Demographics of Bulgaria

Natality, Mortality and Natural increase per 1,000 population in Bulgaria, 1945-2006; data of the Bulgarian National Statistical Institute.

Demographics of Bulgaria 1961-2003, Data of FAO; Number of inhabitants in thousands.

Population

7,718,750 (2005)

Age structure

Population pyramid

0-14 years: 14.1% (male 539,005/female 512,762)

15-64 years: 68.7% (male 2,516,368/female 2,599,524)

65 years and over: 17.2% (male 531,008/female 751,682) (2005 est.)

Median age

Total: 40.66 years

Male: 38.59 years

Female: 42.66 years (2005 est.)

Population growth rate

-0.86% (2006 est.)

Birth rate

9.66 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Death rate

14.26 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Net migration rate

-4.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

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: 0.71 male(s)/female

Total population: 0.93 male(s)/female (2005 est.)

Infant mortality rate

Total: 20.55 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 24.31 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 16.56 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

Total population: 72.03 years

Male: 68.41 years

Female: 75.87 years (2005 est.)

Total fertility rate

1.38 children born/woman (2005 est.)

HIV/AIDS

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

People living with HIV/AIDS: 346 (2001 est.)

Deaths: 100 (2001 est.)

Nationality

Noun: Bulgarian(s)

Adjective: Bulgarian

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%

Vlach 10,566 0.1%

Macedonian 5,071 0.1%

Karakachan 4,107 0.1%

Greek 3,408

Ukrainian 2,489

Arab 2,328

Crimean Tatar 1,803

Jew 1,363

Romanian 1,088

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

Religion

Bulgarian Orthodox 82.6%, Muslim 12.2%, Roman Catholic 0.6%, Protestant 0.5%, other, atheist and undeclared 4.1%

Languages

Bulgarian, secondary languages closely correspond to ethnic breakdown.

See also

• Bulgaria

References

• This article contains material from the CIA World Factbook (2006 edition) which, as a US government publication, is in the public domain.
• Census 2001
• 2005 Eurostat Report on European Demography
• Annual report of the National Statistics Institute for 2005 regarding population and demographic processes

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