2 GeoFroggy

Languages

Bulgarian (official) 76.8%, Turkish 8.2%, Roma 3.8%, other 0.7%, unspecified 10.5% (2011 est.)

Ethnic Groups

Bulgarian 76.9%
Turkish 8%
Roma 4.4%
Other 0.7%
(including Russian, Armenian, and Vlach), other (unknown) 10%
(2011 est.)%

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 14.2% (male 505,025/female 479,899)

15-24 years - : 10.1% (male 359,730/female 340,203)

25-54 years - : 42.4% (male 1,459,753/female 1,475,240)

55-64 years - : 14% (male 446,784/female 519,513)

65 years and over - : 19.3% (male 538,720/female 799,849) (2014 est.)

population pyramid - :

Dependency Ratios

Total dependency ratio: 50.3 %

Youth dependency ratio: 20.8 %

Elderly dependency ratio: 29.5 %

Potential support ratio: 3.4 (2014 est.)

Median Age

Total: 42.6 years

Male: 40.3 years

Female: 44.8 years (2014 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 - : 0.92 male(s)/female

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

total population - : 0.92 male(s)/female (2014 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 15.08 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 18.07 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 11.91 deaths/1,000 live births (2014 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 74.33 years

Male: 70.74 years

Female: 78.13 years (2014 est.)

Drinking Water Source

Improved:

Urban: 0.4% of population

Rural: 1% of population

Total: 0.5% of population (2012 est.)

Unimproved:

Sanitation Facility Access

Array

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.1% (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 129

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

fewer than 200 (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 116

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: 127

Education Expenditures

4.1% of GDP (2010) country comparison to the world: 108

Literacy

Definition: age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 98.4%

Male: 98.7%

Female: 98% (2011 est.)

Year

Population

  • 6,924,716

Nationality

  • Bulgarian(s) noun


  • Bulgarian adjective


Religions

  • Eastern Orthodox
    59.40%
  • Muslim
    7.80%
  • Other Including Catholic
    0.00%
  • Protestant
    0.00%
  • Armenian Apostolic Orthodox
    0.00%
  • And Jewish
    1.70%
  • None
    3.70%
  • Unspecified Est
    27.42%

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    -0.83% (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 229

Birth Rate

  • 8.92 births/1,000 population (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 210

Death Rate

  • 14.3 deaths/1,000 population (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 6

Migration Rate

  • -2.89 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 177

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

  • 1.44 children born/woman (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 200