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 - : 13.9% (male 521,117/female 496,022)

15-64 years - : 68.7% (male 2,472,424/female 2,556,102)

65 years and over - : 17.4% (male 523,660/female 753,533) (2007 est.)

Median Age

Total: 40.9 years

Male: 38.8 years

Female: 43.1 years (2007 est.)

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.06 male(s)/female

under 15 years - : 1.051 male(s)/female

15-64 years - : 0.967 male(s)/female

65 years and over - : 0.695 male(s)/female

total population - : 0.924 male(s)/female (2007 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 19.16 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 22.75 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 15.37 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 72.57 years

Male: 68.95 years

Female: 76.4 years (2007 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

less than 0.1% (2001 est.)

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

100 (2001 est.)

Literacy

Definition: Age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 98.2%

Male: 98.7%

Female: 97.7% (2001 census)

Year

Population

  • 7,322,858

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
    -0.837% (2007 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 9.62 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Death Rate

  • 14.28 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Migration Rate

  • -3.71 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Total fertility rate

  • 1.39 children born/woman (2007 est.)