Bulgaria ranks last in the EU with just 12 priests per 100,000 people. There are more than 8,000 churches and monasteries in the country, or 10 times more temples than clergy, according to the latest national census of 2021.
51.4% or 3 million said they believe in God. 24.7% declared themselves non-believers. 13 percent could not define if they are believers and 11% did not want to answer. During the previous census in 2011, 60.4% said they were religious and 22% declared themselves non-religious. 4,219,270 people (71.5%) of those who answered the question identified themselves as Christians. 97% of Christians are Orthodox. In 1992, 86.7% of the respondents were Christians. Protestants are 1.7%, Catholics are 0.9% and Armenian Christians - 0.1%. Muslims are 638,708 or 10.8% of the respondents; Jewish people are 1,736, while 6,451 people profess other religions.
''We are actively informing the EU member states about the systematically imposed institutional and extra-institutional pressure on Bulgarians in North Macedonia. We are raising the issue of non-compliance with the Treaty of Friendship, Good..
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs recommends that Bulgarian citizens refrain from traveling to Israel and Palestine due to the rapidly changing security situation in the Middle East in recent days, BTA reported. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs..
Thursday will be sunny and warm across the country , with a light north-easterly wind. Minimum temperatures will be between 13°C and 21°C, with a low of 13°C in Sofia. Highs will be between 32°C and 37°C, 32°C in the capital. Sunny skies are..
A group of 14 children from the Taraclia district embarked on an exciting excursion to Bulgaria. They are to visit historical sites in Sofia, including..
Smoke from the fire at the landfill in Tsalapitsa village which broke out last night over an area of around 1.6 hectares, has filled the air over..
It will be sunny on Friday . In the afternoon, there will be more clouds in the western regions, but rainfalls are possible in few..
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