Why is population in Bulgaria on a decline?

The problem with the population in Bulgaria is that the people of working age are rushing to emigrate to richer European countries, leaving the elderly behind, who of course are not contributing to the economy. This makes the country poorer and therefore encourages more and more young people to emigrate for a better life.

Then the married folk take their children to settle in a richer European neighbouring country, so they grow up expecting a life style which these richer countries can offer. Why, then, would they want to go back to Bulgaria to live? There is little to attract the except their origins there.

With an economy declining and the age average increasing, there is little hope that Bulgria will profit and change upwards. The young people emigrated or wanting to emigrate as soon as possible, the ones left being the least adventurous or fit or young, then the population decreases. It's a bad situation.

The reason as to why the population of Bulgaria is on the decline can be attributed to many things, ranging from unemployment, the struggles to find a greener pasture, high death rate etc. The unemployment rate in Bulgaria is very high, and because of this, there is an increase in the number of people moving out of the country to some developed countries like United States, Germany, United Kingdom to look for more opportunities.

This is understandable, in that the only thing that can make someone move from one place to another place is when there is more opportunities. The high rate of emigration in Bulgaria has greatly affected their population, in that it has reduced their population and when people are moving out of a country in that large amount, it will definitely result to low birthrate. According to a report, about 2.5 million people from Bulgaria are working outside the country, a number that is more than the entire workforce of Bulgaria.