| Population | 7,322,858 (July 2007 est.) |
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| 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.) |
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| Median age | total: 40.9 years
male: 38.8 years
female: 43.1 years (2007 est.) |
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| Population growth rate | -0.837% (2007 est.) |
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| Birth rate | 9.62 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Death rate | 14.28 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Net migration rate | -3.71 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| 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.) |
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| 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.) |
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| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 72.57 years
male: 68.95 years
female: 76.4 years (2007 est.) |
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| Total fertility rate | 1.39 children born/woman (2007 est.) |
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People living
with HIV/AIDS | 346 (2001 est.) |
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| HIV/AIDS - deaths | 100 (2001 est.) |
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| Nationality | noun: Bulgarian(s)
adjective: Bulgarian |
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| Ethnic groups | Bulgarian 83.9%, Turk 9.4%, Roma 4.7%, other 2% (including Macedonian, Armenian, Tatar, Circassian) (2001 census) |
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| Religions | Bulgarian Orthodox 82.6%, Muslim 12.2%, other Christian 1.2%, other 4% (2001 census) |
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| Languages | Bulgarian 84.5%, Turkish 9.6%, Roma 4.1%, other and unspecified 1.8% (2001 census) |
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| Literacy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.2%
male: 98.7%
female: 97.7% (2001 census) |
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