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Among 28 NUTS 3 regions of Bulgaria, Sofia (stolitsa) ranks best in
gdp per capita (1st).
Over time
Indicator
The dashed line is the value for the whole country. Where Eurostat does not publish
it, only the region line is shown.
Sofia (stolitsa) vs national value
Economy
GDP per capita
35,400 €/inh.
+3,900 vs 2023
1st of 28 in the country
Bulgaria 18,060 €/inh. · +96%
Population
Population density
1st of 28 in the country
Bulgaria 58.6 /km² · +1588%
Population change
4th of 28 in the country
Bulgaria -2.2 ‰ · -414%
Net migration
5th of 28 in the country
Bulgaria 5.5 ‰ · +62%
Median age
28th of 28 in the country
Bulgaria 47.2 years · -9%
Aged 65+
28th of 28 in the country
Bulgaria 24.0 % · -20%
Society
Tourist nights
14th of 28 in the country
Bulgaria 4,476 per 1,000 · -57%
Eurostat does not publish these indicators for NUTS 3 regions, only for the larger
region Sofia (stolitsa) belongs to.
Income per capita
11,300 €/inh.
+1,600 vs 2022
Other regions in Yugozapaden
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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