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 509,544/female 484,816)

15-64 years - : 68.5% (male 2,426,060/female 2,508,772)

65 years and over - : 17.7% (male 518,711/female 756,784) (2009 est.)

Median Age

Total: 41.4 years

Male: 39.2 years

Female: 43.6 years (2009 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 - : 0.68 male(s)/female

total population - : 0.92 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 17.87 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 21.28 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 14.25 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 73.09 years

Male: 69.48 years

Female: 76.91 years (2009 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

less than 0.1% (2001 est.)country comparison to the world: 141

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

100 (2001 est.)country comparison to the world: 150

Education Expenditures

4.5% of GDP (2005)country comparison to the world: 90

Literacy

Definition: age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 98.2%

Male: 98.7%

Female: 97.7% (2001 census)

Year

Population

  • 7,204,687

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
    -0.79% (2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 231

Birth Rate

  • 9.51 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 204

Death Rate

  • 14.31 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 22

Migration Rate

  • -3.11 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 149

Total fertility rate

  • 1.41 children born/woman (2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 192