UDC classes | Total | Books | Pamphlets | |||
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Titles - in numbers |
Circulation - in thousands | Titles - in numbers |
Circulation - in thousands | Titles - in numbers |
Circulation - in thousands | |
Total | 9 158 | 10 893 | 8 013 | 8 672 | 1 145 | 2 221 |
Generalities | 550 | 536 | 264 | 168 | 286 | 369 |
Philosophy. Psychology | 385 | 276 | 360 | 264 | 25 | 13 |
Religion | 141 | 59 | 136 | 59 | 5 | 1 |
Social sciences | 2 142 | 6 853 | 1 851 | 5 342 | 291 | 1 512 |
Sociology. Statistics | 115 | 29 | 112 | 27 | 3 | 2 |
Politics. Economic sciences. Economics | 454 | 903 | 424 | 897 | 30 | 7 |
Law. Public administration | 210 | 258 | 201 | 256 | 9 | 1 |
Military art and science | 73 | 22 | 72 | 22 | 1 | 0 |
Social relief and welfare | 34 | 5 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
Education. Teacher training | 1 212 | 5 620 | 970 | 4 120 | 242 | 1 501 |
Trade, communication, transport | 1 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 |
Ethnography. Cultural Anthropology (custom, folklore, mores, tradition) | 43 | 15 | 40 | 15 | 3 | 1 |
Linguistic | 306 | 304 | 296 | 285 | 10 | 20 |
Philology. Linguistics | 306 | 304 | 296 | 285 | 10 | 20 |
Natural Sciences. Mathematics | 260 | 332 | 230 | 290 | 30 | 42 |
Mathematics | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 0 |
Natural Sciences | 212 | 284 | 182 | 242 | 30 | 42 |
Technology. Medicine. Applied sciences | 1 018 | 371 | 971 | 338 | 47 | 32 |
Medicine sciences. Public health | 435 | 172 | 417 | 162 | 18 | 10 |
Engineering. Technology. Industry. Crafts and Building | 309 | 96 | 294 | 91 | 15 | 5 |
Agriculture. Veterinary medicine | 74 | 31 | 66 | 15 | 8 | 16 |
Domestic science and community services | 48 | 47 | 45 | 46 | 3 | 1 |
Management. Administration and organization of the industry, trade and communication | 152 | 24 | 149 | 24 | 3 | 0 |
Arts and recreation | 438 | 231 | 387 | 193 | 51 | 38 |
Physical planning. Town and country planning. Architecture | 33 | 10 | 32 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
Plastic and graphic arts. Photography | 171 | 83 | 130 | 49 | 41 | 34 |
Music, Performing arts. Theatre. Film and cinema | 95 | 62 | 92 | 61 | 3 | 1 |
Games and sports | 139 | 77 | 133 | 74 | 6 | 3 |
Literature | 3 288 | 1 541 | 2 929 | 1 383 | 359 | 158 |
History of literature and literature criticism | 148 | 75 | 147 | 74 | 1 | 0 |
Literary texts | 3 140 | 1 466 | 2 782 | 1 309 | 358 | 157 |
Geography. History | 630 | 388 | 589 | 351 | 41 | 37 |
Geography and travel | 44 | 102 | 38 | 91 | 6 | 11 |
History. Biography. Ggenealogy. Heraldry | 586 | 286 | 551 | 259 | 35 | 27 |
Book and pamphlet first publication by UDC classes

Euro-SDMX Metadata Structure (ESMS)
Contact | |
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Contact organisation | National Statistical Institute |
Contact organisation unit | 'Education and Culture Statistics' Department |
Contact name | |
Contact person function | Chief Expert |
Contact mail address | 2, P. Volov Str.; 1038 Sofia, Bulgaria |
Contact email address | |
Contact phone number | + 359 2 9857 602 |
Contact fax number | |
Metadata update | |
Metadata last certified | 20 June 2019 |
Metadata last posted | 20 June 2019 |
Metadata last update | 20 June 2019 |
Statistical presentation | |
Data description | The data of the survey refers to issued books, pamphlets and digital editions, continuing editions (newspapers, magazines, bulletins and periodical collections) and other continuing editions (including reports, annuals, directories). The survey included indicators for the number of titles - total and separately for books and pamphlets, their annual circulation, annual and single circulation of newspapers, magazines, bulletins and periodical collections. The average circulation of a book and pamphlet separately. |
Classification system | · Universal Decimal Classification (UDC); · Target group; · Publishers by form of ownership; · Newspapers by type; · Newspapers by periodicity; · Nomenclature of territorial units for statistical purposes in Bulgaria (NUTS). |
Sector coverage | Cover activities of the publishing houses and the private editorial offices. |
Statistical concepts and definitions | Book is non-periodical publication of at least 49 pages, exclusive of the cover pages, published in a particular country and made available to the public. Pamphlets - non-periodical printed publication of at least five but not more than 48 pages, exclusive of the cover pages, published in a particular country and made available to the public. Circulation - total number of copies of a publication, printed from a single title. Periodical ? (magazine, bulletin and periodical collection) ? serial under the same title published at regular or irregular intervals, over an indefinite period, individual issues in the series being numbered consecutively or each issue being dated. Title - each edition published in one or more volumes, which constitute an integral whole and whose number is established in advance. Annual circulation - of a serial is the total number of copies of all copies a title for a year. Single circulation - the average circulation of circulations of all appearance of one title per year. |
Statistical unit | Units of observation are publishing houses and the editorial offices operating in the territories of Bulgaria. |
Statistical population | The target population are all publishing houses and the editorial offices of newspapers and magazines. |
Reference area | For the Republic of Bulgaria. |
Time coverage | 2005 - 2018 |
Base period | Not applicable. |
Unit of measure | |
Number, thousands. | |
Reference period | |
Yealy. | |
Institutional mandate | |
Legal acts and other agreements | · Law on Statistics; · ISO/CD 9707 - UNESCO; · Information and documentation - international library statistics BDS en is 2789. |
Data sharing | There are agreements to exchange data with: · Ministry of Culture; · The National Library 'St. St. Cyril and Methodius'. |
Confidentiality | |
Confidentiality - policy | · Law on Statistics; · Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 on European statistics (recital 24 and Article 20(4)) of 11 March 2009 (OJ L 87, p. 164), stipulates the need to establish common principles and guidelines ensuring the confidentiality of data used for the production of European statistics and the access to those confidential data with due account for technical developments and the requirements of users in a democratic society. |
Confidentiality - data treatment | Individual data are not published in accordance with article 25 of the Law on Statistics. The publishing of individual data can be performed only in accordance with article 26 of the same law. |
Release policy | |
Release calendar | The date for publication of statistical |
Release calendar access | The calendar is available on the NSI website: http://www.nsi.bg/en/node/480 |
User access | Data is published on the NSI website, section Culture, in accordance with the Law on Statistics and the European Statistics Code of Practice respecting the professional independence and aimed at objectivity, transparency and equal treatment of all consumers. |
Frequency of dissemination | |
Annual. | |
Accessibility and clarity | |
News release | Regular press release, related with the data. |
Publications | · Book publishing and press; · Statistical Yearbook; · Statistical Reference Book; · 'Bulgaria' (brochure); · Regions, districts and municipalities in the Republic of Bulgaria. |
On-line database | Data on publishing activity - books, newspapers and magazines are available to all users of the NSI website under the heading Culture - Publishing activities - books, newspapers and magazines: http://www.nsi.bg/en/node/4551 |
Micro-data access | Anonymised individual data can be provide for scientific and research purposes, and for individual request according to the Rules for the provision of anonymised individual data for scientific and research purposes. |
Other | Information service on request, according to the Rules for the dissemination of statistical products and services to NSI. |
Documentation on methodology | Survey Methodology: http://www.nsi.bg/sites/default/files/files/metadata/Culture_1_Methodology_en.pdf |
Quality documentation | Quality documents are under preparation. |
Quality management | |
Quality assurance | Not applicable. |
Quality assessment | Not applicable. |
Relevance | |
User needs | The main users of statistical · Ministry of Culture; · The National Library 'St. St. Cyril and Methodius'; · End users (including the media) interested from publishing activity in the Republic of Bulgaria. |
User satisfaction | Not applicable. |
Completeness | High degree of completeness is ensured according to the methodology. |
Accuracy and reliability | |
Overall accuracy | The survey is exhaustive. There have been several estimates for incomplete or missing data, using final methods when possible. Estimates are considered plausible. |
Sampling error | Not applicable. |
Non-sampling error | Not applicable. |
Timeliness and punctuality | |
Timeliness | The data for publishing activity are available in the form of tables 6 months after the end of the data collection. |
Punctuality | The terms of the previous position are strictly observed. |
Coherence and comparability | |
Comparability - geographical | Not applicable. |
Comparability - over time | Not applicable. |
Coherence - cross domain | Not applicable. |
Coherence - internal | Not applicable. |
Cost and burden | |
No | |
Data revision | |
Data revision - policy | Not applicable (preliminary data not published). |
Data revision - practice | Not applicable (preliminary data not published). |
Statistical processing | |
Source data | The National Library "St. St. Cyril and Methodius" is source of the data on publishing activity. |
Frequency of data collection | Yearly. |
Data collection | The data are from administrative source. |
Data validation | In the head office of the NSI is being done: · The logical control of micro data; · The logical control of aggregate data. |
Data compilation | Data processing is performed with statistical software SPSS. |
Adjustment | Not applicable. |
Comment |
ESS Standard for Quality Reports Structure (ESQRS)
Contact | |
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Contact organisation | National Statistical Institute |
Contact organisation unit | 'Education and Culture Statistics' Department |
Contact name | |
Contact person function | Chief Expert |
Contact mail address | 2, P. Volov Str.; 1038 Sofia, Bulgaria |
Contact email address | |
Contact phone number | + 359 2 9857 602 |
Contact fax number | |
Statistical presentation | |
Data description | The data of the survey refers to issued books, pamphlets and digital editions, continuing editions (newspapers, magazines, bulletins and periodical collections) and other continuing editions (including reports, annuals, directories). The survey included indicators for the number of titles - total and separately for books and pamphlets, their annual circulation, annual and single circulation of newspapers, magazines, bulletins and periodical collections. The average circulation of a book and pamphlet separately. |
Classification system | · Universal Decimal Classification (UDC); · Target group; · Publishers by form of ownership; · Newspapers by type; · Newspapers by periodicity; · Nomenclature of territorial units for statistical purposes in Bulgaria (NUTS). |
Sector coverage | Cover activities of the publishing houses and the private editorial offices. |
Statistical concepts and definitions | Book is non-periodical publication of at least 49 pages, exclusive of the cover pages, published in a particular country and made available to the public. Pamphlets - non-periodical printed publication of at least five but not more than 48 pages, exclusive of the cover pages, published in a particular country and made available to the public. Circulation - total number of copies of a publication, printed from a single title. Periodical ? (magazine, bulletin and periodical collection) ? serial under the same title published at regular or irregular intervals, over an indefinite period, individual issues in the series being numbered consecutively or each issue being dated. Title - each edition published in one or more volumes, which constitute an integral whole and whose number is established in advance. Annual circulation - of a serial is the total number of copies of all copies a title for a year. Single circulation - the average circulation of circulations of all appearance of one title per year. |
Statistical unit | Units of observation are publishing houses and the editorial offices operating in the territories of Bulgaria. |
Statistical population | The target population are all publishing houses and the editorial offices of newspapers and magazines. |
Reference area | For the Republic of Bulgaria. |
Time coverage | 2005 - 2018 |
Base period | Not applicable. |
Statistical processing | |
Source data | The National Library "St. St. Cyril and Methodius" is source of the data on publishing activity. |
Frequency of data collection | Yearly. |
Data collection | The data are from administrative source. |
Data validation | In the head office of the NSI is being done: · The logical control of micro data; · The logical control of aggregate data. |
Data compilation | Data processing is performed with statistical software SPSS. |
Adjustment | Not applicable. |
Quality management | |
Quality assurance | Not applicable. |
Quality assessment | Not applicable. |
Relevance | |
User needs | The main users of statistical · Ministry of Culture; · The National Library 'St. St. Cyril and Methodius'; · End users (including the media) interested from publishing activity in the Republic of Bulgaria. |
User satisfaction | Not applicable. |
Completeness | High degree of completeness is ensured according to the methodology. |
Data completeness - rate | Not applicable (census). |
Accuracy and reliability | |
Overall accuracy | The survey is exhaustive. There have been several estimates for incomplete or missing data, using final methods when possible. Estimates are considered plausible. |
Sampling error | Not applicable. |
Sampling errors - indicators | Not applicable (census). |
Non-sampling error | Not applicable. |
Coverage error | Not applicable (census). |
Over-coverage - rate | Not applicable (census). |
Common units - proportion | Not applicable (census). |
Measurement error | Not applicable (census). |
Non response error | Not applicable (census). |
Unit non-response - rate | Not applicable (census). |
Item non-response - rate | Not applicable (census). |
Processing error | Not applicable (census). |
Imputation - rate | Not applicable (no imputations). |
Model assumption error | Not applicable (census). |
Seasonal adjustment | Not applicable (no seasonal adjustments). |
Data revision - policy | Not applicable (preliminary data not published). |
Data revision - practice | Not applicable (preliminary data not published). |
Data revision - average size | Not applicable (only final data is published). |
Timeliness and punctuality | |
Timeliness | The data for publishing activity are available in the form of tables 6 months after the end of the data collection. |
Time lag - first results | 22 weeks |
Time lag - final results | Not applicable (only final results published). |
Punctuality | The terms of the previous position are strictly observed. |
Punctuality - delivery and publication | Not applicable (data published on exact date). |
Coherence and comparability | |
Comparability - geographical | Not applicable. |
Asymmetry for mirror flows statistics - coefficient | Not applicable (no flows). |
Comparability - over time | Not applicable. |
Length of comparable time series | 11 |
Coherence - cross domain | Not applicable. |
Coherence - sub annual and annual statistics | Not applicable (annual survey). |
Coherence - National Accounts | Not applicable. |
Coherence - internal | Not applicable. |
Accessibility and clarity | |
News release | Regular press release, related with the data. |
Publications | · Book publishing and press; · Statistical Yearbook; · Statistical Reference Book; · 'Bulgaria' (brochure); · Regions, districts and municipalities in the Republic of Bulgaria. |
On-line database | Data on publishing activity - books, newspapers and magazines are available to all users of the NSI website under the heading Culture - Publishing activities - books, newspapers and magazines: http://www.nsi.bg/en/node/4551 |
Data tables - consultations | Not available. |
Micro-data access | Anonymised individual data can be provide for scientific and research purposes, and for individual request according to the Rules for the provision of anonymised individual data for scientific and research purposes. |
Other | Information service on request, according to the Rules for the dissemination of statistical products and services to NSI. |
Metadata - consultations | Not available. |
Documentation on methodology | Survey Methodology: http://www.nsi.bg/sites/default/files/files/metadata/Culture_1_Methodology_en.pdf |
Metadata completeness – rate | 100%. |
Quality documentation | Quality documents are under preparation. |
Cost and burden | |
No | |
Confidentiality | |
Confidentiality - policy | · Law on Statistics; · Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 on European statistics (recital 24 and Article 20(4)) of 11 March 2009 (OJ L 87, p. 164), stipulates the need to establish common principles and guidelines ensuring the confidentiality of data used for the production of European statistics and the access to those confidential data with due account for technical developments and the requirements of users in a democratic society. |
Confidentiality – data treatment | Individual data are not published in accordance with article 25 of the Law on Statistics. The publishing of individual data can be performed only in accordance with article 26 of the same law. |
Comment |
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Thursday, 20 June 2019 - 11:00In Bulgaria during 2018 were issued:• 9 842 books and pamphlets with circulation of 11 262 thousands• 239 newspapers with circulation of 216 037 thousands• 607 magazines and bulletins with circulation of 14 786 thousands• 98 periodical collections with circulation of 18 thousands.
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Wednesday, 22 May 2019 - 11:00In 2018 in Bulgaria were operating the following cultural institutions:• 174 museums with museum collection of 7 419 thousand units;• 75 theatres, which organized 15 155 performances, visited by 2 389 thousand viewers;• 51 music formations;• 47 libraries with library collection over 200 thousand library units;• 69 cinemas with 226 cinema screens.
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Wednesday, 20 June 2018 - 11:00In Bulgaria during 2017 were issued:• 10 068 books and pamphlets with circulation of 6 710 thousands• 245 newspapers with circulation of 196 288 thousands• 603 magazines and bulletins with circulation of 16 982 thousands• 114 periodical collections with circulation of 21 thousands.
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Tuesday, 22 May 2018 - 11:00In 2017 in Bulgaria were operating the following cultural institutions:• 191 museums with museum collection of 7 406 thousand units;• 74 theatres, in which were organized 15 333 performances, visited by 2 222 thousand viewers;• 54 music formations;• 47 libraries with library collection over 200 thousand library units;• 68 cinemas with 226 cinema screens.
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Monday, 21 May 2018 - 11:00
The number of operating community clubs as of 31.12.2017 in Republic of Bulgaria was 3 321, from which 663 (20.0%) in urban and 2 658 (80.0%) in rural areas. In comparison to 2012 the number of community clubs had increased with 246. The register members were 272 797 and in comparison to 2012 there was observed an increase with 34 593 or with 14.5%.
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Tuesday, 20 June 2017 - 11:00In Bulgaria during 2016 were issued:• 8 530 Books and Pamphlets with circulation of 4 507 thousands• 262 Newspapers с with circulation of 229 008 thousands• 635 the Magazines and Bulletins with circulation of 17 265 thousands• 108 Periodical collections with circulation of 21 thousands.
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Monday, 22 May 2017 - 11:00In 2016 in Bulgaria were operating the following cultural institutions:• 195 museums with museum collection of 7 360 thousand units;• 75 theatres, in which were organized 15 162 performances, visited by 2 295 thousand viewers;• 58 music formations;• 47 libraries with library collection over 200 thousand library units;• 59 cinemas with 220 cinema screens.
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Monday, 20 June 2016 - 11:00In Bulgaria during 2015 were produced:• 9 320 Books and Pamphlets with circulation of 4 904 thousands• 283 Newspapers with circulation of 267 346 thousands• 635 Magazines and Bulletins with circulation of 21 400 thousands• 108 Periodical collections with circulation of 29 thousands.
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Friday, 20 May 2016 - 11:00In 2015 in Bulgaria were operating the following cultural institutions:• 201 museums with museum collection of 7 540 thousand units;• 75 theatres, in which were organized 14 168 performances, visited by 2 169 thousand viewers;• 56 music formations;• 48 libraries with library collection over 200 thousand library units;• 55 cinemas with 206 cinema screens.
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Friday, 19 June 2015 - 11:00In Bulgaria during 2014 were produced:• 7 515 Books and Pamphlets with circulation of 4 031 thousands• 295 Newspapers с with circulation of 315 712 thousands• 635 Magazines and Bulletins with circulation of 18 419 thousands• 98 Periodical collections with circulation of 32 thousands
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Book publishing and Press 2018
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Statistical Yearbook 2018 in infographics
The National Statistical Institute presents to your attention the 86th edition of the Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Bulgaria in infographics.
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Statistical Reference Book 2019
The National Statistical Institute presents to users of statistical information the annual publication - Statistical Reference Book 2019 in English.
The Statistical Reference Book presents topical information on the demographic processes as well as the economic, social and cultural development of the Republic of Bulgaria for the 2015 - 2018 period.
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Statistical Reference Book 2019 (Bulgarian version)
The National Statistical Institute presents to users of statistical information the annual publication - Statistical Reference Book 2019 in Bulgarian.
The Statistical Reference Book presents topical information on the demographic processes as well as the economic, social and cultural development of the Republic of Bulgaria for the 2015 - 2018 period.
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Statistical Yearbook 2018
The National Statistical Institute (NSI) has the pleasure to present to the attention of national and foreign users of statistical information the 86th edition of the ‘Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Bulgaria’ in printed and electronic format.
It provides current statistical information about the demographic, economic and social development of the country for 2012 - 2017 in different territorial and classification aggregations and breakdowns.
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Book publishing and Press 2017
The National Statistical Institute has the pleasure to present of users on statistical information its new electronic publication Book publishing and Press 2017.
The publication contains statistical information on the development of publishing activity in Bulgaria by main indicators for 2017.
Data by some indicators, such as: titles; circulation; average circulation of books, pamphlets, newspapers, magazines and bulletins for the period 1962 - 2017, are also included. In the publication are applied methodology notes and brief analysis.
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Statistical Reference Book 2018
The National Statistical Institute presents to users of statistical information the annual publication - Statistical Reference Book 2018 in English.
The Statistical Reference Book presents topical information on the demographic processes as well as the economic, social and cultural development of the Republic of Bulgaria for the 2014 - 2017 period.
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Statistical Yearbook 2017 in infographics
The National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria offers a different view of the statistical information included in the 85th edition of the Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Bulgaria.
The publication is intended for a wider audience as statistical data are presented in a plain and easy understandable way.
The current state and changes in the socio-economic and cultural life in the country are presented not in the traditional way in tables and text, but through infographics - images, graphics and other visualization tools.
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Statistical Reference Book 2018 (Bulgarian version)
The National Statistical Institute presents to users of statistical information the annual publication - Statistical Reference Book 2018 in Bulgarian.
The Statistical Reference Book presents topical information on the demographic processes as well as the economic, social and cultural development of the Republic of Bulgaria for the 2014 - 2017 period.
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Statistical Yearbook 2017
The National Statistical Institute (NSI) has the pleasure to present to the attention of national and foreign users of statistical information the 84th edition of the ‘Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Bulgaria’ in printed and electronic format.
It provides current statistical information about the demographic, economic and social development of the country for 2012 - 2016 in different territorial and classification aggregations and breakdowns.
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