Demographic Ageing of the Population in Bulgaria

Authors

  • Mariana Mourgova Department of Economy, University of National and World Economy (UNWE), Sofia, Bulgaria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26417/ejser.v6i2.p216-224

Keywords:

ageing, age structure, death rate, birth rate, migration

Abstract

Bulgaria is one of the most rapidly ageing countries in the world. The article examines the shift in the age structure of the population in Bulgaria in the period 1960-2014 as a result of the change in the main demographic factors – birth rate, death rate and external migration. The shift in some main measures of population ageing such as median age, dependency ratio and old age dependency ratio is presented and a comparison with some European countries is done. The results show that as a result of the decrease in birth rate, increased life expectancy and external migration, the age structure of the population of Bulgaria is changing and the proportion of the older people becomes higher while the proportion of the younger people decreases. The median age in Bulgaria is one of the highest and the dependency ratios are one of the lowest in Europe mainly due to the decrease in the birth rate

References

European Commission (2012). Active ageing and solidarity between generations: A statistical portrait of the European Union 2012. Eurostat statistical books, 2012 edition

Mourgova, M. (2016). Demographic State of Bulgarian Population. In: Series B. Natural Sciences and the Humanities, Vol. XVII. Plovdiv: House of Scientists (in print)

United Nations (2001). Preparing for an Ageing World: The Case for Cross-National Research. Panel on a Research Agenda and New Data for an Ageing World, Committee on Population, Committee on National Statistics, National Research Council. National Academies Press. Washington DC

United Nations, Department of Economics and Social Affairs, Population Division (2002). World Population Ageing: 1950 – 2050. ST/ESA/SER. A/207

United Nations, Department of Economics and Social Affairs, Population Division (2013). World Population Ageing 2013. ST/SER. A/348

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Published

2017-04-28

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 1 (2017): January - April

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Demographic Ageing of the Population in Bulgaria. (2017). European Journal of Social Science Education and Research, 4(1), 64-75. https://doi.org/10.26417/ejser.v6i2.p216-224