Short facts about people of Bulgaria

Population:

7,707,495 (July 2001 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:  15.11% (male 597,765; female 567,030) 15-64 years:  68.17% (male 2,588,805; female 2,665,736) 65 years and over:  16.72% (male 543,665; female 744,494) (2001 est.)

Population growth rate:

-1.14% (2001 est.)

Birth rate:

8.06 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Death rate:

14.53 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Net migration rate:

-4.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 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:  0.73 male(s)/female total population:  0.94 male(s)/female (2001 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

14.65 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:  71.2 years male:  67.72 years female:  74.89 years (2001 est.)

Total fertility rate:

1.13 children born/woman (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

0.01% (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

NA

HIV/AIDS - deaths:

less than 100 (1999 est.)

Nationality:

noun:  Bulgarian(s) adjective:  Bulgarian

Ethnic groups:

Bulgarian 83%, Turk 8.5%, Roma 2.6%, Macedonian, Armenian, Tatar, Gagauz, Circassian, others (1998)

Religions:

Bulgarian Orthodox 83.5%, Muslim 13%, Roman Catholic 1.5%, Uniate Catholic 0.2%, Jewish 0.8%, Protestant, Gregorian-Armenian, and other 1% (1998)

Languages:

Bulgarian, secondary languages closely correspond to ethnic breakdown

Literacy:

definition:  age 15 and over can read and write total population:  98% male:  99% female:  98% (1999)

Source: World Factbook