Bulgaria Statistics

Population

7.7million                         

Population annual growth rate

-0.8 %                                

Urban population

70%

Major ethnic and linguistic groups

Bulgarian 83.9%, Turk 9.4%, Roma 4.7%, other 2% (including Macedonian, Armenian, Tatar, Circassian)

Languages

Bulgarian 84.5%, Turkish 9.6%, Roma 4.1%, other and unspecified 1.8%

Religion

Bulgarian Orthodox 82.6%, Muslim 12.2%, other Christian 1.2%, other 4%

Life expectancy (at birth)

73

Infant mortality (under one)

12 per 1,000 live births

Under five mortality

14 per 1,000 live births

Maternal mortality rate

10 per 100,000 live births

Adult HIV prevalence rate (ages 15-49)

<0.1%

Percentage population with access to safe drinking water

99%

Adult literacy rate

98%

Gross Domestic Product (US$ billions)

31.5

Gross National Income (GNI) per capita (US$)

3990

Proportion of population living on below $1 a day

<2%

Source: World Bank, CIA World Factbook and Unicef's State of the World's Children 2008

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