Demographics of Bulgaria

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Contents 1 Population 2 Age structure 3 Median age 4 Population growth rate 5 Birth rate 6 Death rate 7 Net migration rate 8 Sex ratio 9 Infant mortality rate 10 Life expectancy at birth 11 Total fertility rate 12 HIV/AIDS 13 Nationality 14 Ethnic groups 15 Religion 16 Languages 17 See also 18 References

[edit] Population

7,718,750 (2005)

[edit] Age structure

0-14 years: 14.1% (male 539,005/female 512,762)

15-64 years: 68.7% (male 2,516,368/female 2,599,524)

65 years and over: 17.2% (male 531,008/female 751,682) (2005 est.)

[edit] Median age

Total: 40.66 years

Male: 38.59 years

Female: 42.66 years (2005 est.)

[edit] Population growth rate

-0.89% (2005 est.)

[edit] Birth rate

9.66 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)

[edit] Death rate

14.26 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)

[edit] Net migration rate

-4.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

[edit] 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: 0.71 male(s)/female

Total population: 0.93 male(s)/female (2005 est.)

[edit] Infant mortality rate

Total: 20.55 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 24.31 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 16.56 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)

[edit] Life expectancy at birth

Total population: 72.03 years

Male: 68.41 years

Female: 75.87 years (2005 est.)

[edit] Total fertility rate

1.38 children born/woman (2005 est.)

[edit] HIV/AIDS

Adult prevalence rate: less than 0.1% - note - no country specific models provided (2001 est.)

People living with HIV/AIDS: 346 (2001 est.)

Deaths: 100 (2001 est.)

[edit] Nationality

Noun: Bulgarian(s)

Adjective: Bulgarian

[edit] Ethnic groups

Bulgarian 83.9%, Turk 9.4%, Roma 4.7%, Russian 0.2%, Armenian 0.1%, Vlach 0.1% , other (incl. Karakachan, Jew, Crimean Tatar) 0.4%, undeclared and unknown 1.1% (2001)

[edit] Religion

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

[edit] Languages

Bulgarian, secondary languages closely correspond to ethnic breakdown.

[edit] See also

• Bulgaria

[edit] References

• This article contains material from the CIA World Factbook (2006 edition) which, as a US government publication, is in the public domain.
• Census 2001
• 2005 Eurostat Report on European Demography
• Annual report of the National Statistics Institute for 2005 regarding population and demographic processes