| Population: |
7,707,495 (July 2001 est.)
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| 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.)
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| Population growth rate: |
-1.14% (2001 est.)
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| Birth rate: |
8.06 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Death rate: |
14.53 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Net migration rate: |
-4.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| 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.)
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| Infant mortality rate: |
14.65 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)
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| Life expectancy at birth: |
total population:
71.2 years
male:
67.72 years
female:
74.89 years (2001 est.)
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| Total fertility rate: |
1.13 children born/woman (2001 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
0.01% (1999 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
NA
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| HIV/AIDS - deaths: |
less than 100 (1999 est.)
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| Nationality: |
noun:
Bulgarian(s)
adjective:
Bulgarian
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| Ethnic groups: |
Bulgarian 83%, Turk 8.5%, Roma 2.6%, Macedonian, Armenian, Tatar, Gagauz, Circassian, others (1998)
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| 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)
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| Languages: |
Bulgarian, secondary languages closely correspond to ethnic breakdown
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| Literacy: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
98%
male:
99%
female:
98% (1999)
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