Bulgaria Demographics Profile 2013

Population

7,037,935 (July 2012 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 14% (male 506,224/female 481,049)
15-24 years: 11% (male 398,713/female 378,011)
25-54 years: 42.2% (male 1,474,768/female 1,497,031)
55-64 years: 14.2% (male 460,913/female 535,125)
65 years and over: 18.6% (male 527,127/female 778,974) (2012 est.)

Median age

total: 42 years
male: 39.8 years
female: 44.2 years (2012 est.)

Population growth rate

-0.796% (2012 est.)

Birth rate

9.2 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)

Death rate

14.32 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)

Net migration rate

-2.84 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)

Urbanization

urban population: 71% of total population (2010)
rate of urbanization: -0.3% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Major cities - population

SOFIA (capital) 1.192 million (2009)

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: 0.68 male(s)/female
total population: 0.92 male(s)/female (2011 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 16.13 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 19.29 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 12.79 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 73.84 years
male: 70.24 years
female: 77.65 years (2012 est.)

Total fertility rate

1.43 children born/woman (2012 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.1% (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

3,800 (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths

fewer than 200 (2009 est.)

Sanitation facility access

improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population
total: 100% of population

Nationality

noun: Bulgarian(s)
adjective: Bulgarian

Ethnic groups

Bulgarian 76.9%, Turk 8%, Roma 4.4%, other 0.7% (including Macedonian, Armenian, Tatar, Circassian), other (unknown) 10% (2011 census)

Religions

Eastern Orthodox 59.4%, Muslim (Sunni) 7.4%, Muslim (Shia) 0.4%, other (including Catholic, Protestant, Armenian Apostolic Orthodox, and Judaism) 1.7%, other (unknown) 27.4%, none 3.7% (2011 census)

Languages

Bulgarian (official) 76.8%, Turkish 8.2%, Roma 3.8%, other 0.7%, other (unknown) 10.5% (2011 census)

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.4%
male: 98.7%
female: 98% (2011)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

total: 14 years
male: 13 years
female: 14 years (2008)

Education expenditures

4.1% of GDP (2007)

Maternal mortality rate

11 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)

Children under the age of 5 years underweight

1.6% (2004)

Health expenditures

7.4% of GDP (2009)

Physicians density

3.635 physicians/1,000 population (2008)

Hospital bed density

6.49 beds/1,000 population (2008)

Obesity - adult prevalence rate

12.4% (2001)