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Population of Bulgaria has declined by 800,000 people for 9 years

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The population of Bulgaria decreased by nearly 800 thousand people in the period 2013 - 2022.

This is shown by the data from the Statistical Handbook "Demography, Economy and Social Security" of the National Social Security Institute for 2022. In 2013, births in our country were nearly 66,600; in 2022 they were 10,000 less.

In 2013, 104,000 people died in this country. The number has increased annually, with a peak noted at the height of the Covid crisis in 2021 - 149,000.



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