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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.)%

Population Distribution

A fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger populations

Urbanization

Urban population: 73.9% of total population (2015)

Rate of urbanization: -0.31% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 14.54% (male 535,131/female 503,540)

15-24 years - : 9.73% (male 362,805/female 332,358)

25-54 years - : 43.33% (male 1,589,183/female 1,506,285)

55-64 years - : 13.38% (male 447,865/female 507,805)

65 years and over - : 19.03% (male 552,217/female 807,464) (2016 est.)

Dependency Ratios

Total dependency ratio: 51.9%

Youth dependency ratio: 21.5%

Elderly dependency ratio: 30.4%

Potential support ratio: 3.3% (2015 est.)

Median Age

Total: 42.4 years

Male: 40.6 years

Female: 44.5 years (2016 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 24

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.06 male(s)/female

0-14 years - : 1.06 male(s)/female

15-24 years - : 1.09 male(s)/female

25-54 years - : 1.06 male(s)/female

55-64 years - : 0.88 male(s)/female

65 years and over - : 0.69 male(s)/female

total population - : 0.95 male(s)/female (2016 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 74.5 years

Male: 71.2 years

Female: 78 years (2016 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 121

Drinking Water Source

Sanitation Facility Access

total: 14% of population (2015 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

NA

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

NA

Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate

25.6% (2014)

Education Expenditures

3.5% of GDP (2012)

Literacy

Definition: age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 98.4%

Male: 98.7%

Female: 98.1% (2015 est.)

School Life Expectancy Primary to Tertiary Education

Total: 15 years

Male: 15 years

Female: 15 years (2014)

Year

Population

  • 7,144,653

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
    -0.6% (2016 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 8.8 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)

Death Rate

  • 14.5 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)

Migration Rate

  • -0.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)

Urban Areas Population

  • SOFIA (capital) 1.226 million
    (2015)

Health Expenditure

  • 8.4% of GDP (2014)

Physicians Density

  • 3.87 physicians/1,000 population (2012)

Hospital Bed Density

  • 6.4 beds/1,000 population (2011)

Total fertility rate

  • 1.46 children born/woman (2016 est.)