City profile · Bulgaria · Europe
Sliven
City population
83,740
#8
in Bulgaria
#1
in Sliven
#6,896
worldwide
42.686, 26.326 · 245 km from Sofia
About Sliven
Sliven is a city in Sliven, Bulgaria with a population of 83,740. It is the 8th largest of the 55 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Bulgaria, and the 6,896th largest worldwide. It lies 245 km from Sofia.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Sliven
Rank in region
#1of 2
Coordinates
42.686, 26.326
Record updated
13 April 2026
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 55 in BulgariaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.