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Nationality:
noun: Bulgarian(s)
adjective:
Bulgarian
Ethnic groups:
Bulgarian 76.9%, Turk 8%, Roma 4.4%, other 0.7% (including Macedonian, Armenian, Tatar, Circassian), other (unknown) 10% (2011 census)
Languages:
Bulgarian (official) 76.8%, Turkish 8.2%, Roma 3.8%, other 0.7%, other (unknown) 10.5% (2011 census)
Religions:
Eastern Orthodox 59.4%, Muslim (Sunni) 7.4%, Muslim (Shia) 0.4%, other (including Catholic, Protestant, Armenian Apostolic Orthodox, and Judaism) 1.7%, other (unknown) 27.4%, none 3.7% (2011 census)
Population:
7,037,935 (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 100
[see also: Population country ranks ]
Age structure:
0-14 years: 14% (male 506,224/female 481,049)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years:
11% (male 398,713/female 378,011)
25-54 years:
42.2% (male 1,474,768/female 1,497,031)
55-64 years:
14.2% (male 460,913/female 535,125)
65 years and over:
18.6% (male 527,127/female 778,974) (2012 est.)
Median age:
total: 42 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male:
39.8 years
female:
44.2 years (2012 est.)
Population growth rate:
-0.796% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 225
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Birth rate:
9.2 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 205
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]
Death rate:
14.32 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 9
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]
Net migration rate:
-2.84 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 174
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]
Urbanization:
urban population: 71% of total population (2010)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization:
-0.3% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Major cities - population:
SOFIA (capital) 1.192 million (2009)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
under 15 years:
1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.97 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.68 male(s)/female
total population:
0.92 male(s)/female (2011 est.)
Maternal mortality rate:
11 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 152
[see also: Maternal mortality rate country ranks ]
Infant mortality rate:
total: 16.13 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 105
male:
19.29 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
12.79 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 73.84 years
country comparison to the world: 113
male:
70.24 years
female:
77.65 years (2012 est.)
Total fertility rate:
1.43 children born/woman (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 199
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]
Health expenditures:
7.4% of GDP (2009)
country comparison to the world: 68
[see also: Health expenditures country ranks ]
Physicians density:
3.635 physicians/1,000 population (2008)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]
Hospital bed density:
6.49 beds/1,000 population (2008)
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]
Sanitation facility access:
improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population
