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Депопулация на селските райони в България за периода 2001–2017
Depopulation of the Rural Regions in Bulgaria, 2001-2017

Author(s): Rositza Mikova
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Sociology, Rural and urban sociology
Published by: Институт за изследване на населението и човека - Българска академия на науките
Keywords: depopulation; rural regions; settlement network; regions of depopulation; degrees of depopulation.

Summary/Abstract: The article examines the scope and paces of depopulation in the rural regions of Bulgaria, indicating the reasons that led to its formation, and an analysis is made at the municipal level. There has been traced the dynamics and peculiarities of the main demographic indicators and their impact in forming the number of the population by municipalities, applying the Webb method (1963) about the period 2001-2011 and 2011-2017. There is analysis on which parts of the rural regions are covered more or less by depopulation. A structural analysis of the decrease in the population in the rural municipalities of the period has been performed (2001-2017 г.).

  • Issue Year: 38/2020
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 89-102
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Bulgarian