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Tourism Statistics · Region

Tourist overnight stays in Yugozapaden

2002 – 2025 · 24 data points 3 of 6 · Regions of Bulgaria Updated Oct 21, 2026

Source: Eurostat, 2002 – 2025

Tourist overnight stays, 2002 – 2025 number
+48% since 2015

Source: Eurostat, 2002 – 2025

Compared with Tourist overnight stays · number
Yugozapaden 5.3M
Bulgaria 29M
European Union 3.1B

Source: Eurostat

The series at a glance Yugozapaden · 2002 – 2025
Latest value 5,286,991 · 2025
First value 1,367,902 · 2002
Highest 5,286,991 · 2025
Lowest 1,367,902 · 2002
Average change +6.1% a year on average
Data points 24

By year

All years · 2002 – 2025

YearYugozapadenChange BulgariaEuropean Union
2025 5,286,991 +4.9% 29M 3.1B
2024 5,040,870 +2.0% 28M 3B
2023 4,939,678 +14% 27M 2.9B
2022 4,335,721 +55% 24M 2.8B
2021 2,791,394 +22% 18M 1.8B
2020 2,294,523 −49% 12M 1.4B
2019 4,456,931 +1.1% 27M 2.9B
2018 4,409,755 +2.3% 27M 2.8B
2017 4,309,369 +6.6% 26M 2.7B
2016 4,041,675 +13% 25M 2.6B
2015 3,576,861 +4.1% 21M 2.5B
2014 3,435,008 +10% 22M 2.4B
2013 3,113,154 +8.6% 22M 2.3B
2012 2,865,755 +18% 20M 2.3B
2011 2,421,402 +2.2% 19M 2.2B
2010 2,368,724 +1.8% 16M 2.2B
2009 2,325,887 −17% 15M 2.1B
2008 2,800,689 +5.6% 18M 2.2B
2007 2,653,027 +19% 18M —
2006 2,221,777 +11% 17M —
2005 1,995,842 +13% 16M 2B
2004 1,767,927 +5.6% 14M —
2003 1,673,920 +22% 13M —
2002 1,367,902 10M —

Source: Eurostat, 2002 – 2025

Ranking · Regions of Bulgaria

2022 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryTourist overnight stays
6 Severozapaden 678K
5 Severen tsentralen 797K
4 Yuzhen tsentralen 3.2M
3 Yugozapaden 4.3M
2 Severoiztochen 5.6M
1 Yugoiztochen 9.6M

Source: Eurostat, 2022

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.