SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria’s population has declined by 11.5% in the past decade, according to first results from the 2021 census. The National Statistical Institute said that the nation has ...

Bulgaria’s population has declined by 11.5 percent over the past decade, according to preliminary census results. The population fell by more than 844,000 people, from 7.3 million to 6.5 million ...

First census results show the sharp drop in Bulgaria's population is continuing – with low birth rate, high death rate and migration as key factors behind the country’s demographic decline. A child ...

Bulgaria's population has declined sharply over the past ten years and was down to 6.5 million people at the end of 2021, early data from a population census showed Thursday.

Bulgaria has one of the world’s fastest-shrinking populations, primarily attributed to a high death rate and a low birth rate. Major health-related issues, such as high rates of smoking and alcohol ...

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria is close to realizing its decades-old goal of joining the euro currency union and deepening ties with the more prosperous countries of Western Europe. But the ...

Just weeks before Bulgaria prepares to adopt the Euro, its government is falling apart. Streets are full, parliament is paralysed, and the state is heading for yet another snap election. Bulgaria’s ...

SPECIAL REPORT / Governments' inability to address energy poverty in Southeastern Europe is increasing the threat of deforestation, as illegal timbering is seen by needy people as their only chance ...

The country becomes the 174 th member of the World Bank’s Fund for the Poorest SOFIA, November 3, 2021 – Bulgaria today signed the Articles of Agreement of the World Bank’s International Development ...

Around 125 million people in the European Union were at risk of poverty or social exclusion in 2012 according to a report released by Eurostat. It is a sobering reminder of the human element inherent ...