Population 8,240,426 (July 1998 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 16% (male 696,131; female 662,335)
15-64 years: 68% (male 2,756,695; female 2,812,192)
65 years and over: 16% (male 564,698; female 748,375) (July 1998 est.)

Population growth rate -0.6% (1998 est.)

Birth rate 8.08 births/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Death rate 13.24 deaths/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Net migration rate -0.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Sex ratio
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.75 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Infant mortality rate 12.78 deaths/1,000 live births (1998 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 71.96 years
male: 68.39 years
female: 75.74 years (1998 est.)

Total fertility rate 1.14 children born/woman (1998 est.)

Nationality
noun: Bulgarian(s)
adjective: Bulgarian

Ethnic groups Bulgarian 85.3%, Turk 8.5%, Gypsy 2.6%, Macedonian 2.5%, Armenian 0.3%, Russian 0.2%, other 0.6%

Religions Bulgarian Orthodox 85%, Muslim 13%, Jewish 0.8%, Roman Catholic 0.5%, Uniate Catholic 0.2%, Protestant, Gregorian-Armenian, and other 0.5%

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: 97% (1992 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Bulgaria on this page is re-published from the 1998 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Bulgaria People 1998 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Bulgaria People 1998 should be addressed to the CIA.