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Population:
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7,322,858 (July 2007 est.)
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Age structure:
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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:
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total: 40.9 years
male: 38.8 years
female: 43.1 years (2007 est.)
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Population growth rate:
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-0.837% (2007 est.)
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Birth rate:
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9.62 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
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Death rate:
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14.28 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
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Net migration rate:
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-3.71 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
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Sex ratio:
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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:
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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:
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total population: 72.57 years
male: 68.95 years
female: 76.4 years (2007 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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1.39 children born/woman (2007 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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less than 0.1% (2001 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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346 (2001 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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100 (2001 est.)
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Nationality:
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noun: Bulgarian(s)
adjective: Bulgarian
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Ethnic groups:
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Bulgarian 83.9%, Turk 9.4%, Roma 4.7%, other 2% (including Macedonian, Armenian, Tatar, Circassian) (2001 census)
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Religions:
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Bulgarian Orthodox 82.6%, Muslim 12.2%, other Christian 1.2%, other 4% (2001 census)
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Languages:
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Bulgarian 84.5%, Turkish 9.6%, Roma 4.1%, other and unspecified 1.8% (2001 census)
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Literacy:
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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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