Bulgaria People
Population7,517,973 (July 2004 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years: 14.4% (male 553,801; female 526,856)
15-64 years: 68.5% (male 2,533,784; female 2,615,968)
65 years and over: 17.1% (male 535,954; female 751,610) (2004 est.)
Median age
total: 40.5 years
male: 38.4 years
female: 42.4 years (2004 est.)
Population growth rate
-0.92% (2004 est.)
Birth rate
9.65 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Death rate
14.25 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Net migration rate
-4.58 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 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 (2004 est.)
Infant mortality rate
total: 21.31 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 25.15 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 17.23 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 71.75 years
male: 68.14 years
female: 75.59 years (2004 est.)
Total fertility rate
1.37 children born/woman (2004 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)
Religions
Bulgarian Orthodox 82.6%, Muslim 12.2%, Roman Catholic 1.7%, Jewish 0.1%, Protestant, Gregorian-Armenian, and other 3.4% (1998)
Languages
Bulgarian, secondary languages closely correspond to ethnic breakdown
Literacy
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.6%
male: 99.1%
female: 98.2% (2003 est.)
