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 - : 14.2% (male 549,142; female 520,057)

15-64 years - : 68.8% (male 2,551,548; female 2,632,978)

65 years and over - : 17% (male 535,165; female 749,039) (2003 est.)

Median Age

Total: 40.5 years

Male: 38.4 years

Female: 42.4 years (2002)

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 - : 0.71 male(s)/female

total population - : 0.93 male(s)/female (2003 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 13.7 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 11.88 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.)

Male: 15.43 deaths/1,000 live births

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 71.8 years

Male: 68.26 years

Female: 75.56 years (2003 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

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

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

100 (2001 est.)

Literacy

Definition: Age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 98.6%

Male: 99.1%

Female: 98.2% (2003 est.)

Year

Population

  • 7,537,929

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
    -1.09% (2003 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 8.02 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Death Rate

  • 14.34 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Migration Rate

  • -4.58 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Total fertility rate

  • 1.13 children born/woman (2003 est.)