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Tourist overnight stays in Bulgaria
1990 – 2025 · 36 data points
12 of 14 · Countries
Updated Oct 21, 2026
Source: Eurostat, 1990 – 2025
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Overview
6 figures
People
13 figures
Economy
14 figures
Housing
1 figure
Education
4 figures
Tourism
4 figures
Climate
1 figure
Latest value · 2025
28,816,601
+4.2%
since 2024
Countries · 2025
12 of 14
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015
+35%
−0.2% a year on average
share of European Union
0.92%
European Union: 3,144,708,974 · 2025
Tourist overnight stays, 1990 – 2025 number
+35% since 2015
0
10M
20M
30M
40M
1990
2000
2005
2010
2015
2025
Source: Eurostat, 1990 – 2025
Compared with Tourist overnight stays · number
Bulgaria 29M
European Union 3.1B
Source: Eurostat
The series at a glance Bulgaria · 1990 – 2025
Latest value
28,816,601 · 2025
First value
30,557,115 · 1990
Highest
30,557,115 · 1990
Lowest
7,499,798 · 1999
Average change
−0.2% a year on average
Data points
36
By year
All years · 1990 – 2025
| Year | Bulgaria | Change | European Union |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 28,816,601 | +4.2% | 3.1B |
| 2024 | 27,646,201 | +2.9% | 3B |
| 2023 | 26,865,046 | +11% | 2.9B |
| 2022 | 24,173,291 | +37% | 2.8B |
| 2021 | 17,620,268 | +47% | 1.8B |
| 2020 | 11,968,483 | −56% | 1.4B |
| 2019 | 27,154,791 | +1.2% | 2.9B |
| 2018 | 26,845,013 | +3.0% | 2.8B |
| 2017 | 26,054,096 | +3.4% | 2.7B |
| 2016 | 25,185,996 | +18% | 2.6B |
| 2015 | 21,397,816 | −1.4% | 2.5B |
| 2014 | 21,698,391 | +0.4% | 2.4B |
| 2013 | 21,617,474 | +6.7% | 2.3B |
| 2012 | 20,252,038 | +8.6% | 2.3B |
| 2011 | 18,656,061 | +16% | 2.2B |
| 2010 | 16,139,116 | +5.6% | 2.2B |
| 2009 | 15,277,000 | −16% | 2.1B |
| 2008 | 18,182,923 | +1.1% | 2.2B |
| 2007 | 17,976,658 | +3.6% | — |
| 2006 | 17,355,363 | +8.0% | — |
| 2005 | 16,071,313 | +13% | 2B |
| 2004 | 14,160,067 | +13% | — |
| 2003 | 12,521,479 | +22% | — |
| 2002 | 10,285,668 | +9.6% | — |
| 2001 | 9,384,506 | +9.7% | — |
| 2000 | 8,554,139 | +14% | — |
| 1999 | 7,499,798 | −13% | — |
| 1998 | 8,634,792 | +1.6% | — |
| 1997 | 8,501,641 | −13% | — |
| 1996 | 9,806,290 | −1.8% | — |
| 1995 | 9,987,348 | −10% | — |
| 1994 | 11,132,370 | −12% | — |
| 1993 | 12,711,442 | +4.6% | — |
| 1992 | 12,157,168 | +10% | — |
| 1991 | 11,004,173 | −64% | — |
| 1990 | 30,557,115 | — |
Source: Eurostat, 1990 – 2025
Ranking · Countries
2019 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Tourist overnight stays | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain | 470M | |
| 2 | France | 447M | |
| 3 | Germany | 437M | |
| 4 | Italy | 437M | |
| 5 | Türkiye | 211M | |
| 6 | Greece | 144M | |
| 7 | Netherlands | 123M | |
| 8 | Poland | 93M | |
| 9 | Czechia | 57M | |
| 10 | Romania | 30M | |
| 11 | Bulgaria | 27M | |
| 12 | Finland | 23M | |
| 13 | Lithuania | 8.9M |
Source: Eurostat, 2019
What it means
How many nights guests spent in hotels, campsites and other accommodation in a year.
How it is calculated
Nights spent by residents and non-residents at tourist accommodation establishments, reported by the establishments.
Tourism
Bulgaria in numbers