One of the most popular destinations for summer holidays our countrymen for many years is Bulgaria.This country is located in the south-east of Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula.We offer today to find out what the population of Bulgaria.
General
The population of Bulgaria is about 7.3 million people.However, about one and a half million live in the capital - Sofia.Also, Bulgaria's largest cities are Plovdiv (nearly half a million inhabitants), Varna (650 thousand inhabitants), Burgas (300 thousand inhabitants) and Ruse (170 thousand inhabitants).
population in Bulgaria: demographic and neighborhoods
According to statistics, 48 percent of the population of this country are men and 52 per cent - are women.In urban residents account for 71%.Agriculture also has a population of only 29%.
Turning to history, we can say that the number of urban dwellers in Bulgaria until the middle of the last century has grown very slowly.So, in the end of XIX century, the urban population is not more than 19%.Subsequently, however, the situation has undergone significant changes.
dynamics of population growth
At the beginning of the last century, the birth rate in this country was one of the highest in Europe.However, after World War II, Bulgaria's population decreased.Also, this event had an impact on the level of fertility.By the 60th years of the last century, the demographic situation came back to normal and, later, the figure began to increase.
However, since the 90s of the XX century, the birth rate began to decline again.In this regard, as well as on the causes of migration, the population of Bulgaria has decreased by almost a million people.Today, the country is experiencing a demographic crisis.A natural population growth is negative.This suggests that the Bulgarian citizens died more than born.
As for life expectancy in this country, for men it is 72 years, and women - 82 years.
ethnic composition of the population in Bulgaria
Almost 85% of the inhabitants of this country are Bulgarians.This figure also includes a small amount of the Macedonians considered ethnic Bulgarians.In addition to representatives of indigenous nationalities in the country has a significant number of Turks (about 10% of the total population) and Roma (4.7%).Furthermore, Bulgaria's population includes Armenian, Russian, Greeks, Romanians, Ukrainians, Jews and karakachan.However, representatives of these ethnic groups make up 0.5% of the total population of the country.
native language itself 85% of the population believes the Bulgarian, 9.6% - the Turkish, and 4.1% - Romany.The main religion in Bulgaria is Orthodox.So, it professed about 83% of the residents of the state.Muslims consider themselves to be 12.2%, Catholics - 0.6%, Protestants - 0.5%.
Occupation Bulgarian population
working population of this European country of about five million people.The number of pensioners is estimated at 1.7 million, and children - 1.2 million people.
Most of the population of the Republic of Bulgaria is engaged in the service sector (60%).The number of workers of the industrial area (mechanical engineering, metallurgy, construction, food industry) is 30%.In agriculture it employs only 10% of the population.
Bulgarian diaspora
Today outside the Republic of Bulgaria is home to about 600 thousand ethnic Bulgarians.Most of them are concentrated in the south-western regions of Ukraine, as well as in the south of Moldova.Smaller numbers of Bulgarian Diaspora there are Romania and Hungary.Also, about 700 Bulgarian municipalities are there in the United States.
