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Bulgaria 2021 census

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Census 2021: Close to 72% of Bulgarians say they are Christians

November 24, 2022November 24, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria 2021 census, Bulgaria census 2021, Bulgarian Jews, Bulgarian Orthodox Church

A total of 71.5 per cent of Bulgarians who answered an optional question in the 2021 Census about their religion

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Census 2021: 84.6% of population define themselves as Bulgarians, 8.4% Turks, 4.4% Roma

November 24, 2022November 24, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria 2021 census, Bulgaria census 2021

In Bulgaria’s September 2021 national census, 84.6 per cent defined themselves as Bulgarians, 8.4 per cent as Turks and 4.4

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Bulgaria’s 2021 census: Final results confirm large drop in population

October 3, 2022October 3, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria 2021 census

Bulgaria’s population was 6 519 789 as of September 7 2021, the country’s National Statistical Institute (NSI) said on October

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Bulgaria’s 2021 census: Sofia’s population has risen to 1.48M – initial data

January 6, 2022January 6, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria 2021 census, Bulgaria census 2021, Sofia

The city of Sofia is alone among the 28 districts of Bulgaria to have seen its population increase since the

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Bulgaria’s 2021 census: Initial results show large drop in population

January 6, 2022January 8, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria 2021 census, Bulgaria census 2021

Announcing preliminary results of the September 2021 census, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) said on January 6 that it estimated

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Bulgaria to hold 2021 census from September 7 to October 3

January 20, 2021January 23, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria 2021 census

The 2021 census in Bulgaria will be held from September 7 to October 3, Bulgaria’s Cabinet decided on January 20.

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Covid-19: Bulgaria’s National Statistical Institute seeks delay to start of 2021 census

December 16, 2020December 18, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria 2021 census

The head of Bulgaria’s National Statistical Institute, Sergey Tsvetarski, has told a parliamentary committee that the institute wants a delay

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