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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 2023, at 9.64 million. Targovishte had the lowest, at 36,545. The median was 212,177 and the figure for Bulgaria was 26.87 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest9,636,004Burgas
Lowest36,545Targovishte
Median212,17728 areas
Bulgaria26,865,046History

All areas, 2023

CSVChart (SVG)

BurgasBurgas: 9,636,004 count9,636,004VarnaVarna: 4,565,334 count4,565,334Sofia (stolitsa)Sofia (stolitsa): 2,185,868 count2,185,868BlagoevgradBlagoevgrad: 1,800,095 count1,800,095DobrichDobrich: 1,600,030 count1,600,030PlovdivPlovdiv: 1,370,231 count1,370,231PazardzhikPazardzhik: 1,131,944 count1,131,944SmolyanSmolyan: 813,518 count813,518SofiaSofia: 658,259 count658,259Stara ZagoraStara Zagora: 636,963 count636,963Veliko TarnovoVeliko Tarnovo: 329,257 count329,257LovechLovech: 306,785 count306,785KyustendilKyustendil: 247,772 count247,772HaskovoHaskovo: 215,209 count215,209GabrovoGabrovo: 209,144 count209,144RuseRuse: 200,543 count200,543PlevenPleven: 156,893 count156,893KardzhaliKardzhali: 123,585 count123,585VratsaVratsa: 110,879 count110,879SlivenSliven: 100,094 count100,094MontanaMontana: 94,955 count94,955ShumenShumen: 77,034 count77,034VidinVidin: 71,534 count71,534YambolYambol: 48,300 count48,300RazgradRazgrad: 47,807 count47,807PernikPernik: 47,684 count47,684SilistraSilistra: 42,780 count42,780TargovishteTargovishte: 36,545 count36,545
count. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankAreas2023
count		Change on 2022
1Burgas9,636,004+7.2%
2Varna4,565,334+12.1%
3Sofia (stolitsa)2,185,868+6%
4Blagoevgrad1,800,095+29.7%
5Dobrich1,600,030+14.3%
6Plovdiv1,370,231+10.4%
7Pazardzhik1,131,944+33.6%
8Smolyan813,518+8%
9Sofia658,259+0.2%
10Stara Zagora636,963+27.6%
11Veliko Tarnovo329,257+3.8%
12Lovech306,785+3.1%
13Kyustendil247,772+29.1%
14Haskovo215,209+14.4%
15Gabrovo209,144+0.5%
16Ruse200,543+15.5%
17Pleven156,893+33.7%
18Kardzhali123,585+0.4%
19Vratsa110,879+1.1%
20Sliven100,094+11.1%
21Montana94,955+10.2%
22Shumen77,034+1.5%
23Vidin71,534+6.8%
24Yambol48,300+2.3%
25Razgrad47,807-5.3%
26Pernik47,684+28.9%
27Silistra42,780-10.2%
28Targovishte36,545+5%

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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 9.64 million in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest nights spent in tourist accommodation?

Targovishte, with 36,545 in 2023.

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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