Population of Bulgaria 1961-2010, Data of FAO; Number of inhabitants in millions.

This article is about the demographic features of the population of Bulgaria, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.

[edit] CIA World Factbook demographic statistics

The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated.

[edit] Population

7,606,687 ( 2008 est.)

[edit] Age structure

0-14 years: 13.8% (male 514,238/female 489,608) 15-64 years: 68.6% (male 2,449,812/female 2,532,845) 65 years and over: 17.6% (male 520,962/female 755,210) (2008 est.)

[edit] Median age

Total: 41.4 years

Male: 39.2 years

Female: 43.6 years (2009 est.)

[edit] Population growth rate

-0.79% (2009 est.)

[edit] Birth rate

10.2 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)

In 2008, there were a total of 78,283 births. [1]

[edit] Death rate

14.5 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

[edit] Net migration rate

-3.11 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)

[edit] Urbanization

Urban population: 71% of total population (2008)

Rate of urbanization: -0.3% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

[edit] Sex ratio

At birth: 1.06 male(s)/female

Under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female

15-64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.68 male(s)/female

Total population: 0.92 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

[edit] Infant mortality rate

Total: 17.87 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 21.38 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 14.25 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

[edit] Life expectancy at birth

Total population: 73.09 years

Male: 69.48 years

Female: 76.91 years (2009 est.)

[edit] Total fertility rate

1.48 children born/woman (2008 est.)

[edit] HIV/AIDS

Adult prevalence rate: less than 0.1% - note - no country specific models provided (2001 est.)

People living with HIV/AIDS: 803 (November 2007)^[1]

Deaths: 100 (2001 est.)

[edit] Nationality

Noun: Bulgarian(s)

Adjective: Bulgarian

[edit] Ethnic groups

According to 2001 Census:

Total: 7,928,901

Bulgarian 6,655,210 (83.9%)

Turk 746,664 (9.4%)

Rom 370,908 (4.7%)

Russian 15,595 (0.2%)

Armenian 10,832 (0.1%)

Arab 10,000 (0.1%)

Macedonians 5,071

Romanian 4,540

Karakachan 4,107

Greek 3,408

Ukrainian 2,489

Crimean Tatar 1,803

Jew 1,363

Pole 825

Vietnamese 635

Gagauz 540

German 436

Serb 422

Circassian 367

Czech 316

Albanian 278

French 195

Hungarian 169

Slovak 161

Kurd 147

African 78

Slovene 28

Bosniak 23

other ethnic group 5,641 0.1%

undeclared 62,108 0.8%

unknown 24,807 0.3%

non-existent ethnic groups: American 293

[edit] Religion

Bulgarian Orthodox 83.8%, Muslim 11%, Roman Catholic 0.6%, Protestant 0.5%, other, atheist and undeclared 4.1%

[edit] Languages

Bulgarian, secondary languages closely correspond to ethnic breakdown.

[edit] Literacy

Definition: age 15 and over can read and write

Total: 98.2%

Male: 98.7%

Female: 97.7% (2001 census)

[edit] Education expenditures

4.5% of total GDP (2005)

[edit] See also

• Immigration to Bulgaria
• Bulgaria
• Aging of Europe

[edit] References

•  This article incorporates public domain material from the CIA World Factbook document "2006 edition".

• Census 2001

2005 Eurostat Report on European Demography

• Annual report of the National Statistics Institute for 2005 regarding population and demographic processes

[edit] External links

• Bulgarian Subject Files - Social Issues: Minorities Open Society Archives, Budapest

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