🌆 Largest Cities in Bulgaria
Bulgarian cities and towns ranked by population at the 2021 census.
Sofia32%
Plovdiv8.8%
Varna8.5%
Burgas5.2%
Ruse3.4%
Stara Zagora3.4%
Pleven
Sliven2.2%
Dobrich2%
Pernik1.9%
Shumen1.9%
Haskovo
Blagoevgrad
Yambol
Veliko Tarnovo
Pazardzhik
Vratsa
Asenovgrad
Gabrovo
Kazanluk
Kardzhali
Montana
Kyustendil
Vidin
Targovishte
Dimitrovgrad
Razgrad
Lovech
Silistra
Dupnitsa
Petrich
Gorna Oryahovitsa
Smolyan
Samokov
Sandanski
Velingrad
1
SofiaSofia City Province
1,183,454
2
PlovdivPlovdiv Province
319,612
3
VarnaVarna Province
310,664
4
BurgasBurgas Province
188,242
5
RuseRuse Province
124,787
6
Stara ZagoraStara Zagora Province
122,536
7
PlevenPleven Province
92,101
8
SlivenSliven Province
80,467
9
DobrichDobrich Province
73,895
10
PernikPernik Province
68,259
11
ShumenShumen Province
67,971
12
HaskovoHaskovo Province
65,829
13
BlagoevgradBlagoevgrad Province
62,524
14
YambolYambol Province
60,641
15
Veliko TarnovoVeliko Tarnovo Province
59,166
16
PazardzhikPazardzhik Province
55,220
17
VratsaVratsa Province
49,569
18
AsenovgradPlovdiv Province
45,473
19
GabrovoGabrovo Province
44,786
20
KazanlukStara Zagora Province
41,768
21
KardzhaliKardzhali Province
40,937
22
MontanaMontana Province
36,633
23
KyustendilKyustendil Province
35,100
24
VidinVidin Province
34,797
25
TargovishteTargovishte Province
32,957
26
DimitrovgradHaskovo Province
31,187
27
RazgradRazgrad Province
28,509
28
LovechLovech Province
27,910
29
SilistraSilistra Province
27,727
30
DupnitsaKyustendil Province
26,973
31
PetrichBlagoevgrad Province
26,093
32
Gorna OryahovitsaVeliko Tarnovo Province
25,764
33
SmolyanSmolyan Province
24,920
34
SamokovSofia Province
24,186
35
SandanskiBlagoevgrad Province
23,844
36
VelingradPazardzhik Province
20,286
37
Velingrad (Pazardzhik Province)Pazardzhik Province
20,031
38
KarlovoPlovdiv Province
19,373
39
LomMontana Province
18,593
Highlights
Within Bulgaria, Sofia ranks first in 2021 with 1,183,454, followed by Plovdiv (319,612) and Varna (310,664).
Sofia is 3.7 times higher than Plovdiv, the runner-up.
Across 39 entries, values run from 1,183,454 (Sofia) to 18,593 (Lom), with a median of 41,768.
Source: National Statistical Institute (NSI), 2021 census (via Wikipedia), 2021. Unit: people.
Source: National Statistical Institute (NSI), 2021 census (via Wikipedia) · CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikipedia); underlying data © the cited publisher · fetched Oct 14, 2026