Bulgaria has sixth-highest old-age dependency ratio in the EU – Eurostat
Bulgaria has the sixth-highest old-age dependency ratio in the European Union, statistics agency Eurostat said on May 8, and is
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Percentage of Bulgarians severely materially deprived drops drastically, but still highest in EU
The percentage of people in Bulgaria classed as severely materially deprived dropped from 45.7 per cent in 2010 to 30
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World Book Day: Household spending on books in EU lowest in Bulgaria, Greece
The lowest share of household spending on books in EU countries is in Bulgaria and Greece, at 0.6 per cent,
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Employment in Bulgaria in 20-64 age bracket had strongest growth in EU in 2017 – Eurostat
The employment rate of people aged 20 to 64 in Bulgaria saw the strongest growth among all EU member states
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Bulgaria in second place in the EU in births outside marriage
Close to two-thirds of the births in Bulgaria in 2016 were out of wedlock, putting the country in second place
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Hourly labour costs in Bulgaria lowest in EU in 2017, but rose 12%
Hourly labour costs in Bulgaria in 2017 were the lowest in the European Union, at 4.9 euro, though they saw
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Bulgaria granted citizenship to 1626 people in 2016, 30 per cent to Russians – Eurostat
Bulgaria granted citizenship to 1626 people in 2016, an increase of 28 per cent compared with 2015, European Union statistics
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Almost half of Bulgarian households say they have difficulty paying for health care – Eurostat
Close to 47 per cent of Bulgarian households said that they had difficulty in paying for health care services, according
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Unemployment in Bulgaria in February 2018 was 5.3%, another record low
Unemployment in Bulgaria in February 2018 was 5.3 per cent, another record low and down from 6.5 per cent in
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