Dzhebel municipality within Kardzhali Province

Dzhebel Municipality is a municipality in Kardzhali Province, Bulgaria. It includes the town of Dzhebel, which is the administrative center of a municipality, and a number of villages.

Demography

In recent years, the number of births decreased dramatically. The number of deaths increased in the beginning of the 2000s and remained fairly stable after. That led to a natural negative growth rate. However, the demographic situation is Dzhebel is more favourable compared to other areas in Bulgaria.

Population Live births Deaths Natural growth Birth rate (‰ per 1,000) Death rate (‰ per 1,000) Natural growth rate (‰)
2000 11,038 78 76 +2 7.1 6.9 +0.2
2001 8,613 105 121 -16 12.2 14.0 -1.9
2002 8,571 68 63 +5 7.9 7.4 +0.6
2003 8,568 80 80 0 9.3 9.3 +0.0
2004 8,500 93 86 +7 10.9 10.1 +0.8
2005 8,427 85 94 -9 10.1 11.2 -1.1
2006 8,388 74 93 -19 8.8 11.1 -2.3
2007 8,384 91 97 -6 10.9 11.6 -0.7
2008 8,348 99 96 +3 11.9 11.5 +0.4
2009 8,295 93 77 +16 11.2 9.3 +1.9
2010 8,201 87 79 +8 10.6 9.6 +1.0
2011 8,166 69 75 -6 8.4 9.2 -0.7
2012 8,160 70 68 +2 8.6 8.3 +0.2
2013 8,163 91 82 +9 11.1 10.0 +1.1
2014 8,248 83 96 -13 10.1 11.6 -1.5
2015 8,205 79 102 -23 9.6 12.4 -2.8
2016 8,226 79 93 -14 9.6 11.3 -1.7
2017 8,253 63 91 -28 7.6 11.0 -3.4
2018 8,441 68 93 -25 8.1 11.0 -3.0
2021 8,375 47[1] 133[2] -86 5.6 15.9 -10.3

Religion

According to the Bulgarian census of 2011, the religious composition, among those who answered the optional question on religious identification, was the following:[3]

Religious composition of Dzhebel Municipality
Orthodox Christianity
 
 3.6%
Catholicism
 
 0.2%
Protestantism
 
 0.0%
Islam
 
 82.3%
No religion
 
 1.0%
Prefer not to answer, others and indefinable
 
 12.9%

According to the Bulgarian census of 2021, the religion demographics were as follows:[4][5]

Religious composition of Dzhebel Municipality
Christianity
 
 2.03%
Judaism
 
 0.03%
Islam
 
 72.44%
No religion
 
 0.25%
Prefer not to answer, others and indefinable
 
 25.24%

References

  1. ^ "Резултат от справка". infostat.nsi.bg. Retrieved 2025-03-10.
  2. ^ "Pop_2.1._mortality_DR_EN.xls". infostat.nsi.bg. Retrieved March 10, 2025.
  3. ^ "Religious composition of Bulgaria 2011". pop-stat.mashke.org.
  4. ^ "Резултат от справка". infostat.nsi.bg. Retrieved 2025-03-10.
  5. ^ "Religious composition of Bulgaria 2021". pop-stat.mashke.org. Retrieved 2025-03-10.
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dzhebel_Municipality
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