Population: |
7,450,349 (July 2005 est.) |
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.) |
Median age: |
total: 40.66 years
male: 38.59 years
female: 42.66 years (2005 est.) |
Population growth rate: |
-0.89% (2005 est.) |
Birth rate: |
9.66 births/1,000 population (2005 est.) |
Death rate: |
14.26 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.) |
Net migration rate: |
-4.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 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: 0.71 male(s)/female
total population: 0.93 male(s)/female (2005 est.) |
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.) |
Life expectancy at birth: |
total population: 72.03 years
male: 68.41 years
female: 75.87 years (2005 est.) |
Total fertility rate: |
1.38 children born/woman (2005 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
less than 0.1% - note - no country specific models provided (2001 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
346 (2001 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths: |
100 (2001 est.) |
Nationality: |
noun: Bulgarian(s)
adjective: Bulgarian |
Ethnic groups: |
Bulgarian 83.9%, Turk 9.4%, Roma 4.7%, other 2% (including Macedonian, Armenian, Tatar, Circassian) (2001 census) |
Religions: |
Bulgarian Orthodox 82.6%, Muslim 12.2%, other Christian 1.2%, other 4% (2001 census) |
Languages: |
Bulgarian 84.5%, Turkish 9.6%, Roma 4.1%, other and unspecified 1.8% (2001 census) |
Literacy: |
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.6%
male: 99.1%
female: 98.2% (2003 est.) |
