Bulgaria Demographics Profile 2006

Population

7,385,367 (July 2006 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 13.9% (male 527,881/female 502,334)
15-64 years: 68.7% (male 2,496,054/female 2,579,680)
65 years and over: 17.3% (male 527,027/female 752,391) (2006 est.)

Median age

total: 40.8 years
male: 38.7 years
female: 42.9 years (2006 est.)

Population growth rate

-0.86% (2006 est.)

Birth rate

9.65 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)

Death rate

14.27 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)

Net migration rate

-4.01 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 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: 0.7 male(s)/female
total population: 0.93 male(s)/female (2006 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 19.85 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 23.52 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 15.95 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 72.3 years
male: 68.68 years
female: 76.13 years (2006 est.)

Total fertility rate

1.38 children born/woman (2006 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

less than 0.1% (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.)