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Ranking of the provinces of Bulgaria by arts, entertainment and leisure businesses per inhabitant

How many arts, entertainment and leisure businesses there are per 100,000 inhabitants in every province of Bulgaria and in the cities of more than 100,000 inhabitants. On average, 82.0 per 100,000 inhabitants, one for every 1,220 inhabitants.

82.0
arts, entertainment and leisure businesses per 100,000 inhabitants — Bulgaria
one for every 1,220 inhabitants
123.0
the most — Varna Province
one for every 813 inhabitants
25.8
the fewest — Kardzhali Province
one for every 3,872 inhabitants
6.6M
inhabitants
НСИ, 2024 г. (закръглено)
How we count. Businesses — the active arts, entertainment and leisure businesses of our base on the date of the update. Population — НСИ, 2024 г. (закръглено). Tourist areas and business districts rise in the ranking: many businesses for the resident population.

Ranking of the provinces: arts, entertainment and leisure businesses per 100,000 inhabitants

Arts, entertainment and leisure businesses per 100,000 inhabitants and inhabitants per business. Click a column to sort.

No. ↕Province ↕Population ↕Leisure ↕Per 100,000 people ↕Inhabitants per business ↕
01 Varna Province 470,000 578
123.0
813
02 Sofia City Province 1,285,000 1,529
119.0
840
03 Burgas Province 405,000 454
112.1
892
04 Plovdiv Province 632,000 652
103.2
969
05 Ruse Province 193,000 187
96.9
1,032
06 Stara Zagora Province 302,000 242
80.1
1,248
07 Gabrovo Province 101,000 79
78.2
1,278
08 Veliko Tarnovo Province 219,000 170
77.6
1,288
09 Smolyan Province 95,000 66
69.5
1,439
10 Sofia Province 226,000 155
68.6
1,458
11 Kyustendil Province 108,000 70
64.8
1,543
12 Blagoevgrad Province 291,000 179
61.5
1,626
13 Pleven Province 225,000 136
60.4
1,654
14 Dobrich Province 155,000 91
58.7
1,703
15 Lovech Province 112,000 58
51.8
1,931
16 Pazardzhik Province 225,000 113
50.2
1,991
17 Silistra Province 100,000 49
49.0
2,041
18 Haskovo Province 211,000 101
47.9
2,089
19 Sliven Province 176,000 84
47.7
2,095
20 Pernik Province 118,000 54
45.8
2,185
21 Vratsa Province 150,000 67
44.7
2,239
22 Shumen Province 158,000 70
44.3
2,257
23 Yambol Province 115,000 48
41.7
2,396
24 Montana Province 112,000 45
40.2
2,489
25 Vidin Province 80,000 32
40.0
2,500
26 Razgrad Province 106,000 42
39.6
2,524
27 Targovishte Province 104,000 41
39.4
2,537
28 Kardzhali Province 151,000 39
25.8
3,872
Average of Bulgaria — 82.0 per 100,000 inhabitants5,431 arts, entertainment and leisure businesses · 6,625,000 inhabitants

Towns with more than 100,000 inhabitants

Arts, entertainment and leisure businesses per 100,000 inhabitants in the large towns. Population of the towns — GeoNames.

No. ↕Town ↕Population ↕Leisure ↕Per 100,000 people ↕Inhabitants per business ↕
01 VarnaVarna Province 318,737 1
0.3
318,737
02 PlovdivPlovdiv Province 329,489 1
0.3
329,489

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