Updated National Strategy for Demographic Development of the Population in the Republic of Bulgaria (2012–2030)

The Updated National Demographic Strategy of the Republic of Bulgaria (2012–2030) aims to address the country's demographic challenges. The strategy's primary goal is to slow down the population decrease rate and achieve long-term stabilization. It focuses on enhancing human capital quality, including health, education, abilities, and skills. The strategy involves all Bulgarian citizens and is implemented by government bodies, with active participation from citizens and businesses. The policy covers the entire population of Bulgaria, aiming for balanced demographic development and improved human capital quality. It considers all life phases: youth, active working age, and retirement. Key interventions include encouraging having children, improving reproductive health, raising demographic awareness, reducing mortality rates, and managing migration. It emphasizes lawfulness, prevention, continuity, equality, efficiency, efficacy, coherency, public-private partnership, transparency, sustainability, and public and political consensus. The strategy will be implemented through a set of measures across various sectors, including health, education, social services, and employment, to create favorable conditions for demographic development. The strategy will be operating between 2012 and 2030.