NUTS 3

Stara Zagora

Region of Bulgaria · NUTS code BG344

Among 28 NUTS 3 regions of Bulgaria, Stara Zagora ranks best in gdp per capita (2nd).

Over time

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

Stara Zagora vs national value

Economy

GDP per capita
22,400 €/inh.
+3,700 vs 2023
2nd of 28 in the country
Bulgaria 18,060 €/inh. · +24%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking

Population

Population density
56.8 /km²
−0.3 vs 2023
5th of 28 in the country
Bulgaria 58.6 /km² · -3%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Population change
-5.6 ‰
−0.4 vs 2023
10th of 28 in the country
Bulgaria -2.2 ‰ · +155%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Net migration
1.9 ‰
−0.2 vs 2023
14th of 28 in the country
Bulgaria 5.5 ‰ · -65%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Median age
47.8 years
+0.3 vs 2024
21st of 28 in the country
Bulgaria 47.2 years
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking
Aged 65+
24.8 %
+0.2 vs 2024
20th of 28 in the country
Bulgaria 24.0 % · +3%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking

Map

NUTS 3

 

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Society

Tourist nights
2,303 per 1,000
10th of 28 in the country
Bulgaria 4,476 per 1,000 · -49%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking

For Yugoiztochen

Profile

Eurostat does not publish these indicators for NUTS 3 regions, only for the larger region Stara Zagora 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

Other regions in Yugoiztochen

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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