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Languages

Bulgarian (official) 76.8%, Turkish 8.2%, Roma 3.8%, other 0.7%, other (unknown) 10.5% (2011 census)

Ethnic Groups

Bulgarian 76.9%
Turk 8%
Roma 4.4%
Other 0.7%
(including Macedonian, Armenian, Tatar, Circassian), other (unknown) 10%
(2011 census)%

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 14.2% (male 506,968/female 481,962)

15-24 years - : 10.5% (male 377,834/female 357,546)

25-54 years - : 42.3% (male 1,467,339/female 1,486,062)

55-64 years - : 14.1% (male 454,728/female 528,650)

65 years and over - : 18.9% (male 532,084/female 788,469) (2013 est.)

population pyramid - :

Dependency Ratios

Total dependency ratio: 49.2 %

Youth dependency ratio: 20.4 %

Elderly dependency ratio: 28.8 %

Potential support ratio: 3.5 (2013)

Median Age

Total: 42.3 years

Male: 40 years

Female: 44.4 years (2013 est.)

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.06 male(s)/female

0-14 years - : 1.05 male(s)/female

15-24 years - : 1.06 male(s)/female

25-54 years - : 0.99 male(s)/female

55-64 years - : 0.86 male(s)/female

65 years and over - : 0.68 male(s)/female

total population - : 0.92 male(s)/female (2013 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 15.6 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 18.67 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 12.34 deaths/1,000 live births (2013 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 74.08 years

Male: 70.49 years

Female: 77.89 years (2013 est.)

Drinking Water Source

Improved:

Urban: 100% of population

Rural: 100% of population

Total: 100% of population (2010 est.)

Sanitation Facility Access

Array

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.1% (2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 115

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

fewer than 200 (2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 113

Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate

23.7% (2008)country comparison to the world: 72

Children Under the Age of 5 Years Underweight

1.6% (2004)country comparison to the world: 125

Education Expenditures

4.6% of GDP (2009)country comparison to the world: 92

Literacy

Definition: age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 98.4%

Male: 98.7%

Female: 98% (2011 est.)

Year

Population

  • 6,981,642

Nationality

  • Bulgarian(s) noun


  • Bulgarian adjective


Religions

  • Eastern Orthodox
    59.40%
  • Muslim Sunni
    7.40%
  • Muslim Shia
    0.40%
  • Other Including Catholic
    0.00%
  • Protestant
    0.00%
  • Armenian Apostolic Orthodox
    0.00%
  • And Judaism
    1.70%
  • Other Unknown
    27.40%
  • None Census
    3.72%

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    -0.81% (2013 est.)country comparison to the world: 230

Birth Rate

  • 9.07 births/1,000 population (2013 est.)country comparison to the world: 207

Death Rate

  • 14.31 deaths/1,000 population (2013 est.)country comparison to the world: 8

Migration Rate

  • -2.86 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2013 est.)country comparison to the world: 173

Urban Areas Population

  • SOFIA (capital) 1.174 million
    (2011)

Health Expenditure

  • 7.6% of GDP (2010)country comparison to the world: 73

Physicians Density

  • 3.76 physicians/1,000 population (2010)

Hospital Bed Density

  • 6.5 beds/1,000 population (2010)

Total fertility rate

  • 1.43 children born/woman (2013 est.)country comparison to the world: 199