NUTS 3

Sliven

Region of Bulgaria · NUTS code BG342

Among 28 NUTS 3 regions of Bulgaria, Sliven ranks best in gdp per capita (28th).

Over time

The dashed line is the value for the whole country. Where Eurostat does not publish it, only the region line is shown.

Sliven vs national value

Economy

GDP per capita
6,700 €/inh.
−200 vs 2023
28th of 28 in the country
Bulgaria 18,060 €/inh. · -63%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking

Population

Population density
48.2 /km²
−0.2 vs 2023
8th of 28 in the country
Bulgaria 58.6 /km² · -18%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Population change
-4.4 ‰
−1.3 vs 2023
9th of 28 in the country
Bulgaria -2.2 ‰ · +100%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Net migration
-1.6 ‰
−1.6 vs 2023
26th of 28 in the country
Bulgaria 5.5 ‰ · -129%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Median age
44.6 years
0 vs 2024
27th of 28 in the country
Bulgaria 47.2 years · -6%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking
Aged 65+
22.5 %
+0.1 vs 2024
26th of 28 in the country
Bulgaria 24.0 % · -6%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking

Map

NUTS 3

 

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Society

Tourist nights
571 per 1,000
23rd of 28 in the country
Bulgaria 4,476 per 1,000 · -87%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking

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Profile

Eurostat does not publish these indicators for NUTS 3 regions, only for the larger region Sliven belongs to.

Population
952,383
+1,216 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Life expectancy
75.7 years
+0.7 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Unemployment
4.6 %
−0.3 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Income per capita
6,200 €/inh.
+800 vs 2022
2023 · NUTS 2 ranking
Employment
75.0 %
−1.7 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Road deaths
79 per mn
−14 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Tertiary educated
30.9 %
+3.0 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Fertility
2.04
−0.10 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
High-tech jobs
2.4 %
+1.0 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
GDP growth
-12.7 %
−8.4 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Doctors
345 per 100k
+3 vs 2019
2020 · NUTS 2 ranking

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Ranks are among regions of the same NUTS level within the same country. The NUTS levels are defined by Eurostat: NUTS 1 are the largest regions, NUTS 3 the smallest.

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