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Fuel Prices in Bulgaria Continue Rising over Past Week

The price of A95, the most widely used petrol in Bulgaria, has increased by 1.33% over the past week, reaching EUR 1.52 on March 7, show data from the specialized platform Fuelo, published on Monday. Since then the price has remained unchanged. Compared to a month ago, there has been a 2.01% increase.

The price of premium A98 petrol has also risen by 1.16% during the past week, from EUR 1.72 to EUR 1.74 per litre.

Diesel prices saw a decrease - from EUR 1.79 to EUR 1.78 per litre (0.56%).

LPG has remained steady at EUR 0.82 per litre.

Methane prices also saw no change, staying at EUR 1.21 per kilogram.

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Over 80% of Bulgarians Live in Just Eight Provinces

New data from the National Statistical Institute (NSI) show a highly uneven population distribution in Bulgaria, with more than 41.4% of residents concentrated in just eight of the country’s 28 provinces as of the end of 2025.

Sofia continues to dominate demographically, with a population exceeding 1.3 million people, maintaining its position as the largest administrative region in the country. Alongside the capital, seven other provinces also exceed 100,000 residents: Plovdiv, Varna, Burgas, Stara Zagora, Ruse, Sliven, and Pleven.

The data also highlight ongoing demographic decline in less populated areas, with depopulation trends continuing across rural Bulgaria.

By the end of 2025, 192 settlements had no permanent residents at all, with the highest numbers of abandoned villages recorded in Veliko Tarnovo and Gabrovo provinces.

In addition, a further 1,280 villages are now home to extremely small populations, each ranging between just one and 49 inhabitants, underlining the scale of rural shrinkage.

Overall, Bulgaria’s population stands at 6,437,360 people, distributed across 28 provinces, 265 municipalities, and 5,256 settlements, according to NSI figures.

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Adults Living with Parents (Europe)
Living with parents isn’t the same everywhere 🏠
In southern and eastern Europe, it’s far more common—often due to culture and economics.
In the north, independence starts earlier. Different paths, different realities

09/05/2026

In 2025, 22.1% of people living in households with dependent children in the EU were at risk of poverty or social exclusion (AROPE), compared with 19.8% of those without dependent children.
The AROPE rate for people living in households with dependent children was highest in:

🇪🇸Spain (29.9%)
🇷🇴Romania (29.4%)
🇧🇬Bulgaria (29.1%)

Lowest in:

🇸🇮Slovenia (10.4%)
🇳🇱Netherlands (11.7%)
🇨🇾Cyprus (12.2%)

Read more 👉 https://link.europa.eu/qxmv8B

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