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Bulgaria vs. Greece

Demographics

BulgariaGreece
Population6,919,180 (July 2021 est.)10,569,703 (July 2021 est.)
Age structure0-14 years: 14.52% (male 520,190/female 491,506)

15-24 years: 9.4% (male 340,306/female 314,241)

25-54 years: 42.87% (male 1,538,593/female 1,448,080)

55-64 years: 13.15% (male 433,943/female 482,474)

65 years and over: 20.06% (male 562,513/female 835,053) (2020 est.)
0-14 years: 14.53% (male 794,918/female 745,909)

15-24 years: 10.34% (male 577,134/female 519,819)

25-54 years: 39.6% (male 2,080,443/female 2,119,995)

55-64 years: 13.1% (male 656,404/female 732,936)

65 years and over: 22.43% (male 1,057,317/female 1,322,176) (2020 est.)
Median agetotal: 43.7 years

male: 41.9 years

female: 45.6 years (2020 est.)
total: 45.3 years

male: 43.7 years

female: 46.8 years (2020 est.)
Population growth rate-0.67% (2021 est.)-0.34% (2021 est.)
Birth rate8.15 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)7.72 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Death rate14.52 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)12.05 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Net migration rate-0.29 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)0.97 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Sex ratioat birth: 1.06 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.06 male(s)/female

15-24 years: 1.08 male(s)/female

25-54 years: 1.06 male(s)/female

55-64 years: 0.9 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.67 male(s)/female

total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2020 est.)
at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.07 male(s)/female

15-24 years: 1.11 male(s)/female

25-54 years: 0.98 male(s)/female

55-64 years: 0.9 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.8 male(s)/female

total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2020 est.)
Infant mortality ratetotal: 8.14 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 9.19 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 7.03 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)
total: 3.61 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 4 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 3.19 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)
Life expectancy at birthtotal population: 75.3 years

male: 72.08 years

female: 78.73 years (2021 est.)
total population: 81.28 years

male: 78.73 years

female: 84 years (2021 est.)
Total fertility rate1.49 children born/woman (2021 est.)1.39 children born/woman (2021 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate<.1% (2019 est.)0.2% (2020 est.)
Nationalitynoun: Bulgarian(s)

adjective: Bulgarian
noun: Greek(s)

adjective: Greek
Ethnic groupsBulgarian 76.9%, Turkish 8%, Romani 4.4%, other 0.7% (including Russian, Armenian, and Vlach), other (unknown) 10% (2011 est.)

note: Romani populations are usually underestimated in official statistics and may represent 9-11% of Bulgaria's population
Greek 91.6%, Albanian 4.4%, other 4% (2011)

note: data represent citizenship; Greece does not collect data on ethnicity
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS3,300 (2019 est.)17,000 (2020 est.)

note: estimate does not include children
ReligionsEastern 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.)Greek Orthodox 81-90%, Muslim 2%, other 3%, none 4-15%, unspecified 1% (2015 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths<100 (2019 est.)<100 (2020 est.)

note: estimate does not include children
LanguagesBulgarian (official) 76.8%, Turkish 8.2%, Romani 3.8%, other 0.7%, unspecified 10.5% (2011 est.)

major-language sample(s):
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Greek (official) 99%, other (includes English and French) 1%

major-language sample(s):
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Literacydefinition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 98.4%

male: 98.7%

female: 98.1% (2015)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 97.7%

male: 98.5%

female: 96.9% (2015)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)total: 14 years

male: 14 years

female: 14 years (2018)
total: 20 years

male: 20 years

female: 20 years (2018)
Education expenditures4.1% of GDP (2017)NA
Urbanizationurban population: 76% of total population (2021)

rate of urbanization: -0.28% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
urban population: 80% of total population (2021)

rate of urbanization: 0.11% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Drinking water sourceimproved: urban: 100% of population

rural: 98% of population

total: 100% of population

unimproved: urban: 0% of population

rural: 2% of population

total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
improved: urban: 100% of population

rural: 100% of population

total: 100% of population

unimproved: urban: 0% of population

rural: 0% of population

total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
Sanitation facility accessimproved: urban: 100% of population

rural: 100% of population

total: 100% of population

unimproved: urban: 0% of population

rural: 0% of population

total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
improved: urban: 100% of population

rural: 100% of population

total: 100% of population

unimproved: urban: 0% of population

rural: 0% of population

total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
Major cities - population1.284 million SOFIA (capital) (2021)3.153 million ATHENS (capital), 813,000 Thessaloniki (2021)
Maternal mortality rate10 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)3 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)
Health expenditures7.4% (2018)7.7% (2018)
Physicians density4.03 physicians/1,000 population (2015)5.48 physicians/1,000 population (2017)
Hospital bed density7.5 beds/1,000 population (2017)4.2 beds/1,000 population (2017)
Obesity - adult prevalence rate25% (2016)24.9% (2016)
Mother's mean age at first birth26.3 years (2019 est.)29.9 years (2019 est.)
Dependency ratiostotal dependency ratio: 56.6

youth dependency ratio: 23

elderly dependency ratio: 33.6

potential support ratio: 3 (2020 est.)
total dependency ratio: 56.1

youth dependency ratio: 21.3

elderly dependency ratio: 34.8

potential support ratio: 2.9 (2020 est.)

Source: CIA Factbook