NUTS 3 areas of Bulgaria by nights spent in tourist accommodation

Burgas had the highest nights spent in tourist accommodation of 28 areas in 2022, at 8.99 million. Targovishte had the lowest, at 34,796. The median was 190,014 and the figure for Bulgaria was 24.17 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest8,990,147Burgas
Lowest34,796Targovishte
Median190,01428 areas
Bulgaria24,173,291History

All areas, 2022

CSVChart (SVG)

BurgasBurgas: 8,990,147 count8,990,147VarnaVarna: 4,073,641 count4,073,641Sofia (stolitsa)Sofia (stolitsa): 2,061,901 count2,061,901DobrichDobrich: 1,399,375 count1,399,375BlagoevgradBlagoevgrad: 1,387,710 count1,387,710PlovdivPlovdiv: 1,241,178 count1,241,178PazardzhikPazardzhik: 846,953 count846,953SmolyanSmolyan: 753,356 count753,356SofiaSofia: 657,196 count657,196Stara ZagoraStara Zagora: 499,109 count499,109Veliko TarnovoVeliko Tarnovo: 317,103 count317,103LovechLovech: 297,588 count297,588GabrovoGabrovo: 208,057 count208,057KyustendilKyustendil: 191,933 count191,933HaskovoHaskovo: 188,094 count188,094RuseRuse: 173,587 count173,587KardzhaliKardzhali: 123,110 count123,110PlevenPleven: 117,390 count117,390VratsaVratsa: 109,630 count109,630SlivenSliven: 90,072 count90,072MontanaMontana: 86,195 count86,195ShumenShumen: 75,908 count75,908VidinVidin: 66,967 count66,967RazgradRazgrad: 50,459 count50,459SilistraSilistra: 47,656 count47,656YambolYambol: 47,199 count47,199PernikPernik: 36,981 count36,981TargovishteTargovishte: 34,796 count34,796
count. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankAreas2022
count
Change on 2021
1Burgas8,990,147+42.2%
2Varna4,073,641+22.1%
3Sofia (stolitsa)2,061,901+76%
4Dobrich1,399,375+15%
5Blagoevgrad1,387,710+51.9%
6Plovdiv1,241,178+34.8%
7Pazardzhik846,953+67.2%
8Smolyan753,356+23.9%
9Sofia657,196+20.7%
10Stara Zagora499,109+56.4%
11Veliko Tarnovo317,103+13.4%
12Lovech297,588+15.8%
13Gabrovo208,057+41.5%
14Kyustendil191,933+32%
15Haskovo188,094+69.2%
16Ruse173,587+32.3%
17Kardzhali123,110-8.6%
18Pleven117,390+57.8%
19Vratsa109,630+48.9%
20Sliven90,072+18.5%
21Montana86,195+33.9%
22Shumen75,908+19.6%
23Vidin66,967+33.8%
24Razgrad50,459-1%
25Silistra47,656+51.6%
26Yambol47,199+70.4%
27Pernik36,981+117.7%
28Targovishte34,796+22.6%

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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 8.99 million in 2022, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest nights spent in tourist accommodation?

Targovishte, with 34,796 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 2 and 3 region (tour_occ_nin2). Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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