Bulgaria: People & Society#
Population | 7,144,653 (July 2016 est.) |
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Nationality | noun: Bulgarian(s) adjective: Bulgarian |
Ethnic groups | Bulgarian 76.9%, Turkish 8%, Roma 4.4%, other 0.7% (including Russian, Armenian, and Vlach), other (unknown) 10% (2011 est.) |
Languages | Bulgarian (official) 76.8%, Turkish 8.2%, Roma 3.8%, other 0.7%, unspecified 10.5% (2011 est.) |
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: 14.54% (male 535,131/female 503,540) 15-24 years: 9.73% (male 362,805/female 332,358) 25-54 years: 43.33% (male 1,589,183/female 1,506,285) 55-64 years: 13.38% (male 447,865/female 507,805) 65 years and over: 19.03% (male 552,217/female 807,464) (2016 est.) |
Dependency ratios | total dependency ratio: 51.9% youth dependency ratio: 21.5% elderly dependency ratio: 30.4% potential support ratio: 3.3% (2015 est.) |
Median age | total: 42.4 years male: 40.6 years female: 44.5 years (2016 est.) |
Population growth rate | -0.6% (2016 est.) |
Birth rate | 8.8 births/1,000 population (2016 est.) |
Death rate | 14.5 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.) |
Net migration rate | -0.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.) |
Population distribution | a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger populations |
Urbanization | urban population: 73.9% of total population (2015) rate of urbanization: -0.31% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) |
Major urban areas - population | SOFIA (capital) 1.226 million (2015) |
Sex ratio | at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.09 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 0.88 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.69 male(s)/female total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2016 est.) |
Mother's mean age at first birth | 26.5 (2013 est.) |
Maternal mortality rate | 11 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.) |
Infant mortality rate | total: 8.5 deaths/1,000 live births male: 9.6 deaths/1,000 live births female: 7.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth | total population: 74.5 years male: 71.2 years female: 78 years (2016 est.) |
Total fertility rate | 1.46 children born/woman (2016 est.) |
Contraceptive prevalence rate | 69.2% note: percent of women age 20-49 (2007) |
Health expenditures | 8.4% of GDP (2014) |
Physicians density | 3.87 physicians/1,000 population (2012) |
Hospital bed density | 6.4 beds/1,000 population (2011) |
Drinking water source | improved: urban: 99.6% of population rural: 99% of population total: 99.4% of population unimproved: urban: 0.4% of population rural: 1% of population total: 0.6% of population (2015 est.) |
Sanitation facility access | improved: urban: 86.8% of population rural: 83.7% of population total: 86% of population unimproved: urban: 13.2% of population rural: 16.3% of population total: 14% of population (2015 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | NA |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | NA |
HIV/AIDS - deaths | NA |
Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 25.6% (2014) |
Education expenditures | 4.1% of GDP (2013) |
Literacy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98.4% male: 98.7% female: 98.1% (2015 est.) |
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) | total: 15 years male: 15 years female: 15 years (2014) |
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 | total: 23.8% male: 23.8% female: 23.7% (2014 est.) |