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People of Bulgaria

Population:7,322,858 (July 2007 est.)
Age structure:0-14 years: 13.9% (male 521,117/female 496,022)
15-64 years: 68.7% (male 2,472,424/female 2,556,102)
65 years and over: 17.4% (male 523,660/female 753,533) (2007 est.)
Median age:total: 40.9 years
male: 38.8 years
female: 43.1 years (2007 est.)
Population growth rate:-0.837% (2007 est.)
Birth rate:9.62 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Death rate:14.28 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Net migration rate:-3.71 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Sex ratio:at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.051 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.967 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.695 male(s)/female
total population: 0.924 male(s)/female (2007 est.)
Infant mortality rate:total: 19.16 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 22.75 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 15.37 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:total population: 72.57 years
male: 68.95 years
female: 76.4 years (2007 est.)
Total fertility rate:1.39 children born/woman (2007 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: 98.2%
male: 98.7%
female: 97.7% (2001 census)

Bulgaria Quickstats

  • Population: 7,322,858 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 110,910 sq km
  • Density: 70 /km² (124th)
  • GDP (total): $87.156 billion (63th)
  • GDP (per capita): $10,843 (65th)
  • Literacy: 98.2%

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  • Currency: Lev³ (BGN)
  • Dial code: +359

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