РАЖДАЕМОСТ И РЕПРОДУКТИВНО ПОВЕДЕНИЕ НА НАСЕЛЕНИЕТО ОТ ТРИТЕ ОСНОВНИ ЕТНОСА В БЪЛГАРИЯ
FERTILITY AND REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOUR OF THE THREE MAJOR ETHNIC GROUPS OF BULGARIA’S POPULATION

Summary/Abstract: The analysis reveals that ethnicity exerts impact on fertility and reproductive behaviour. Among all age groups, the Roma ethnic minority shows the highest fertility rates, followed by the Turkish one and the Bulgarian ethnic group, which has the lowest. The Bulgarian ethnic group has had on average 1.8 live-born children per fertile woman for 30 years now. The Turkish ethnic group has significantly decreased the average number of live-born children: from 3.2 to 2.4 children per fertile woman. The Roma have considerably higher fertility compared to the Turkish ethnic minority and especially to the Bulgarian ethnic group; for the last 30 and more years fertility rates are 3.3-3.2 live-born children per fertile woman. The problem concerning births among young and very young people, which are more typical for the Roma ethnic group than any other ethnic group, appears to be a serious one. Furthermore, that problem leads to other important issues – higher mother and infant mortality rates; higher morbidity and more cases of children born with disabilities and malformations; abandonment of children and their placement in specialised institutions.

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