2 GeoFroggy

Languages

Bulgarian 84.5%, Turkish 9.6%, Roma 4.1%, other and unspecified 1.8% (2001 census)

Ethnic Groups

Bulgarian 83.9%
Turk 9.4%
Roma 4.7%
Other 2%
(including Macedonian, Armenian, Tatar, Circassian) (2001 census)%

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.)

Median Age

Total: 40.66 years

Male: 38.59 years

Female: 42.66 years (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.)

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

  • 7,450,349

Nationality

  • Bulgarian(s) noun


  • Bulgarian adjective


Religions

  • Bulgarian Orthodox
    82.60%
  • Muslim
    12.20%
  • Other Christian
    1.20%
  • Other Census
    42,001.00%

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    -0.89% (2005 est.)

Birth Rate

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

Death Rate

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

Migration Rate

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

Total fertility rate

  • 1.38 children born/woman (2005 est.)