Bulgaria People - 2022
SOURCE: 2022 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK
Population
6,873,253 (2022 est.)
Nationality
noun: Bulgarian(s)
adjective: Bulgarian
Ethnic groups
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
Languages
Bulgarian (official) 76.8%, Turkish 8.2%, Romani 3.8%, other 0.7%, unspecified 10.5% (2011 est.)
major-language sample(s):
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Religions
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.)
Age structure
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.)
Dependency ratios
total dependency ratio: 57.3
youth dependency ratio: 22
elderly dependency ratio: 35.3
potential support ratio: 2.8 (2021 est.)
Median age
total: 43.7 years
male: 41.9 years
female: 45.6 years (2020 est.)
Population growth rate
-0.67% (2022 est.)
Birth rate
8.05 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Death rate
14.41 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Net migration rate
-0.29 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Population distribution
a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger populations
Urbanization
urban population: 76.7% of total population (2023)
rate of urbanization: -0.28% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Major urban areas - population
1.287 million SOFIA (capital) (2022)
Sex ratio
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: 1.07 male(s)/female
55-64 years: 0.91 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.72 male(s)/female
total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2022 est.)
Mother's mean age at first birth
26.4 years (2020 est.)
Maternal mortality ratio
10 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)
Infant mortality rate
total: 7.98 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 9.02 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 6.88 deaths/1,000 live births (2022 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 75.57 years
male: 72.36 years
female: 78.97 years (2022 est.)
Total fertility rate
1.5 children born/woman (2022 est.)
Contraceptive prevalence rate
N/A
Drinking water source
improved: urban: 99.5% of population
rural: 97.4% of population
total: 99% of population
unimproved: urban: 0.5% of population
rural: 2.6% of population
total: 1% of population (2020 est.)
Current health expenditure
7.1% of GDP (2019)
Physicians density
4.2 physicians/1,000 population (2018)
Hospital bed density
7.5 beds/1,000 population (2017)
Sanitation facility access
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 (2020 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate
(21 est.)
Obesity - adult prevalence rate
25% (2016)
Alcohol consumption per capita
total: 11.18 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
beer: 4.44 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
wine: 1.72 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
spirits: 4.96 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
other alcohols: 0.06 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Tobacco use
total: 39% (2020 est.)
male: 40.9% (2020 est.)
female: 37.1% (2020 est.)
Children under the age of 5 years underweight
1.9% (2014)
Education expenditures
4% of GDP (2020 est.)
Literacy
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.4%
male: 98.7%
female: 98.1% (2015)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
total: 14 years
male: 13 years
female: 14 years (2020)
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24)
total: 15.8%
male: 16.1%
female: 15.3% (2021 est.)
NOTE: The information regarding Bulgaria on this page is re-published from the 2022 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Bulgaria 2022 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Bulgaria 2022 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.
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