Shumen has a population of 72,342, making it the 10th largest place we list in Bulgaria.
Shumen holds 1.1% of Bulgaria's 6,667,659 people. Sofia, the largest place we list there, is 16 times its size.
72,342
population
#10
in Bulgaria
Nearby in size
| Place | Region | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Pleven | Pleven | 90,209 |
| Sliven | Sliven | 83,740 |
| Pernik | Pernik | 82,467 |
| Dobrich | Dobrich | 69,434 |
| Blagoevgrad | Blagoevgrad | 67,810 |
| Haskovo | Haskovo | 64,564 |
Figures are the latest available in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), which draws on national censuses of varying dates — treat them as recent, not same-year. Country totals are UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant) where the UN lists the country separately; the handful it reports under a parent state keep a GeoNames figure and are marked as such. Sources & method.