Population 7,621,337 (July 2002 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 14.6% (male 572,961; female 543,004)
15-64 years: 68.5% (male 2,569,199; female 2,648,461)
65 years and over: 16.9% (male 540,109; female 747,603) (2002 est.)

Population growth rate -1.11% (2002 est.)

Birth rate 8.05 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Death rate 14.42 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Net migration rate -4.74 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Sex ratio
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.72 male(s)/female
total population: 0.94 male(s)/female (2002 est.)

Infant mortality rate 14.18 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 71.5 years
female: 75.22 years (2002 est.)
male: 67.98 years

Total fertility rate 1.13 children born/woman (2002 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate 0.01% (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS 346 (2000)

HIV/AIDS - deaths less than 100 (1999 est.)

Nationality
noun: Bulgarian(s)
adjective: Bulgarian

Ethnic groups Bulgarian 83.6%, Turk 9.5%, Roma 4.6%, other 2.3% (including Macedonian, Armenian, Tatar, Circassian) (1998)

Religions Bulgarian Orthodox 83.8%, Muslim 12.1%, Roman Catholic 1.7%, Jewish 0.8%, Protestant, Gregorian-Armenian, and other 1.6% (1998)

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: 98% (1999)

NOTE: The information regarding Bulgaria on this page is re-published from the 2002 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Bulgaria People 2002 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Bulgaria People 2002 should be addressed to the CIA.