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Tourist overnight stays in Sofia

2020 – 2025 · 6 data points 1 of 5 · Regions of Yugozapaden Updated Oct 21, 2026

Source: Eurostat, 2020 – 2025

Tourist overnight stays, 2020 – 2025 number

Source: Eurostat, 2020 – 2025

Compared with Tourist overnight stays · number
Sofia 2.5M
Bulgaria 29M
European Union 3.1B

Source: Eurostat

The series at a glance Sofia · 2020 – 2025
Latest value 2,468,303 · 2025
First value 756,011 · 2020
Highest 2,468,303 · 2025
Lowest 756,011 · 2020
Average change +26.7% a year on average
Data points 6

By year

All years · 2020 – 2025

YearSofiaChange YugozapadenBulgariaEuropean Union
2025 2,468,303 +8.8% 5.3M 29M 3.1B
2024 2,267,902 +3.8% 5M 28M 3B
2023 2,185,868 +6.0% 4.9M 27M 2.9B
2022 2,061,901 +76% 4.3M 24M 2.8B
2021 1,171,327 +55% 2.8M 18M 1.8B
2020 756,011 2.3M 12M 1.4B

Source: Eurostat, 2020 – 2025

Ranking · Regions of Yugozapaden

2025 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryTourist overnight stays
5 Pernik 40,676
4 Kyustendil 241K
3 Sofia 758K
2 Blagoevgrad 1.8M
1 Sofia (stolitsa) 2.5M

Source: Eurostat, 2025

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.