NUTS 3 areas of Bulgaria by nights spent in tourist accommodation

Burgas had the highest nights spent in tourist accommodation of 28 areas in 2024, at 9.91 million. Targovishte had the lowest, at 36,530. The median was 218,826 and the figure for Bulgaria was 27.65 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest9,905,089Burgas
Lowest36,530Targovishte
Median218,82628 areas
Bulgaria27,646,201History

All areas, 2024

CSVChart (SVG)

BurgasBurgas: 9,905,089 count9,905,089VarnaVarna: 4,752,786 count4,752,786Sofia (stolitsa)Sofia (stolitsa): 2,267,902 count2,267,902BlagoevgradBlagoevgrad: 1,786,125 count1,786,125DobrichDobrich: 1,749,331 count1,749,331PlovdivPlovdiv: 1,414,851 count1,414,851PazardzhikPazardzhik: 1,100,960 count1,100,960SmolyanSmolyan: 826,373 count826,373SofiaSofia: 707,173 count707,173Stara ZagoraStara Zagora: 657,087 count657,087Veliko TarnovoVeliko Tarnovo: 352,026 count352,026LovechLovech: 295,764 count295,764HaskovoHaskovo: 257,193 count257,193KyustendilKyustendil: 241,171 count241,171GabrovoGabrovo: 196,480 count196,480RuseRuse: 173,093 count173,093PlevenPleven: 137,221 count137,221VratsaVratsa: 134,374 count134,374KardzhaliKardzhali: 122,348 count122,348MontanaMontana: 107,898 count107,898SlivenSliven: 95,276 count95,276ShumenShumen: 84,000 count84,000VidinVidin: 75,508 count75,508RazgradRazgrad: 49,453 count49,453YambolYambol: 41,262 count41,262SilistraSilistra: 40,428 count40,428PernikPernik: 38,499 count38,499TargovishteTargovishte: 36,530 count36,530
count. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankAreas2024
count
Change on 2023
1Burgas9,905,089+2.8%
2Varna4,752,786+4.1%
3Sofia (stolitsa)2,267,902+3.8%
4Blagoevgrad1,786,125-0.8%
5Dobrich1,749,331+9.3%
6Plovdiv1,414,851+3.3%
7Pazardzhik1,100,960-2.7%
8Smolyan826,373+1.6%
9Sofia707,173+7.4%
10Stara Zagora657,087+3.2%
11Veliko Tarnovo352,026+6.9%
12Lovech295,764-3.6%
13Haskovo257,193+19.5%
14Kyustendil241,171-2.7%
15Gabrovo196,480-6.1%
16Ruse173,093-13.7%
17Pleven137,221-12.5%
18Vratsa134,374+21.2%
19Kardzhali122,348-1%
20Montana107,898+13.6%
21Sliven95,276-4.8%
22Shumen84,000+9%
23Vidin75,508+5.6%
24Razgrad49,453+3.4%
25Yambol41,262-14.6%
26Silistra40,428-5.5%
27Pernik38,499-19.3%
28Targovishte36,530-0%

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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 9.91 million in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest nights spent in tourist accommodation?

Targovishte, with 36,530 in 2024.

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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