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 (‰)
Death rate (‰)
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
Religion
According to the Bulgarian census of 2011, the religious composition, among those who answered the optional question on religious identification, was the following:
