6,919,180 (July 2021 est.)
noun: Bulgarian(s)
adjective: Bulgarian
Bulgarian 76.9%, Turkish 8%, Romani 4.4%, other 0.7% (including Russian, Armenian, and Vlach), other (unknown) 10% (2011 est.)
note: Romani populations are usually underestimated in official statistics and may represent 9–11% of Bulgaria's population
Bulgarian (official) 76.8%, Turkish 8.2%, Romani 3.8%, other 0.7%, unspecified 10.5% (2011 est.)
printed major-language sample:
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Eastern Orthodox 59.4%, Muslim 7.8%, other (including Catholic, Protestant, Armenian Apostolic Orthodox, and Jewish) 1.7%, none 3.7%, unspecified 27.4% (2011 est.)
0-14 years: 14.52% (male 520,190/female 491,506)
15-24 years: 9.4% (male 340,306/female 314,241)
25-54 years: 42.87% (male 1,538,593/female 1,448,080)
55-64 years: 13.15% (male 433,943/female 482,474)
65 years and over: 20.06% (male 562,513/female 835,053) (2020 est.)
total dependency ratio: 56.6
youth dependency ratio: 23
elderly dependency ratio: 33.6
potential support ratio: 3 (2020 est.)
total: 43.7 years
male: 41.9 years
female: 45.6 years (2020 est.)
-0.67% (2021 est.)
8.15 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)
14.52 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)
-0.29 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)
a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger populations
urban population: 76% of total population (2021)
rate of urbanization: -0.28% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
1.284 million SOFIA (capital) (2021)
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
15-24 years: 1.08 male(s)/female
25-54 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
55-64 years: 0.9 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.67 male(s)/female
total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2020 est.)
26.3 years (2019 est.)
10 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)
total: 8.14 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 9.19 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 7.03 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)
total population: 75.3 years
male: 72.08 years
female: 78.73 years (2021 est.)
1.49 children born/woman (2021 est.)
improved: urban: 100% of population
rural: 98% of population
total: 100% of population
unimproved: urban: 0% of population
rural: 2% of population
total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
7.4% (2018)
4.03 physicians/1,000 population (2015)
7.5 beds/1,000 population (2017)
improved: urban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population
total: 100% of population
unimproved: urban: 0% of population
rural: 0% of population
total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
<.1 est.>
3,300 (2019 est.)
25% (2016)
1.9% (2014)
4.1% of GDP (2017)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.4%
male: 98.7%
female: 98.1% (2015)
total: 14 years
male: 14 years
female: 14 years (2018)
total: 8.9%
male: 9.3%
female: 8.3% (2019 est.)
NOTE: The information regarding Bulgaria on this page is re-published from the 2021 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Bulgaria 2021 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Bulgaria 2021 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.
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