Population: 8,799,986 (July 1994 est.)

Population growth rate: -0.32% (1994 est.)

Birth rate: 11.71 births/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Death rate: 11.38 deaths/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Net migration rate: -3.49 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Infant mortality rate: 12 deaths/1,000 live births (1994 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 73.24 years
male: 69.99 years
female: 76.67 years (1994 est.)

Total fertility rate: 1.71 children born/woman (1994 est.)

Nationality:
noun: Bulgarian(s)
adjective: Bulgarian

Ethnic divisions: Bulgarian 85.3%, Turk 8.5%, Gypsy 2.6%, Macedonian 2.5%, Armenian 0.3%, Russian 0.2%, other 0.6%

Religions: Bulgarian Orthodox 85%, Muslim 13%, Jewish 0.8%, Roman Catholic 0.5%, Uniate Catholic 0.2%, Protestant, Gregorian-Armenian, and other 0.5%

Languages: Bulgarian; secondary languages closely correspond to ethnic breakdown

Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1970 est.)
total population: 93%
male: NA%
female: NA%
Labor force: 4.3 million
by occupation: industry 33%, agriculture 20%, other 47% (1987)

NOTE: The information regarding Bulgaria on this page is re-published from the 1995 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Bulgaria People 1995 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Bulgaria People 1995 should be addressed to the CIA.