1946 Bulgarian census

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As of December 31, 1946, the population of the country was 7,029,349.

Ethnic groups

Share of Turks in town halls, compared to the territories of today's municipalities. BG Turks1946.png
Share of Turks in town halls, compared to the territories of today's municipalities.

Number and share of ethnic groups. [1]

EthnicityNumbers%
Bulgarians5,903,58084.0
Turks 675,5009.6
Roma 170,0112.4
Macedonians 169,544 [2] 2.4
Jews 44,2090.6
Armenians 21,6370.3
Russians 13,2000.2
Tatars 8,133
Greeks 3,623
Romanians 2,459
Czechs 1,868
Germans 1,407
Albanians 1,128
Hungarians778
Serbs 723
Slovaks 656
Italians580
Slovenes545
French301
Croats290
Poles276
Ukrainians61
Ethnicity (1946)
Bulgarians
84.0%
Turks
9.6%
Roma
2.4%
Macedonians
2.4%
Jews
0.6%

Sources

  1. ""Population by place of residence, sex and ethnic group"".
  2. Georgeoff, Peter John (with David Crowe), "National Minorities in Bulgaria, 1919– 1980" in Horak, Stephen, ed., Eastern European National Minorities 1919/1980: A Handbook, (Littleton, Co: Libraries Limited, Inc.).