Bulgaria's population continues to shrink, a trend that has persisted for over 30 years. This ongoing decline is primarily ...

Bulgaria is administratively divided into 28 "oblasts" (another word for regions) and 265 municipalities, encompassing a ...

Although the Council of Europe estimates that Roma make up more than 10 percent of Bulgaria’s population — about 750,000 people — they are so marginalized and disenfranchised that less than ...

Bulgarian officials on Wednesday called for joint, coordinated efforts to tackle the country's demographic issue, warning ...

Bulgaria has undergone a significant transformation over the ... while also resulting in suboptimal public services. A rapid decline of the population—one of the worst globally —also limits the ...

According to the National Statistical Institute, Bulgaria's population was estimated at around 6.44 million at the end of last year, down from 7.36 million in 2011 and 8.95 million in 1985.