Sex Immigrants in the regions |
Emigrants from the regions | ||||||||
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Total | Severna I Yugoiztochna Bulgaria | Yugozapadna I Yuzhna tsentralna Bulgaria | |||||||
Total | Severo-zapaden | Severen tsentralen | Severo-iztochen | Yugo-iztochen | Total | Yugo-zapaden | Yuzhen tsentralen | ||
Total | 113 471 | 64 843 | 16 719 | 14 274 | 15 485 | 18 365 | 48 628 | 27 299 | 21 329 |
Severna i | |||||||||
Yugoiztochna Bulgaria | 60 760 | 50 405 | 12 048 | 11 697 | 12 972 | 13 688 | 10 355 | 7 305 | 3 050 |
Severozapaden | 15 036 | 11 615 | 9 915 | 919 | 415 | 366 | 3 421 | 3 020 | 401 |
Severen tsentralen | 12 998 | 11 342 | 1 069 | 8 178 | 1 464 | 631 | 1 656 | 1 215 | 441 |
Severoiztochen | 15 147 | 13 475 | 573 | 1 752 | 10 155 | 995 | 1 672 | 1 175 | 497 |
Yugoiztochen | 17 579 | 13 973 | 491 | 848 | 938 | 11 696 | 3 606 | 1 895 | 1 711 |
Yugozapadna i | |||||||||
Yuzhna tsentralna Bulgaria | 52 711 | 14 438 | 4 671 | 2 577 | 2 513 | 4 677 | 38 273 | 19 994 | 18 279 |
Yugozapaden | 31 335 | 10 681 | 4 071 | 1 956 | 1 908 | 2 746 | 20 654 | 17 232 | 3 422 |
Yuzhen tsentralen | 21 376 | 3 757 | 600 | 621 | 605 | 1 931 | 17 619 | 2 762 | 14 857 |
Male | 48 849 | 27 856 | 7 331 | 5 946 | 6 637 | 7 942 | 20 993 | 11 856 | 9 137 |
Severna i | |||||||||
Yugoiztochna Bulgaria | 25 833 | 21 261 | 5 197 | 4 765 | 5 465 | 5 834 | 4 572 | 3 266 | 1 306 |
Severozapaden | 6 510 | 4 978 | 4 235 | 359 | 203 | 181 | 1 532 | 1 362 | 170 |
Severen tsentralen | 5 505 | 4 721 | 487 | 3 321 | 621 | 292 | 784 | 576 | 208 |
Severoiztochen | 6 448 | 5 716 | 269 | 742 | 4 241 | 464 | 732 | 515 | 217 |
Yugoiztochen | 7 370 | 5 846 | 206 | 343 | 400 | 4 897 | 1 524 | 813 | 711 |
Yugozapadna i | |||||||||
Yuzhna tsentralna Bulgaria | 23 016 | 6 595 | 2 134 | 1 181 | 1 172 | 2 108 | 16 421 | 8 590 | 7 831 |
Yugozapaden | 13 968 | 4 967 | 1 872 | 907 | 889 | 1 299 | 9 001 | 7 348 | 1 653 |
Yuzhen tsentralen | 9 048 | 1 628 | 262 | 274 | 283 | 809 | 7 420 | 1 242 | 6 178 |
Female | 64 622 | 36 987 | 9 388 | 8 328 | 8 848 | 10 423 | 27 635 | 15 443 | 12 192 |
Severna i | |||||||||
Yugoiztochna Bulgaria | 34 927 | 29 144 | 6 851 | 6 932 | 7 507 | 7 854 | 5 783 | 4 039 | 1 744 |
Severozapaden | 8 526 | 6 637 | 5 680 | 560 | 212 | 185 | 1 889 | 1 658 | 231 |
Severen tsentralen | 7 493 | 6 621 | 582 | 4 857 | 843 | 339 | 872 | 639 | 233 |
Severoiztochen | 8 699 | 7 759 | 304 | 1 010 | 5 914 | 531 | 940 | 660 | 280 |
Yugoiztochen | 10 209 | 8 127 | 285 | 505 | 538 | 6 799 | 2 082 | 1 082 | 1 000 |
Yugozapadna i | |||||||||
Yuzhna tsentralna Bulgaria | 29 695 | 7 843 | 2 537 | 1 396 | 1 341 | 2 569 | 21 852 | 11 404 | 10 448 |
Yugozapaden | 17 367 | 5 714 | 2 199 | 1 049 | 1 019 | 1 447 | 11 653 | 9 884 | 1 769 |
Yuzhen tsentralen | 12 328 | 2 129 | 338 | 347 | 322 | 1 122 | 10 199 | 1 520 | 8 679 |
Internal migration of the population between statistical regions by sex

Euro-SDMX Metadata Structure (ESMS)
Contact | |
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Contact organisation | National Statistical Institute |
Contact organisation unit | Population and Housing Fund Statistics Department |
Contact name | Chrastina Petkova-Tancheva |
Contact person function | senior expert |
Contact mail address | 2, P. Volov Str.; 1038 Sofia, Bulgaria |
Contact email address | |
Contact phone number | +359 2 9857 553 |
Contact fax number | |
Metadata update | |
Metadata last certified | 06 July 2018 |
Metadata last posted | 06 July 2018 |
Metadata last update | 06 July 2018 |
Statistical presentation | |
Data description | Persons who have changed their usual residence (current address) are surveyed. The registration is done at the moment of migration and the total migration is calculated as of 31.12 of the reference year. Internal migration is the change of usual residence within the country and international - the change of usual residence in Bulgaria with a residence abroad or vice versa. Migration growth of a given country territory is the difference between the immigration to and emigration from the area during the year. |
Classification system | · Classification of Territorial Units for Statistical Purposes in Bulgaria (NUTS); · Unified Classification of the Administrative-Territorial and Territorial Units in Bulgaria (UCATTU); · Classification of countries (for the international migration purposes only). |
Sector coverage | Data on migration concerns a calendar year and include all persons who have changed their current address within the country, address in the country with an address abroad and address abroad with an address in the country. |
Statistical concepts and definitions | Migration growth of a given country territory is the difference between the immigration to and emigration from the area during the year. Net international migration is the difference between immigration into and emigration from the country. |
Statistical unit | Migrated persons |
Statistical population | Migrants - total number |
Reference area | Regional breakdown of migrants is done according to the country administrative-territorial division as of 31.12 of the reference year - settlements, municipalities, districts and statistical regions. |
Time coverage | On the NSI website · 2010 - 2017 internal migration; · 2010 - 2017 international migration. |
Base period | Not applicable. |
Unit of measure | |
Number; per 1000 population | |
Reference period | |
Calendar year | |
Institutional mandate | |
Legal acts and other agreements | · Regulation (EC) 862/2007; · Law on Statistics; · Law on Civil Registration. |
Data sharing | Data is presented based on Regulation (EC) 862/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the statistics on migration. |
Confidentiality | |
Confidentiality - policy | · Law on Statistics · Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 on European statistics (recital 24 and Article 20(4)) of 11 March 2009 (OJ L 87, p. 164), stipulates the need to establish common principles and guidelines ensuring the confidentiality of data used for the production of European statistics and the access to those confidential data with due account for technical developments and the requirements of users in a democratic society. |
Confidentiality - data treatment | Individual data are not published in accordance with article 25 of the Law on Statistics. The publishing of individual data can be performed only in accordance with article 26 of the same law. |
Release policy | |
Release calendar | Information is published annually according to the Release Calendar presenting the results of the statistical surveys carried out by the National Statistical Institute. |
Release calendar access | The calendar is available on the NSI website: http://www.nsi.bg/en/node/480 |
User access | Data is published on the NSI website, section Population (Demography, Migration and Projections) in accordance with the Law on Statistics and the European Statistics Code of Practice respecting the professional independence and aimed at objectivity, transparency and equal treatment of all consumers. |
Frequency of dissemination | |
Annually | |
Accessibility and clarity | |
News release | News release "Population and demographic processes". |
Publications | · Population and demographic processes; · Statistical Reference book; · Statistical Yearbook. |
On-line database | Data on migration are available to all users of the NSI website under the heading Population (Demography, Migration and Projections) - Migration: http://www.nsi.bg/en/node/6683 Information System INFOSTAT Internal migration: https://infostat.nsi.bg/infostat/pages/module.jsf?x_2=32 International migration: https://infostat.nsi.bg/infostat/pages/module.jsf?x_2=38
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Micro-data access | Anonymised individual data can be provide for scientific and research purposes, and for individual request according to the Rules for the provision of anonymised individual data for scientific and research purposes. |
Other | Information service on request, according to the Rules for the dissemination of statistical products and services in NSI. |
Documentation on methodology | · Methodology on migration: http://www.nsi.bg/sites/default/files/files/metadata/Pop_5_Metodology_migration_en.pdf; · Manual for functioning of the Unified System for Civil registration and Administrative Service of Population. |
Quality documentation | Not available. |
Quality management | |
Quality assurance | Not applicable. |
Quality assessment | Not applicable. |
Relevance | |
User needs | Data on migration are presented annually to the Eurostat and others - questionnaires filled in annually. At national and regional level the main data users are ministries, agencies, national organisations and local authorities. Data is presented to scientific institutes, universities, NGOs and others based on requests. |
User satisfaction | No user' satisfaction surveys are carried out. |
Completeness | Population data is available by sex, ages (different groupings) residence (different territorial levels), citizenship and country of birth. |
Accuracy and reliability | |
Overall accuracy | Not applicable. |
Sampling error | Not applicable. |
Non-sampling error | Not applicable. |
Timeliness and punctuality | |
Timeliness | Data are published up to the end of April in the year following the reference year. |
Punctuality | Data is released according to the terms. |
Coherence and comparability | |
Comparability - geographical | Data is collected and processed for the different territorial units using one and the same methodology and definitions. |
Comparability - over time | Changes of the methodology and definitions for different time periods are published in the survey methodology. |
Coherence - cross domain | Not applicable. |
Coherence - internal | Not applicable. |
Cost and burden | |
Not applicable. | |
Data revision | |
Data revision - policy | Not applicable. |
Data revision - practice | Not applicable. |
Statistical processing | |
Source data | · Source of data on migrants is the Unified System for Civil registration and Administrative Service of Population. Migration is registered through a common USCRASP-CDS document "Change of current address"; · Source of data on permanently staying foreigners is the Register of foreigners, Ministry of Interior; · Source of data on Bulgarians leaving the country - National Revenue Agency, declaration on refusal of health insurance rights due to absence from the country; National Social Security Institute |
Frequency of data collection | · Monthly for USCRASP data; · Annually- for NRA, MI and NSSI data. |
Data collection | Exhaustively for all migrations registered during the year. |
Data validation | Data on demographic events is checked and controlled before to be loaded in the IS Demography. For successful processing, the initial notification should meet the system rules on validation and control. The processed results are validated in respect the consistency of a single table and between the tables. |
Data compilation | Data is processed by the IS "Demography" according to the rules for validation and control of the demographic events. |
Adjustment | Not applicable. |
Comment |
ESS Standard for Quality Reports Structure (ESQRS)
Contact | |
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Contact organisation | National Statistical Institute |
Contact organisation unit | Population and Housing Fund Statistics Department |
Contact name | Chrastina Petkova-Tancheva |
Contact person function | senior expert |
Contact mail address | 2, P. Volov Str.; 1038 Sofia, Bulgaria |
Contact email address | |
Contact phone number | +359 2 9857 553 |
Contact fax number | |
Statistical presentation | |
Data description | Persons who have changed their usual residence (current address) are surveyed. The registration is done at the moment of migration and the total migration is calculated as of 31.12 of the reference year. Internal migration is the change of usual residence within the country and international - the change of usual residence in Bulgaria with a residence abroad or vice versa. Migration growth of a given country territory is the difference between the immigration to and emigration from the area during the year. |
Classification system | · Classification of Territorial Units for Statistical Purposes in Bulgaria (NUTS); · Unified Classification of the Administrative-Territorial and Territorial Units in Bulgaria (UCATTU); · Classification of countries (for the international migration purposes only). |
Sector coverage | Data on migration concerns a calendar year and include all persons who have changed their current address within the country, address in the country with an address abroad and address abroad with an address in the country. |
Statistical concepts and definitions | Migration growth of a given country territory is the difference between the immigration to and emigration from the area during the year. Net international migration is the difference between immigration into and emigration from the country. |
Statistical unit | Migrated persons |
Statistical population | Migrants - total number |
Reference area | Regional breakdown of migrants is done according to the country administrative-territorial division as of 31.12 of the reference year - settlements, municipalities, districts and statistical regions. |
Time coverage | On the NSI website · 2010 - 2017 internal migration; · 2010 - 2017 international migration. |
Base period | Not applicable. |
Statistical processing | |
Source data | · Source of data on migrants is the Unified System for Civil registration and Administrative Service of Population. Migration is registered through a common USCRASP-CDS document "Change of current address"; · Source of data on permanently staying foreigners is the Register of foreigners, Ministry of Interior; · Source of data on Bulgarians leaving the country - National Revenue Agency, declaration on refusal of health insurance rights due to absence from the country; National Social Security Institute |
Frequency of data collection | · Monthly for USCRASP data; · Annually- for NRA, MI and NSSI data. |
Data collection | Exhaustively for all migrations registered during the year. |
Data validation | Data on demographic events is checked and controlled before to be loaded in the IS Demography. For successful processing, the initial notification should meet the system rules on validation and control. The processed results are validated in respect the consistency of a single table and between the tables. |
Data compilation | Data is processed by the IS "Demography" according to the rules for validation and control of the demographic events. |
Adjustment | Not applicable. |
Quality management | |
Quality assurance | Not applicable. |
Quality assessment | Not applicable. |
Relevance | |
User needs | Data on migration are presented annually to the Eurostat and others - questionnaires filled in annually. At national and regional level the main data users are ministries, agencies, national organisations and local authorities. Data is presented to scientific institutes, universities, NGOs and others based on requests. |
User satisfaction | No user' satisfaction surveys are carried out. |
Completeness | Population data is available by sex, ages (different groupings) residence (different territorial levels), citizenship and country of birth. |
Data completeness - rate | 100% |
Accuracy and reliability | |
Overall accuracy | Not applicable. |
Sampling error | Not applicable. |
Sampling errors - indicators | Not applicable |
Non-sampling error | Not applicable. |
Coverage error | Not applicable |
Over-coverage - rate | Not applicable |
Common units - proportion | Not applicable |
Measurement error | Not applicable |
Non response error | Not applicable |
Unit non-response - rate | not applicable |
Item non-response - rate | Not applicable |
Processing error | Not applicable |
Imputation - rate | Not applicable |
Model assumption error | Not applicable |
Seasonal adjustment | Not applicable |
Data revision - policy | Not applicable. |
Data revision - practice | Not applicable. |
Data revision - average size | Not applicable |
Timeliness and punctuality | |
Timeliness | Data are published up to the end of April in the year following the reference year. |
Time lag - first results | 4 months after the reference year |
Time lag - final results | 4 months after the reference year |
Punctuality | Data is released according to the terms. |
Punctuality - delivery and publication | Data is released and published according to the terms |
Coherence and comparability | |
Comparability - geographical | Data is collected and processed for the different territorial units using one and the same methodology and definitions. |
Asymmetry for mirror flows statistics - coefficient | Not applicable |
Comparability - over time | Changes of the methodology and definitions for different time periods are published in the survey methodology. |
Length of comparable time series | 2007 onwards |
Coherence - cross domain | Not applicable. |
Coherence - sub annual and annual statistics | Not applicable |
Coherence - National Accounts | Not applicable |
Coherence - internal | Not applicable. |
Accessibility and clarity | |
News release | News release "Population and demographic processes". |
Publications | · Population and demographic processes; · Statistical Reference book; · Statistical Yearbook. |
On-line database | Data on migration are available to all users of the NSI website under the heading Population (Demography, Migration and Projections) - Migration: http://www.nsi.bg/en/node/6683 Information System INFOSTAT Internal migration: https://infostat.nsi.bg/infostat/pages/module.jsf?x_2=32 International migration: https://infostat.nsi.bg/infostat/pages/module.jsf?x_2=38
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Data tables - consultations | |
Micro-data access | Anonymised individual data can be provide for scientific and research purposes, and for individual request according to the Rules for the provision of anonymised individual data for scientific and research purposes. |
Other | Information service on request, according to the Rules for the dissemination of statistical products and services in NSI. |
Metadata - consultations | |
Documentation on methodology | · Methodology on migration: http://www.nsi.bg/sites/default/files/files/metadata/Pop_5_Metodology_migration_en.pdf; · Manual for functioning of the Unified System for Civil registration and Administrative Service of Population. |
Metadata completeness – rate | |
Quality documentation | Not available. |
Cost and burden | |
Not applicable. | |
Confidentiality | |
Confidentiality - policy | · Law on Statistics · Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 on European statistics (recital 24 and Article 20(4)) of 11 March 2009 (OJ L 87, p. 164), stipulates the need to establish common principles and guidelines ensuring the confidentiality of data used for the production of European statistics and the access to those confidential data with due account for technical developments and the requirements of users in a democratic society. |
Confidentiality – data treatment | Individual data are not published in accordance with article 25 of the Law on Statistics. The publishing of individual data can be performed only in accordance with article 26 of the same law. |
Comment |
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Friday, 4 January 2019 - 16:52
What names did we give our children in 2018?
Which are the most popular surnames and the most common male and female names in Bulgaria?
Does Alexander retain in 2018 the top position in the names of newborn boys?
These are just some of the questions we answer with the new infographic ‘Names in Bulgaria 2018’.
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Friday, 11 May 2018 - 11:00
Life expectancy at birth of the Bulgarian population calculated for the period 2015 - 2017 is 74.8 years.
Life expectancy at birth for male population is 71.3 years, while for female it is 7.1 years higher - 78.4 years.
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Thursday, 12 April 2018 - 11:00
As of 31 December 2017 the population of Bulgaria is 7 050 034 persons, representing 1.4% of the EU population. Compared to 2016, the population decreases by 51 825 persons.
There are 63 955 live born children in 2017. The number of live births decreases by 1 029 compared to the previous year.
The number of deaths in 2017 is 109 791 and the crude mortality rate - 15.5‰. Compared to the previous year the number of deaths increases by 2 211.
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Monday, 8 January 2018 - 11:00
The most preferred names for new-born boys in 2017 are Aleksandar, Georgi and Martin, and for new-born girls - Viktoria, Maria and Nikol.
The largest number of Bulgarians celebrate a name day on Tsvetnitsa (Palm Day), Ivanovden (The day of St. Ioan) and Arhangelovden (Michaelmas day).
The leading names by regions for men are Georgi, Ivan and Dimitar, and for women - Maria, Ivanka and Elena.
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Friday, 12 May 2017 - 11:00
Life expectancy at birth of the Bulgarian population calculated for the period 2014 - 2016 is 74.7 years.
Life expectancy at birth for male population is 71.2 years, while for female it is 7.0 years higher - 78.2 years.
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Wednesday, 12 April 2017 - 11:00
As of 31 December 2016 the population of Bulgaria is 7 101 859 persons or 1.4% of the EU population. Compared to 2015, the population of the country decreases by 51 925 persons.
There are 64 984 live born children in 2016. The number of live births decreases by 966 children compared to the previous year.
The number of dead persons is 107 580 and the crude mortality rate - 15.1‰. Compared to the previous year the number of dead people decreases by 2 537.
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Thursday, 5 January 2017 - 11:00
Aleksandar and Viktoria are the most preferred names for new-born babies in Bulgaria in 2016.
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Friday, 13 May 2016 - 11:00
Life expectancy at birth of the Bulgarian population calculated for the period 2013 - 2015 is 74.5 years
Life expectancy at birth for male population is 71.1 years, while for female it is 6.9 years higher - 78.0 years.
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Friday, 15 April 2016 - 11:00
As of 31 December 2015 the population of Bulgaria is 7 153 784 persons, representing 1.4% of the EU population. Compared to 2014, the population decreases by 48 414 persons.
There are 65 950 live born children in 2015. The number of live births decreases by 1 635 compared to the previous year.
The number of deaths in 2015 is 110 117 and the crude mortality rate - 15.3‰. Compared to the previous year the number of deaths increases by 1 165.
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Friday, 15 May 2015 - 11:00
Life expectancy at birth of the Bulgarian population calculated for the period 2012 - 2014 is 74.7 years. Compared to the previous period (2011 - 2013) it increased by 0.2 years.
Life expectancy at birth for male population is 71.2 years, while for female it is 7.1 years higher - 78.3 years.
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Health Services 2018
The National Statistical Institute informs users of statistical information in the field of social statistics that the annual publication Health Services 2018 (in Bulgarian only) is already available.
The publication Health Services is a joint edition of the National Statistical Institute and the National Centre for Public Health and Analyses at the Ministry of Health.
The data sources are the statistical surveys carried out by the both institutions.
In the publication data are systematized as follows:
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Sustainable development of Bulgaria 2005 - 2016
The National Statistical Institute offers to the users the overview publication ‘Sustainable Development of Bulgaria 2005 - 2016’. The publication contains statistical indicators elaborated in conformity with the System of Sustainable Development Indicators developed by EUROSTAT.
The data is systematized in the following sections: Socioeconomic development; Sustainable consumption and production; Social inclusion; Demographic changes; Public health; Climate change and clean energy; Sustainable transport; Natural resources; Global partnership; Good governance.
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Women and Men in the Republic of Bulgaria 2018 (Bulgarian version)
The National Statistical Institute presents to users of statistical information the new printed publication ‘Women and Men in the Republic of Bulgaria 2018’ in Bulgarian.
The issue includes interesting and amusing information about the lives of women and men in our country, about the similarities and differences between them, presented through graphs and tables, short texts and thematic infographics.
The publication is intended for a wide range of users, the state administration, NGO’s and other organizations working in the field of gender equality.
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Population and Demographic Processes 2017
The NSI annual electronic publication Population and Demographic Processes 2017 is available for users of statistical information.
The issue is bilingual (Bulgarian/English) and contains detailed statistical information about the demographic state in the Republic of Bulgaria during the year of 2017. Data for the number and the structure of the population and for its natural movement and internal migration are published in the issue.
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Statistical Reference Book 2018
The National Statistical Institute presents to users of statistical information the annual publication - Statistical Reference Book 2018 in English.
The Statistical Reference Book presents topical information on the demographic processes as well as the economic, social and cultural development of the Republic of Bulgaria for the 2014 - 2017 period.
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Statistical Yearbook 2017 in infographics
The National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria offers a different view of the statistical information included in the 85th edition of the Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Bulgaria.
The publication is intended for a wider audience as statistical data are presented in a plain and easy understandable way.
The current state and changes in the socio-economic and cultural life in the country are presented not in the traditional way in tables and text, but through infographics - images, graphics and other visualization tools.
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Statistical Reference Book 2018 (Bulgarian version)
The National Statistical Institute presents to users of statistical information the annual publication - Statistical Reference Book 2018 in Bulgarian.
The Statistical Reference Book presents topical information on the demographic processes as well as the economic, social and cultural development of the Republic of Bulgaria for the 2014 - 2017 period.
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Statistical Yearbook 2017
The National Statistical Institute (NSI) has the pleasure to present to the attention of national and foreign users of statistical information the 84th edition of the ‘Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Bulgaria’ in printed and electronic format.
It provides current statistical information about the demographic, economic and social development of the country for 2012 - 2016 in different territorial and classification aggregations and breakdowns.
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Bulgaria 2018
The National Statistical Institute presents the bilingual (Bulgarian/English) brochure Bulgaria 2018 to users of statistical information. The brochure is addressed to a wide range of users (international institutions, business, students, experts etc.) and changes the traditional presentation of statistical information by offering an innovative structure with a parallel translation in English. The publication contains topical statistical information about the demographic, social and economic development of the country over the 2013 - 2017 period.
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Regions, districts and municipalities in the Republic of Bulgaria 2016
The National Statistical Institute offers to the users who are interesting in regional statistics the specialized electronic publication ‘Regions, districts and municipalities in the Republic of Bulgaria 2016’.
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