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Ethnic and Regional Aspects of the Demographic Crisis in Bulgaria

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  • V. T. Mihaylov

    (University of Silesia in Katowice)

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— Thirty years after the start of democratic change, Bulgaria’s population has decreased by about 2 mln people. During this period (1989–2019), the country recorded one of the highest rates of population decrease in the world. These circumstances have confronted the Balkan country with a number of difficulties in regional development. The article outlines a specific national sociopsychological discourse on demographic processes in the conditions of Bulgaria’s socioeconomic transformation. The main dilemma here is whether this is a demographic crisis or a demographic catastrophe. In addition to assessments of this problem at the national level, the author has attempted to interpret its ethnic and regional aspects. The chief theses are confirmed by selected empirical data, which illustrate the serious scale of depopulation of Bulgaria and regions of the country. The author emphasizes the helplessness of Bulgarian society and state policy, which have long suffered the lack of an operational approach to neutralizing negative demographic trends and depopulation in a number of regions.

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  • V. T. Mihaylov, 2021. "Ethnic and Regional Aspects of the Demographic Crisis in Bulgaria," Regional Research of Russia, Springer, vol. 11(2), pages 254-262, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:rrorus:v:11:y:2021:i:2:d:10.1134_s2079970521020106
    DOI: 10.1134/S2079970521020106
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    1. Alexandre Sidorenko, 2019. "Demographic transition and "demographic security" in post-Soviet countries," Population and Economics, ARPHA Platform, vol. 3(3), pages 1-22, September.
    2. T. L. Borodina, 2017. "Regional features of population dynamics in Russia in the post-Soviet period," Regional Research of Russia, Springer, vol. 7(1), pages 10-22, January.
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    1. V. A. Kolosov & A. V. Crivenco, 2021. "Impact of Depopulation on Political Life and Legitimacy of Unrecognized States (a Case Study of Transnistria)," Regional Research of Russia, Springer, vol. 11(2), pages 263-272, April.
    2. Mustafa Erdem Kabadayı & Paria Ettehadi Osgouei & Elif Sertel, 2022. "Agricultural Land Abandonment in Bulgaria: A Long-Term Remote Sensing Perspective, 1950–1980," Land, MDPI, vol. 11(10), pages 1-24, October.
    3. Dokov Hristo, 2024. "Bulgaria’s regional policy: Analysing paradigm shifts and dynamics of territorial inequalities," Environmental & Socio-economic Studies, Sciendo, vol. 12(3), pages 37-50.

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