History

All areas, 2025

CSVChart (SVG)

BurgasBurgas: 10,104,597 count10,104,597VarnaVarna: 5,024,610 count5,024,610Sofia (stolitsa)Sofia (stolitsa): 2,468,303 count2,468,303DobrichDobrich: 1,826,096 count1,826,096BlagoevgradBlagoevgrad: 1,778,517 count1,778,517PlovdivPlovdiv: 1,554,996 count1,554,996PazardzhikPazardzhik: 1,128,463 count1,128,463SmolyanSmolyan: 803,159 count803,159SofiaSofia: 758,345 count758,345Stara ZagoraStara Zagora: 665,024 count665,024HaskovoHaskovo: 403,748 count403,748Veliko TarnovoVeliko Tarnovo: 369,000 count369,000LovechLovech: 284,618 count284,618KyustendilKyustendil: 241,150 count241,150RuseRuse: 196,753 count196,753GabrovoGabrovo: 194,309 count194,309PlevenPleven: 151,617 count151,617KardzhaliKardzhali: 139,668 count139,668VratsaVratsa: 124,139 count124,139MontanaMontana: 108,142 count108,142SlivenSliven: 96,686 count96,686ShumenShumen: 91,803 count91,803VidinVidin: 78,710 count78,710RazgradRazgrad: 51,670 count51,670SilistraSilistra: 50,528 count50,528TargovishteTargovishte: 40,835 count40,835PernikPernik: 40,676 count40,676YambolYambol: 40,439 count40,439
count. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankAreas2025
count
Change on 2024
1Burgas10,104,597+2%
2Varna5,024,610+5.7%
3Sofia (stolitsa)2,468,303+8.8%
4Dobrich1,826,096+4.4%
5Blagoevgrad1,778,517-0.4%
6Plovdiv1,554,996+9.9%
7Pazardzhik1,128,463+2.5%
8Smolyan803,159-2.8%
9Sofia758,345+7.2%
10Stara Zagora665,024+1.2%
11Haskovo403,748+57%
12Veliko Tarnovo369,000+4.8%
13Lovech284,618-3.8%
14Kyustendil241,150-0%
15Ruse196,753+13.7%
16Gabrovo194,309-1.1%
17Pleven151,617+10.5%
18Kardzhali139,668+14.2%
19Vratsa124,139-7.6%
20Montana108,142+0.2%
21Sliven96,686+1.5%
22Shumen91,803+9.3%
23Vidin78,710+4.2%
24Razgrad51,670+4.5%
25Silistra50,528+25%
26Targovishte40,835+11.8%
27Pernik40,676+5.7%
28Yambol40,439-2%

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About this ranking

Nights spent at hotels, holiday accommodation, campsites and similar establishments (Eurostat). Comparable across EU countries and regions.

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 2 and 3 region (tour_occ_nin2). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tour_occ_nin2/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Which area has the highest nights spent in tourist accommodation?

Burgas, with 10.1 million in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest nights spent in tourist accommodation?

Yambol, with 40,439 in 2025.

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 2 and 3 region (tour_occ_nin2). Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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