8,000 Bulgarians returned to Bulgaria and nearly 12,000 left the country in 2023. Magdalena Kostova, director of the Demographic and Social Statistics Directorate at the NSI, told the "Horizon" program of the BNR. 65% of those leaving the country are aged 24 to 49. The most preferred emigration destinations for Bulgarians in 2023 were Germany, UK, the Netherlands, France, Spain and Belgium, as the reasons for emigration are better living conditions, remuneration, education.
In addition to emigration, a contribution to the demographic problem that Bulgaria faces is the low birth rate and high premature mortality. In 2023, one out five died under the age of 65, which speaks of poor prevention and insufficient access to healthcare. Kostova also said that in the 60s of the 20th century the movement of people in the country was from villages to cities, but now it is from smaller cities to larger ones. The most attractive ones are Sofia, Plovdiv, Varna and Burgas.
The 122 nd anniversary of the outbreak of the Ilinden-Preobrazhenie uprising will be marked on 2 August in the locality Predela with a flower and wreath laying ritual at the monument Ilinden. Razlog municipality has announced that the ritual will..
In the village of Slaveyno near Smolyan, the Union of Thracian Societies in Bulgaria is organizing a National Gathering-Pilgrimage on August 2 and 3. The festival is dedicated to the 122nd anniversary of the Ilinden–Preobrazhenie Uprising and the 145th..
On Saturday minimum temperatures will range between 15 and 23° C., for Sofia 15° C. During the day the weather will be predominantly sunny, cumulus clouds will form around and after midday. There will be rain and thunder mostly in the mountain..
On Saturday minimum temperatures will range between 15 and 23° C., for Sofia 15° C. During the day the weather will be predominantly sunny, cumulus..
Minister of Tourism Miroslav Borshosh has met with mayors from the Black Sea municipalities and the regional governor of Burgas to outline a common..
The base interest rate in the country is being reduced to 1.82% as of 1 August 2025, the Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) has announced. The reduction is..
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