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Bulgaria's population continues to decline

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Although the country's natural growth rate has returned to pre-Covid-19 levels, the population in most municipalities in Bulgaria continues to decline, BNR reporter Natalia Ganchovska reports. 

The biggest decline is observed in the large municipalities - Sofia, Ruse, Varna, Pernik and Pleven. 

Only four smaller municipalities - Tvarditsa, Garmen, Nikolaevo and Yablanitsa - recorded positive natural growth. 

Despite the overall positive demographic trend, the population continued to decrease in 220 out of 265 municipalities last year

A more pronounced negative natural growth was observed mostly in North-Western Bulgaria, as well as in the regions bordering Serbia. 




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