Introduction: Environmental conditions and pressures

Bulgaria’s population has shown a steady declining trend. The country’s total population of 7.20 million in 2014 was 5.76 per cent lower than in 2007, at the beginning of the review period, when the total population was 7.64 million. The life expectancy of the male and female populations increased between 2007 and 2013, by 1.8 and 1.7 years, to 71.02 and 78.01 years, respectively. During the same period the total fertility rate increased by 4.22 per cent, from 1.42 to 1.48, while the infant mortality rate decreased from 9.2 per 1,000 live births in 2007 to 6.6 in 2015 – a significant 28.3 per cent decrease. The decrease of the population was caused by negative natural increase and net migration.

Sustainable Development Goals:

Climate Action

Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions