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Eurostat predicts continuing population decline in Bulgaria

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The latest population projections released by Eurostat for the period 2016-2070 show a steady decline in the population of Bulgaria by 30% - from 7.1 million in 2016 to 4.9 million in the 2070's.

It is expected that by 2060 population of working-age n will decrease by 39 percent. This was reported in the government's National Security Report in 2017.



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