{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"bg-marriages-per-1000","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/bg-marriages-per-1000","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/bg-marriages-per-1000/","title":"Bulgaria Marriage Rate (2024)","description":"Bulgaria's Marriage Rate: 3.2 per 1000 inhabitants in 2024, -5.9% YoY. Eurostat (DEMO_NIND), 2005–2024.","domain":"demo","category":"Demographics","keywords":["Demographics","Eurostat","Bulgaria","2024"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Bulgaria","temporal_coverage":"2005/2024","unit":"per 1000 inhabitants","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2024","variable_measured":"Bulgaria Marriage Rate","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/DEMO_NIND/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2005–2024"},{"label":"Observations","value":"20"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Bulgaria"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Bulgaria (2024)","value":"3.2","unit":"per 1000 inhabitants","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-5.9% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-5.9%","unit":"per 1000 inhabitants"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"20","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Bulgaria Marriage Rate"}],"observation_count":20,"observations":[{"period":"2005","value":4.4},{"period":"2006","value":4.3},{"period":"2007","value":3.9},{"period":"2008","value":3.7},{"period":"2009","value":3.5},{"period":"2010","value":3.3},{"period":"2011","value":2.9},{"period":"2012","value":2.9},{"period":"2013","value":3},{"period":"2014","value":3.4},{"period":"2015","value":3.9},{"period":"2016","value":3.8},{"period":"2017","value":4},{"period":"2018","value":4.1},{"period":"2019","value":4.2},{"period":"2020","value":3.2},{"period":"2021","value":3.9},{"period":"2022","value":3.9},{"period":"2023","value":3.4},{"period":"2024","value":3.2}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"per 1000 inhabitants"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2024","value":"3.2","yoyChange":"-5.9%"},{"year":"2023","value":"3.4","yoyChange":"-12.8%"},{"year":"2022","value":"3.9","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2021","value":"3.9","yoyChange":"+21.9%"},{"year":"2020","value":"3.2","yoyChange":"-23.8%"},{"year":"2019","value":"4.2","yoyChange":"+2.4%"},{"year":"2018","value":"4.1","yoyChange":"+2.5%"},{"year":"2017","value":"4.0","yoyChange":"+5.3%"},{"year":"2016","value":"3.8","yoyChange":"-2.6%"},{"year":"2015","value":"3.9","yoyChange":"+14.7%"},{"year":"2014","value":"3.4","yoyChange":"+13.3%"},{"year":"2013","value":"3.0","yoyChange":"+3.4%"},{"year":"2012","value":"2.9","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2011","value":"2.9","yoyChange":"-12.1%"},{"year":"2010","value":"3.3","yoyChange":"-5.7%"},{"year":"2009","value":"3.5","yoyChange":"-5.4%"},{"year":"2008","value":"3.7","yoyChange":"-5.1%"},{"year":"2007","value":"3.9","yoyChange":"-9.3%"},{"year":"2006","value":"4.3","yoyChange":"-2.3%"},{"year":"2005","value":"4.4","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the crude marriage rate (marriages per 1,000 population) in Bulgaria from 2005 to present. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2024. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2005–2024 (20 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 4.4 per 1000 inhabitants in 2005 and reached its lowest recorded value of 2.9 in 2012. The latest reading of 3.2 in 2024 represents a change of -0.2."}]}