Chinese people in Bulgaria
Total population | |
---|---|
5,000[1]—10,000[2] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Nadezhda, Sofia[2] | |
Languages | |
Mandarin and other varieties of Chinese, Bulgarian[2] | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Han Chinese, Zhonghua minzu |
History
Year | Pop. | ±% |
---|---|---|
2012 | 882 | — |
2013 | 929 | +5.3% |
2014 | 1,054 | +13.5% |
2015 | 1,236 | +17.3% |
2016 | 1,219 | −1.4% |
2017 | 1,263 | +3.6% |
2018 | 1,350 | +6.9% |
2019 | 1,469 | +8.8% |
2020 | 1,672 | +13.8% |
2021 | 1,769 | +5.8% |
Source: [3] |
Chinese people (Bulgarian: китайци, kitaytsi; see Cathay) in Bulgaria (simplified Chinese: 保加利亚; traditional Chinese: 保加利亞; pinyin: Bǎojiālìyà) form a small part of the Overseas Chinese community. According to estimates by members of the community, the Chinese in Bulgaria number around 5,000,[1] although Bulgarian researchers put the figure at around 10,000.
Chinese are among the most recent immigrants to Bulgaria, the vast majority of them arriving after the democratic changes in 1989, and particularly from 1992 on; prior to 1989, only a dozen Chinese lived in Bulgaria. Most Chinese in Bulgaria are economic immigrants and small-scale investors in particular.[2] The bulk of the Chinese live in the capital Sofia, particularly in the municipality of Nadezhda and its neighbourhoods of Nadezhda, Tolstoy and Svoboda. Although there is no discernible Chinatown, it is thought that one might develop in the following years.[1] Most of the Chinese were urban dwellers in China, a large number coming from the provinces of Zhejiang and Fujian, with fewer from Sichuan, Shandong, Jilin, Beijing and Hong Kong.[2] According to the media, 2,000 – 3,000 Chinese immigrate to Bulgaria every year.[4] However, with the financial turmoil in the EU and Bulgaria, this figure has greatly decreased.
The most typical and indeed most visible occupation of the Bulgarian Chinese is the management of
The
See also
- Bulgaria–China relations
- Immigration to Bulgaria
- Chinese diaspora
References
- ^ a b c Манлихерова, Милена. "Азиатските имигранти в Румъния и България" (PDF) (in Bulgarian). Български хелзинкски комитет. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-04-30. Retrieved 2008-09-01.
- ^ ISBN 954-8872-56-0. Archived from the original(PDF) on 2008-12-19.
- ^ Population on 1 January by age group, sex and country of birth. Eurostat
- ^ "Китайците идват по 3000 годишно" (in Bulgarian). Dnes.bg. 2008-01-25. Retrieved 2008-09-01.
- ^ "Дипломатически отношения" (in Bulgarian). Посолство на Република България, Пекин, Китай. Archived from the original on 2008-05-09. Retrieved 2008-09-01.
- ^ "Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the Republic of Bulgaria". Retrieved 2008-09-01.