Serials | Total | Magazines | Bulletins | ||||||
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Titles - number | Circulation - thousand | Titles - number | Circulation - thousand | Titles - number | Circulation - thousand | ||||
Annual | Single | Annual | Single | Annual | Single | ||||
Total | 595 | 9 016 | 790 | 505 | 8 692 | 758 | 90 | 325 | 32 |
Serials aimed at general public | 183 | 7 072 | 557 | 152 | 6 879 | 542 | 31 | 193 | 15 |
Illustrated informational magazines | 3 | 453 | 20 | 3 | 453 | 20 | - | - | - |
Political, philosophical, religious and cultural | 54 | 316 | 72 | 49 | 293 | 68 | 5 | 22 | 4 |
Men's and women's magazines and family press | 35 | 3 507 | 253 | 35 | 3 507 | 253 | - | - | - |
Publications for tourism, sports and recreation | 8 | 60 | 9 | 8 | 60 | 9 | - | - | - |
Popular scientific, historical and geographical publications | 2 | 284 | 24 | 2 | 284 | 24 | - | - | - |
Other popular scientific and technical publications | 15 | 560 | 50 | 14 | 559 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Juvenile, children’s, comics ect. | 13 | 432 | 46 | 13 | 432 | 46 | - | - | - |
Other publications for general public | 53 | 1 461 | 84 | 28 | 1 291 | 73 | 25 | 171 | 11 |
Magazines and bulletins for a specific readership | 412 | 1 944 | 233 | 353 | 1 813 | 217 | 59 | 132 | 17 |
Professional magazines (technical, scientific) | 326 | 1 455 | 185 | 301 | 1 345 | 173 | 25 | 110 | 12 |
Trade union, political party publications and others | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
Publications of unions, associations, foundations and others | 30 | 35 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 2 |
Publications of associations, companies, societies, foundations and others | 2 | 153 | 13 | 1 | 150 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Official Publications | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Other publications for a specific readership | 51 | 301 | 30 | 31 | 296 | 27 | 20 | 4 | 3 |
Issued magazines and bulletins by Serials

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 | Svilen Kateliev |
Contact person function | Head of department |
Contact mail address | 2, P. Volov Str.; 1038 Sofia, Bulgaria |
Contact email address | |
Contact phone number | + 359 2 9857 469 |
Contact fax number | |
Metadata update | |
Metadata last certified | 26 June 2020 |
Metadata last posted | 26 June 2020 |
Metadata last update | 26 June 2020 |
Statistical presentation | |
Data description | Data refers to issued books, pamphlets and digital editions, continuing editions (newspapers, magazines, bulletins and periodical collections) and other continuing editions (including reports, reference books). The survey includes 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); · Nomenclature of territorial units for statistical purposes in Bulgaria (NUTS). |
Sector coverage | Cover the activity of publishing houses and private editorial offices. |
Statistical concepts and definitions | Book is a non-periodical publication of at least 49 pages, issued in the country and made available to the public. Pamphlet is a non-periodical printed publication of at least five but not more than 48 pages, issued in the country and made available to the public. Circulation - total number of copies of a publication printed from a single title. Circulation “0” means a value less than half of the unit of measure. Newspaper - publication which contains news for current events of special or common interest, the individual parts of which are listed chronologically or numerically and appear usually at least once a week. Magazine is a continuing edition which is being published under the same title at regular or irregular intervals, over an indefinite period, each issue is numbered consecutively or is dated. Title - each edition published in one or more volumes, which constitutes a unified whole and which number is established in advance. Annual circulation of a serial is the total number of copies of all releases of a title for a year. Single circulation - the average circulation of the circulations of all issues of one title for the year. |
Statistical unit | Units of observation are publishing houses and the editorial offices operating in the territory of the country. |
Statistical population | The target population are all publishing houses and editorial offices of newspapers and magazines. |
Reference area | Republic of Bulgaria. |
Time coverage | 2005 - 2019 |
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 | In accordance to the dates defined in the Release Calendar presenting the results of the statistical surveys carried out by the National Statistical Institute. |
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 | Not applicable. |
Quality management | |
Quality assurance | Not applicable. |
Quality assessment | Not applicable. |
Relevance | |
User needs | Main users of statistical · Ministry of Culture; · The National Library 'St. St. Cyril and Methodius'; · Other users (including the media) interested in 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 reliable. |
Sampling error | Not applicable. |
Non-sampling error | Not applicable. |
Timeliness and punctuality | |
Timeliness | Publishing activity data are available in form of tables 6 months after the end of the data collection. |
Punctuality | The deadlines 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" |
Frequency of data collection | Yearly. |
Data collection | Administrative source of data. |
Data validation | In the NSI head office is performed: · Logical control of micro data; · Logical control of aggregated 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 | Svilen Kateliev |
Contact person function | Head of department |
Contact mail address | 2, P. Volov Str.; 1038 Sofia, Bulgaria |
Contact email address | |
Contact phone number | + 359 2 9857 469 |
Contact fax number | |
Statistical presentation | |
Data description | Data refers to issued books, pamphlets and digital editions, continuing editions (newspapers, magazines, bulletins and periodical collections) and other continuing editions (including reports, reference books). The survey includes 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); · Nomenclature of territorial units for statistical purposes in Bulgaria (NUTS). |
Sector coverage | Cover the activity of publishing houses and private editorial offices. |
Statistical concepts and definitions | Book is a non-periodical publication of at least 49 pages, issued in the country and made available to the public. Pamphlet is a non-periodical printed publication of at least five but not more than 48 pages, issued in the country and made available to the public. Circulation - total number of copies of a publication printed from a single title. Circulation “0” means a value less than half of the unit of measure. Newspaper - publication which contains news for current events of special or common interest, the individual parts of which are listed chronologically or numerically and appear usually at least once a week. Magazine is a continuing edition which is being published under the same title at regular or irregular intervals, over an indefinite period, each issue is numbered consecutively or is dated. Title - each edition published in one or more volumes, which constitutes a unified whole and which number is established in advance. Annual circulation of a serial is the total number of copies of all releases of a title for a year. Single circulation - the average circulation of the circulations of all issues of one title for the year. |
Statistical unit | Units of observation are publishing houses and the editorial offices operating in the territory of the country. |
Statistical population | The target population are all publishing houses and editorial offices of newspapers and magazines. |
Reference area | Republic of Bulgaria. |
Time coverage | 2005 - 2019 |
Base period | Not applicable. |
Statistical processing | |
Source data | The National Library "St. St. Cyril and Methodius" |
Frequency of data collection | Yearly. |
Data collection | Administrative source of data. |
Data validation | In the NSI head office is performed: · Logical control of micro data; · Logical control of aggregated 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 | Main users of statistical · Ministry of Culture; · The National Library 'St. St. Cyril and Methodius'; · Other users (including the media) interested in 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 reliable. |
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. |
Model assumption error | Not applicable (census). |
Seasonal adjustment | Not applicable. |
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 | Publishing activity data are available in 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). |
Punctuality | The deadlines of the previous position are strictly observed. |
Punctuality - delivery and publication | Not applicable. |
Coherence and comparability | |
Comparability - geographical | Not applicable. |
Asymmetry for mirror flows statistics - coefficient | Not applicable. |
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 | Not applicable. |
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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Friday, 26 June 2020 - 11:00In Bulgaria during 2019 were issued:• 9 516 books and pamphlets with circulation of 7 628 thousands• 223 newspapers with circulation of 169 261 thousands• 595 magazines and bulletins with circulation of 9 016 thousands• 140 periodical collections with circulation of 22 thousands.
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Friday, 22 May 2020 - 11:00In 2019 in Bulgaria were operating the following cultural institutions:• 160 museums with museum collection of 7 529 thousand units;• 74 theatres, which organized 15 955 performances, visited by 2 516 thousand viewers;• 52 music formations;• 47 libraries with library collection over 200 thousand library units;• 74 cinemas with 237 cinema screens.
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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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Book publishing and Press 2019
The National Statistical Institute has the pleasure to present of users on statistical information its new electronic publication Book publishing and Press 2019.
The publication contains statistical information on the development of publishing activity in Bulgaria by main indicators for 2019.
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Statistical Reference Book 2020
The National Statistical Institute presents to users of statistical information the annual publication - Statistical Reference Book 2020 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 2016 - 2019 period.
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Statistical Reference Book 2020 (Bulgarian version)
The National Statistical Institute presents to users of statistical information the annual publication - Statistical Reference Book 2020 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 2016 - 2019 period.
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Statistical Yearbook 2019
The National Statistical Institute (NSI) has the pleasure to present to the attention of national and foreign users of statistical information the 87th 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 2013 - 2018 in different territorial and classification aggregations and breakdowns.
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Book publishing and Press 2018
The National Statistical Institute has the pleasure to present of users on statistical information its new electronic publication Book publishing and Press 2018.
The publication contains statistical information on the development of publishing activity in Bulgaria by main indicators for 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.
In 2018, for the first time, we presented the results of the statistical surveys through graphics, images and other visualization tools, which resulted in a positive response among a wide range of users. We believe that this modern way of presenting statistical information will trigger the interest in those who for the first time encounter the meaning of numbers revealing important aspects of socio-economic life.
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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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