Demographics of Bulgaria

Statistical indicators

From CIA World Factbook 2004

Population: 7,517,973 (July 2004 est.)

Age structure:
0-14 years: 14.4% (male 553,801; female 526,856)
15-64 years: 68.5% (male 2,533,784; female 2,615,968)
65 years and over: 17.1% (male 535,954; female 751,610) (2004 estimate)

Population growth rate: -0.92% (2004 est.)

Birth rate: 9.65 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Death rate: 14.25 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Net migration rate: -4.58 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 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: 0.74 male(s)/female
total population: 0.93 male(s)/female (2000 estimate)

Infant mortality rate: 21.31 deaths/1,000 live births

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 71.75 years
male: 68.14 years
female: 75.59 years (2004 est.)

Total fertility rate: 1.37 children born/woman (2004 est.)

Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.6%
male: 99.1%
female: 98.2% (2003 est.)

From Census 2001 (http://www.nsi.bg/Census_e/Census_e.htm)

Nationality:
noun: Bulgarian(s)
adjective: Bulgarian

Ethnic groups: Bulgarian 83.9%, Turk 9.4%, Roma 4.7%, Russian 0.2%, Armenian 0.1%, Vlach 0.1%, Macedonian 0.05%, other and undeclared 1.5% (2001)


Religions: Bulgarian Orthodox 82.6%, Muslim 12.2%, Roman Catholic 0.6%, Protestant 0.5%, other, atheist and undeclared 4.1%

Languages: Bulgarian, secondary languages closely correspond to ethnic breakdown

See also

External link

  • Census 2001 (http://www.nsi.bg/Census_e/Census_e.htm)


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