ТЕНДЕНЦИИ НА РАЖДАЕМОСТТА В БЪЛГАРИЯ И ИЗТОЧНА ЕВРОПА (1960–2000 Г.)
FERTILITY TRENDS IN BULGARIA AND EASTERN EUROPE

Summary/Abstract: The article consists of three parts:1) a note on the socio-economic determinants of fertility in Bulgaria and in Eastern Europe; 2) a study of fertility dynamics in the European region before and after the transition to market economy and democracy (starting roughly in 1990); 3) a special study of fertility by age. The article is illustrated by original graphs (on the dynamics of the total fertility rate – fig.1; the dynamics of the age specific fertility rates- fig.2; the mean age at motherhood – fig 3), and by graphs published by the Council of Europe (on the dynamics of the percentage of extra-marital births – fig. 4). On the basis of the analysis the authors conclude that a specific convergence is taking place in the recent years, though Eastern Europe is still displaying certain peculiarities resulting from the different demographic history and different present socio-economic situation.

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