NUTS 3

Varna

Region of Bulgaria · NUTS code BG331

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

Over time

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

Varna vs national value

Economy

GDP per capita
15,200 €/inh.
+1,400 vs 2023
3rd of 28 in the country
Bulgaria 18,060 €/inh. · -16%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking

Population

Population density
115.4 /km²
+0.9 vs 2023
2nd of 28 in the country
Bulgaria 58.6 /km² · +97%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Population change
7.6 ‰
−0.1 vs 2023
3rd of 28 in the country
Bulgaria -2.2 ‰ · -445%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Net migration
12.8 ‰
+0.4 vs 2023
3rd of 28 in the country
Bulgaria 5.5 ‰ · +133%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Median age
45.3 years
+0.2 vs 2024
26th of 28 in the country
Bulgaria 47.2 years · -4%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking
Aged 65+
21.6 %
+0.1 vs 2024
27th of 28 in the country
Bulgaria 24.0 % · -10%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking

Map

NUTS 3

 

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Society

Tourist nights
11,484 per 1,000
3rd of 28 in the country
Bulgaria 4,476 per 1,000 · +157%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking

For Severoiztochen

Profile

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

Population
826,742
+608 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Life expectancy
75.4 years
−0.1 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Unemployment
3.9 %
−0.1 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Income per capita
6,700 €/inh.
+700 vs 2022
2023 · NUTS 2 ranking
Employment
79.2 %
−0.6 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Road deaths
83 per mn
−1 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Tertiary educated
39.0 %
+3.1 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Fertility
1.63
−0.13 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
High-tech jobs
3.0 %
+0.6 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
GDP growth
4.2 %
+0.3 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Doctors
396 per 100k
−1 vs 2019
2020 · NUTS 2 ranking

Other regions in Severoiztochen

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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