Dzhebel Municipality
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 |
| 2021 | 8,375 | 47 | 133 | -86 | 5.6 | 15.9 | -10.3 |
Religion
According to the Bulgarian census of 2011, the religious composition, among those who answered the optional question on religious identification, was the following:According to the Bulgarian census of 2021, the religion demographics were as follows: