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 - : 13.8% (male 514,238/female 489,608)

15-64 years - : 68.6% (male 2,449,812/female 2,532,845)

65 years and over - : 17.6% (male 520,962/female 755,210) (2008 est.)

Median Age

Total: 41.1 years

Male: 38.9 years

Female: 43.4 years (2008 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 - : 0.69 male(s)/female

total population - : 0.92 male(s)/female (2008 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 18.51 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 22 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 14.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 72.83 years

Male: 69.22 years

Female: 76.66 years (2008 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

less than 0.1% (2001 est.)

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

100 (2001 est.)

Education Expenditures

4.5% of GDP (2005)

Literacy

Definition: Age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 98.2%

Male: 98.7%

Female: 97.7% (2001 census)

Year

Population

  • 7,262,675

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
    -0.813% (2008 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 9.58 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Death Rate

  • 14.3 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Migration Rate

  • -3.41 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Total fertility rate

  • 1.4 children born/woman (2008 est.)