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Tourism Statistics · Region

Tourist arrivals in Yugozapaden

2002 – 2025 · 24 data points 2 of 6 · Regions of Bulgaria Updated Oct 22, 2026

Source: Eurostat, 2002 – 2025

Tourist arrivals, 2002 – 2025 number
+41% since 2015

Source: Eurostat, 2002 – 2025

Compared with Tourist arrivals · number
Yugozapaden 2.5M
Bulgaria 9.5M
European Union 1.1B

Source: Eurostat

The series at a glance Yugozapaden · 2002 – 2025
Latest value 2,456,767 · 2025
First value 613,715 · 2002
Highest 2,456,767 · 2025
Lowest 613,715 · 2002
Average change +6.2% a year on average
Data points 24

By year

All years · 2002 – 2025

YearYugozapadenChange BulgariaEuropean Union
2025 2,456,767 +4.8% 9.5M 1.1B
2024 2,343,521 +3.6% 9M 1.1B
2023 2,262,983 +16% 8.6M 1B
2022 1,948,156 +48% 7.6M 928M
2021 1,314,145 +29% 5.6M 595M
2020 1,015,149 −55% 4M 467M
2019 2,237,214 +3.9% 8.2M 1B
2018 2,152,338 +1.9% 7.8M 969M
2017 2,112,698 +7.0% 7.5M 929M
2016 1,973,893 +13% 7.2M 877M
2015 1,743,085 +7.0% 6.3M 842M
2014 1,629,119 +10% 5.9M 798M
2013 1,479,160 +7.6% 5.8M 771M
2012 1,374,520 +15% 5.5M 751M
2011 1,194,255 +2.7% 4.9M 736M
2010 1,163,366 +3.2% 4.3M 703M
2009 1,126,957 −15% 4.3M 664M
2008 1,326,576 +6.7% 5M 697M
2007 1,243,847 +19% 4.8M —
2006 1,043,394 +12% 4.3M —
2005 934,780 +11% 3.8M 620M
2004 845,672 +9.6% 3.3M —
2003 771,612 +26% 3M —
2002 613,715 2.5M —

Source: Eurostat, 2002 – 2025

Ranking · Regions of Bulgaria

2016 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryTourist arrivals
1 Yugozapaden 2M
2 Yugoiztochen 1.8M
3 Severoiztochen 1.6M
4 Yuzhen tsentralen 1.1M
5 Severen tsentralen 449K
6 Severozapaden 302K

Source: Eurostat, 2016

What it means

How many guests checked in at tourist accommodation during the year.

How it is calculated

Arrivals of residents and non-residents at hotels and other accommodation establishments.