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Bulgaria vs. Serbia

Demographics

BulgariaSerbia
Population6,919,180 (July 2021 est.)6,974,289 (July 2021 est.)

note: does not include the population of Kosovo
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: 14.07% (male 508,242/female 478,247)

15-24 years: 11.04% (male 399,435/female 374,718)

25-54 years: 41.19% (male 1,459,413/female 1,429,176)

55-64 years: 13.7% (male 464,881/female 495,663)

65 years and over: 20% (male 585,705/female 816,685) (2020 est.)
Median agetotal: 43.7 years

male: 41.9 years

female: 45.6 years (2020 est.)
total: 43.4 years

male: 41.7 years

female: 45 years (2020 est.)
Population growth rate-0.67% (2021 est.)-0.48% (2021 est.)
Birth rate8.15 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)8.74 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Death rate14.52 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)13.49 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Net migration rate-0.29 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)0 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: 1.06 male(s)/female

15-24 years: 1.07 male(s)/female

25-54 years: 1.02 male(s)/female

55-64 years: 0.94 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.72 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: 5.67 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 6.69 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 4.6 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: 76.56 years

male: 73.67 years

female: 79.64 years (2021 est.)
Total fertility rate1.49 children born/woman (2021 est.)1.47 children born/woman (2021 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate<.1% (2019 est.)<.1% (2020 est.)
Nationalitynoun: Bulgarian(s)

adjective: Bulgarian
noun: Serb(s)

adjective: Serbian
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
Serb 83.3%, Hungarian 3.5%, Romani 2.1%, Bosniak 2%, other 5.7%, undeclared or unknown 3.4% (2011 est.)

note: most ethnic Albanians boycotted the 2011 census; Romani populations are usually underestimated in official statistics and may represent 5-11% of Serbia's population
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS3,300 (2019 est.)3,300 (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.)Orthodox 84.6%, Catholic 5%, Muslim 3.1%, Protestant 1%, atheist 1.1%, other 0.8% (includes agnostics, other Christians, Eastern, Jewish), undeclared or unknown 4.5% (2011 est.)

note: most ethnic Albanians boycotted the 2011 census
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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Serbian (official) 88.1%, Hungarian 3.4%, Bosnian 1.9%, Romani 1.4%, other 3.4%, undeclared or unknown 1.8%; note - Serbian, Hungarian, Slovak, Romanian, Croatian, and Ruthenian (Rusyn) are official in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina; most ethnic Albanians boycotted the 2011 census (2011 est.)

major-language sample(s):
Knjiga svetskih cinjenica, neophodan izvor osnovnih informacija. (Serbian)

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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: 98.3%

male: 99.1%

female: 97.5% (2016)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)total: 14 years

male: 14 years

female: 14 years (2018)
total: 15 years

male: 14 years

female: 15 years (2019)
Education expenditures4.1% of GDP (2017)3.6% of GDP (2018)
Urbanizationurban population: 76% of total population (2021)

rate of urbanization: -0.28% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
urban population: 56.7% of total population (2021)

rate of urbanization: 0.04% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

note: data include Kosovo
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: 99.4% of population

rural: 99% of population

total: 99.2% of population

unimproved: urban: 0.6% of population

rural: 1% of population

total: 0.8% 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: 95.1% of population

total: 97.6% of population

unimproved: urban: 0% of population

rural: 4.9% of population

total: 2.4% of population (2017 est.)
Major cities - population1.284 million SOFIA (capital) (2021)1.402 million BELGRADE (capital) (2021)
Maternal mortality rate10 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)12 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)
Children under the age of 5 years underweight1.9% (2014)1% (2019)
Health expenditures7.4% (2018)8.5% (2018)
Physicians density4.03 physicians/1,000 population (2015)3.11 physicians/1,000 population (2016)
Hospital bed density7.5 beds/1,000 population (2017)5.6 beds/1,000 population (2017)
Obesity - adult prevalence rate25% (2016)21.5% (2016)
Mother's mean age at first birth26.3 years (2019 est.)28.1 years (2019 est.)

note: data do not cover Kosovo or Metohija
Dependency ratiostotal dependency ratio: 56.6

youth dependency ratio: 23

elderly dependency ratio: 33.6

potential support ratio: 3 (2020 est.)
total dependency ratio: 52.5

youth dependency ratio: 23.4

elderly dependency ratio: 29.1

potential support ratio: 3.4 (2020 est.)

note: data include Kosovo

Source: CIA Factbook