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Demographics of Bulgaria 1961-2003, Data of FAO; Number of inhabitants in thousands.

Population

7,640,000 (2007)

Age structure

Population pyramid

0-14 years: 14. A population pyramid, also called age-sex pyramid and age structure diagram, is a graphical illustration that shows the distribution of various age groups in a 1% (male 539,005/female 512,762)

15-64 years: 68. 7% (male 2,516,368/female 2,599,524)

65 years and over: 17. 2% (male 531,008/female 751,682) (2005 est. )

Median age

Total: 40. 66 years

Male: 38. 59 years

Female: 42. 66 years (2005 est. )

Population growth rate

-0. 86% (2006 est. )

Birth rate

9. 80 births/1,000 population (2007 est. )

In 2007, there were a total of 75,915 births. [1]

Death rate

14. 80 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est. )

Net migration rate

-4. 3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 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. 71 male(s)/female

Total population: 0. 93 male(s)/female (2005 est. )

Infant mortality rate

Total: 20. 55 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 24. 31 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 16. 56 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est. )

Life expectancy at birth

Total population: 72. 03 years

Male: 68. 41 years

Female: 75. 87 years (2005 est. )

Total fertility rate

1. 42 children born/woman (2007 est. )

HIV/AIDS

Adult prevalence rate: less than 0. 1% - note - no country specific models provided (2001 est. )

People living with HIV/AIDS: 803 (November 2007)^[1]

Deaths: 100 (2001 est. )

Nationality

Noun: Bulgarian(s)

Adjective: Bulgarian

Ethnic groups

According to 2001 Census:

Total: 7,928,901

Bulgarian 6,655,210 (83. The Bulgarians (българи balgari) are a South Slavic people generally associated with the Republic of Bulgaria and the Bulgarian language 9%)

Turk 746,664 (9. 2001 Distribution of Turks in Bulgaria by Districtjpg|thumb|100px|Distribution of Turks in Bulgaria by District in 2001]] Turks in Bulgaria 4%)

Rom 370,908 (4. Roma people constitute the second largest minority and third largest Ethnic group (after Bulgarians and Turks) in Bulgaria. 7%)

Russian 15,595 (0. Russians (руснаци rusnatsi) form the third largest minority in Bulgaria, numbering 15595 according to the 2001 census and mostly living 2%)

Armenian 10,832 (0. Armenians (арменци armentsi) are the fourth largest minority in Bulgaria, numbering 10832 according to the 2001 census while Armenian 1%)

Macedonian 5,701

Romanian 4,540

Karakachan 4,107

Greek 3,408

Ukrainian 2,489

Crimean Tatar 1,803

Jew 1,363

Pole 825

Vietnamese 635

Gagauz 540

German 436

Serb 422

Circassian 367

Arab 328

Czech 316

Albanian 278

French 195

Hungarian 169

Slovak 161

Kurd 147

African 78

Slovene 28

Bosniak 23

other ethnic group 5,641 0. Ethnic Macedonians in Bulgaria or Pirin Macedonians are a group mostly concentrated in the Pirin region of Macedonia. The Romanian minority in Bulgaria is concentrated in the northwestern part of the country in Vidin Province, Vratsa Province and Pleven Province. The Sarakatsani (Σαρακατσάνοι are a group of Greek transhumant shepherds in Greece. The Greeks ( Greek: Έλληνες) are a Nation and Ethnic group native to Greece, Cyprus and neighbouring regions Ukrainians (Українці Ukrayintsi,) are an East Slavic Ethnic group primarily living in Ukraine, or more broadly— Citizens After 1241, the year of the earliest recorded Tatar invasion of Bulgaria, the Second Bulgarian Empire maintained constant political contacts with the Tatars The history of the Jews in Bulgaria dates to at least as early as the 2nd century CE The Polish people, or Poles, (Polacy) are a Western Slavic Ethnic group of Central Europe, living predominantly in Poland. The Vietnamese people (người Việt or vi ''người Kinh'' are an Ethnic group originating from what is now northern Vietnam and southern China. The Gagauz is predominantly Eastern Orthodox Turkic ethnic group in southern Moldova ( Gagauzia) and southwestern Ukraine ( The German people (Deutsche are an Ethnic group, in the sense of sharing a common German culture, descent and speaking the German language as Serbs ( Serbian: Срби Srbi) are a South Slavic people living in the Balkans and Central Europe, mainly in Serbia, Circassians is a term derived from the Turkic Cherkess ( Çerkes) and is not the self-designation of any people The araB gene Promoter is a bacterial promoter activated by e L-arabinose binding Czechs (чехи chehi) and Slovaks (словаци slovatsi) are a minority Ethnic group in Bulgaria } Albanians (Shqiptarët are an Ethnic group and a Nation, in the sense of sharing a common Albanian culture speaking the Albanian language Legal residents and citizens To be French according to the first article of the Constitution is to be a citizen of France regardless of one's origin race or religion ( Hungarians (or Magyars, magyarok are an Ethnic group primarily associated with Hungary. Czechs (чехи chehi) and Slovaks (словаци slovatsi) are a minority Ethnic group in Bulgaria The African diaspora was the movement of Africans and their descendants to places throughout the world - predominantly to the Americas, then later to Europe, the Slovenes or Slovenians ( Slovene Slovenci, dual Slovenca, singular Slovenec, feminine Slovenke, dual Slovenki The Bosniaks or Bosniacs (Bošnjak pl Bošnjaci bɔ'ʃɲaːt͡si are a South Slavic people living mainly in Bosnia and Herzegovina ("Bosnia" 1%

undeclared 62,108 0. 8%

unknown 24,807 0. 3%

non-existent ethnic groups: American 293

Religion

Bulgarian Orthodox 70. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Bulgarian Orthodox Church (Българска православна църква Bălgarska pravoslavna cărkva) is an Autocephalous Eastern Orthodox Church 6%, Muslim 28. A Muslim (مسلم pronounced Muslim, not Muzlim) is an adherent of the Religion 5%, Roman Catholic 0. 6%, Protestant 0. Protestantism refers to the forms of Christian faith and practice that originated in the 16th century Protestant Reformation. 3%

Languages

Bulgarian, secondary languages closely correspond to ethnic breakdown. Bulgarian (български език IPA: ɛzˈik is an Indo-European language, a member of the Slavic linguistic group

See also

• Bulgaria

References

• This article contains material from the CIA World Factbook (2006 edition) which, as a US government publication, is in the public domain. The World Factbook ( ISSN; also known as the CIA World Factbook) is an annual publication of the Central Intelligence Agency of the The public domain is a range of abstract materials &ndash commonly referred to as Intellectual property &ndash which are not owned or controlled by anyone
• Census 2001

2005 Eurostat Report on European Demography

• Annual report of the National Statistics Institute for 2005 regarding population and demographic processes