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Ranking of the provinces of Bulgaria by food and drink businesses per inhabitant

How many food and drink businesses there are per 100,000 inhabitants in every province of Bulgaria and in the cities of more than 100,000 inhabitants. On average, 343.4 per 100,000 inhabitants, one for every 291 inhabitants.

343.4
food and drink businesses per 100,000 inhabitants — Bulgaria
one for every 291 inhabitants
807.4
the most — Burgas Province
one for every 124 inhabitants
206.6
the fewest — Razgrad Province
one for every 484 inhabitants
6.6M
inhabitants
НСИ, 2024 г. (закръглено)
How we count. Businesses — the active food and drink 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: food and drink businesses per 100,000 inhabitants

Food and drink businesses per 100,000 inhabitants and inhabitants per business. Click a column to sort.

No. ↕Province ↕Population ↕Food & Drink ↕Per 100,000 people ↕Inhabitants per business ↕
01 Burgas Province 405,000 3,270
807.4
124
02 Blagoevgrad Province 291,000 1,282
440.5
227
03 Kyustendil Province 108,000 456
422.2
237
04 Varna Province 470,000 1,958
416.6
240
05 Smolyan Province 95,000 391
411.6
243
06 Sofia Province 226,000 864
382.3
262
07 Dobrich Province 155,000 567
365.8
273
08 Gabrovo Province 101,000 337
333.7
300
09 Plovdiv Province 632,000 2,108
333.5
300
10 Lovech Province 112,000 357
318.8
314
11 Ruse Province 193,000 609
315.5
317
12 Pazardzhik Province 225,000 681
302.7
330
13 Sofia City Province 1,285,000 3,833
298.3
335
14 Veliko Tarnovo Province 219,000 650
296.8
337
15 Vratsa Province 150,000 442
294.7
339
16 Haskovo Province 211,000 618
292.9
341
17 Stara Zagora Province 302,000 866
286.8
349
18 Montana Province 112,000 316
282.1
354
19 Pernik Province 118,000 322
272.9
366
20 Pleven Province 225,000 572
254.2
393
21 Yambol Province 115,000 288
250.4
399
22 Vidin Province 80,000 196
245.0
408
23 Kardzhali Province 151,000 367
243.0
411
24 Shumen Province 158,000 367
232.3
431
25 Silistra Province 100,000 229
229.0
437
26 Sliven Province 176,000 371
210.8
474
27 Targovishte Province 104,000 217
208.7
479
28 Razgrad Province 106,000 219
206.6
484
Average of Bulgaria — 343.4 per 100,000 inhabitants22,753 food and drink businesses · 6,625,000 inhabitants

Towns with more than 100,000 inhabitants

Food and drink businesses per 100,000 inhabitants in the large towns. Population of the towns — GeoNames.

No. ↕Town ↕Population ↕Food & Drink ↕Per 100,000 people ↕Inhabitants per business ↕
01 BurgasBurgas Province 210,646 12
5.7
17,554
02 VarnaVarna Province 318,737 12
3.8
26,561
03 SofiaSofia City Province 1,152,556 13
1.1
88,658
04 Stara ZagoraStara Zagora Province 121,582 1
0.8
121,582
05 PlovdivPlovdiv Province 329,489 2
0.6
164,745

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