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NUTS 3 areas of Bulgaria by nights spent in tourist accommodation

Burgas had the highest nights spent in tourist accommodation of 28 areas in 2020, at 3.61 million. Pernik had the lowest, at 19,878. The median was 107,266 and the figure for Bulgaria was 11.97 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest3,605,948Burgas
Lowest19,878Pernik
Median107,26628 areas
Bulgaria11,968,483History

All areas, 2020

CSVChart (SVG)

BurgasBurgas: 3,605,948 count3,605,948VarnaVarna: 1,927,181 count1,927,181BlagoevgradBlagoevgrad: 892,107 count892,107DobrichDobrich: 853,193 count853,193Sofia (stolitsa)Sofia (stolitsa): 756,011 count756,011PlovdivPlovdiv: 668,450 count668,450SmolyanSmolyan: 627,142 count627,142SofiaSofia: 515,648 count515,648PazardzhikPazardzhik: 389,699 count389,699Stara ZagoraStara Zagora: 225,594 count225,594Veliko TarnovoVeliko Tarnovo: 224,109 count224,109LovechLovech: 197,397 count197,397KyustendilKyustendil: 110,879 count110,879GabrovoGabrovo: 110,852 count110,852MontanaMontana: 103,680 count103,680RuseRuse: 90,357 count90,357VidinVidin: 87,614 count87,614HaskovoHaskovo: 83,568 count83,568PlevenPleven: 82,289 count82,289KardzhaliKardzhali: 72,726 count72,726RazgradRazgrad: 63,807 count63,807ShumenShumen: 61,282 count61,282VratsaVratsa: 58,195 count58,195SlivenSliven: 52,255 count52,255TargovishteTargovishte: 39,724 count39,724SilistraSilistra: 26,115 count26,115YambolYambol: 22,783 count22,783PernikPernik: 19,878 count19,878
count. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankAreas2020
count
1Burgas3,605,948
2Varna1,927,181
3Blagoevgrad892,107
4Dobrich853,193
5Sofia (stolitsa)756,011
6Plovdiv668,450
7Smolyan627,142
8Sofia515,648
9Pazardzhik389,699
10Stara Zagora225,594
11Veliko Tarnovo224,109
12Lovech197,397
13Kyustendil110,879
14Gabrovo110,852
15Montana103,680
16Ruse90,357
17Vidin87,614
18Haskovo83,568
19Pleven82,289
20Kardzhali72,726
21Razgrad63,807
22Shumen61,282
23Vratsa58,195
24Sliven52,255
25Targovishte39,724
26Silistra26,115
27Yambol22,783
28Pernik19,878

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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 3.61 million in 2020, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest nights spent in tourist accommodation?

Pernik, with 19,878 in 2020.

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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