Demographics of Bulgaria

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|700px|right|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.
Demographics of Bulgaria 1961-2003, Data of FAO; Number of inhabitants in thousands.

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[edit] Population

7,640,000 (2007)

[edit] Age structure

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.)

[edit] Median age

Total: 40.66 years
Male: 38.59 years
Female: 42.66 years (2005 est.)

[edit] Population growth rate

-0.86% (2006 est.)

[edit] Birth rate

9.80 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)

In 2007, there were a total of 75,915 births. [1]

[edit] Death rate

14.80 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)

[edit] Net migration rate

-4.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 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: 0.71 male(s)/female
Total population: 0.93 male(s)/female (2005 est.)

[edit] 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.)

[edit] Life expectancy at birth

Total population: 72.03 years
Male: 68.41 years
Female: 75.87 years (2005 est.)

[edit] Total fertility rate

1.42 children born/woman (2007 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%)
Macedonian 5,701
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
Arab 328
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 70.6%, Muslim 28.5%, Roman Catholic 0.6%, Protestant 0.3%

[edit] Languages

Bulgarian, secondary languages closely correspond to ethnic breakdown.

[edit] See also

[edit] References

2005 Eurostat Report on European Demography