2 GeoFroggy

Languages

Bulgarian, secondary languages closely correspond to ethnic breakdown

Ethnic Groups

Bulgarian 83.6%
Turk 9.5%
Roma 4.6%
Other 2.3%
(including Macedonian, Armenian, Tatar, Circassian) (1998)%

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 14.6% (male 572,961; female 543,004)

15-64 years - : 68.5% (male 2,569,199; female 2,648,461)

65 years and over - : 16.9% (male 540,109; female 747,603) (2002 est.)

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.06 male(s)/female

under 15 years - : 1.06 male(s)/female

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

65 years and over - : 0.72 male(s)/female

total population - : 0.94 male(s)/female (2002 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

14.18 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 71.5 years

Female: 75.22 years (2002 est.)

Male: 67.98 years

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.01% (1999 est.)

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

less than 100 (1999 est.)

Literacy

Definition: Age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 98%

Male: 99%

Female: 98% (1999)

Year

Population

  • 7,621,337

Nationality

  • Bulgarian(s) noun


  • Bulgarian adjective


Religions

  • Bulgarian Orthodox
    83.80%
  • Muslim
    12.10%
  • Roman Catholic
    1.70%
  • Jewish
    0.10%
  • Protestant
    0.00%
  • GregorianArmenian
    0.00%
  • And Other
    2.32%

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    -1.11% (2002 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 8.05 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Death Rate

  • 14.42 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Migration Rate

  • -4.74 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Total fertility rate

  • 1.13 children born/woman (2002 est.)