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News 21.09.2021

Nearly quarter of country population counted online

... be kept by Sofia (42.8%), Varna (31.2%) and Gabrovo (26.4%). Right after Gabrovo, only with 0.1% behind, is ranked Ruse. The greatest part of counted dwellings is in Sofia (37.8%), Varna (22.0%) and Plovdiv (19.2%). After them is Ruse where 18.3 of the dwellings are counted. Up to now the questionnaire about survey of migration attitudes has been filled in by 1 762 persons throughout the country. 790 persons answered the questionnaire about the reproductive behaviour. The surveys about the births and reproductive attitudes, as well as about the migration and migration behaviour are sample ones and are carried out parallelly with the census. Almost 44 000 randomly selected households throughout the country can fill in one of the two questionnaires.

News 05.09.2021

History of censuses – history of Bulgaria

... cted. In the young Bulgarian state at that time 2 007 919 persons lived while the average number of people per household was 6. In 1887 after the Unification the population of Bulgaria increased up to 3 154 375 persons in 556 400 households. At that time only 10% of the population was literate. The population of Bulgaria has increased by 1985 despite the two world wars and the national catastrophes. In the 1980s, the 9 millionth Bulgarian was never born. In fact, the decrease in births started already in the 1970s due to urbanization of the country and reached its peak at the end of the 1990s. Population decrease after democratic changes was influenced also by the external migration. For 30 years transition the population has decreased with 1 570 769 persons. In 2001 for one more first time we were below 8 million. In 2011 Bulgaria conducted the first census as an EU Member State. Then was also the first e-census in our country. The population was 7 3 ...

News 02.09.2021

How many children do we want and what do we need to stay in Bulgaria?

Population and Housing Census has always been a source of unique data which could not be collected otherwise. The same will be by conducting the 18th census in Bulgaria. Along with the traditional data for the number of people, households and dwellings, the life conditions and the mountains of information to be collected and processed, in the Census 2021 Programme there will be conducted as accompanying ones, surveys of the births and the reproduction attitudes, as well as for the migration and the migration behaviour of people in Bulgaria. The surveys are sample ones and almost 44 000 randomly selected households in all the country can fill in one of the two questionnaires. The data to be received from the survey of births will contribute to clarifying the reproduction attitudes, ideals and problems that people have and therefore appropriate demographic and social policies can be developed. There we ask questions about how many children you want to have and if this is not possible, why. The ...

News 28.12.2015

Marriages, divorces and births in Bulgaria at the beginning of the 21st century

An article with statistical data on marriages, divorces and births in Bulgaria at the beginning of the 21st century is published in Bulgarian and English in Statistics Explained - web-based system for online dissemination of Eurostat publications. National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria has participated in the pilot project implemented by Eurostat together with the Member States. The aim of the pilot project is to better reply to user's needs by complementing the Eurostat article presenting data on an EU level with more detailed information on the same topic, but at national level. Articles from the participating Member States are available in the corresponding national languages as well as in English and they form, together with the Eurostat article, an online publication.Marriages, divorces and births in Bulgaria at the beginning of the 21st century in BulgarianMarriages, divorces and births in Bulgaria at the beginning of the 21st century in English

News 08.12.2015

You in the EU

Did you know?…that Bulgaria had the lowest mean age of women at childbirth (27.1 years) in the EU…that Germany recorded the highest share of people in the EU renting their dwelling (47.5% of the population), compared with 29.9% in the EU…that Denmark had the highest share of individuals aged 65 - 74 in the EU who used the internet for internet banking (71%), compared with 22% in the EU…that Greece had the lowest proportion of births outside marriages (7% of all live births) in the EUThese and many others interesting facts you can learn from the latest Eurostat information products and services: http://www.nsi.bg/en/node/13716