Bulgarians in Bulgaria

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Bulgarians are the main ethnic group in Bulgaria, according to the census of the population in 2011 they are 7,000,000 people, or 86% of the country's population. [1]

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Number and share

Censuses

Municipalities where Bulgarians represent a majority of the population, according to the census of the population in 2011 (red color). Ethnic composition of Bulgaria, 2011.PNG
Municipalities where Bulgarians represent a majority of the population, according to the census of the population in 2011 (red color).
Places where Bulgarians represent a majority of the population, according to the census of the population in 2011 (purple color). Bulgaria ethnic map.svg
Places where Bulgarians represent a majority of the population, according to the census of the population in 2011 (purple color).

Number and share of Bulgarians according to the census over the years: [2]

YearShare
(in %)
Number
1900 77.12 888 219
1905 79.43 203 810
1910 81.13 518 756
1920 83.34 036 056
1926 83.24 557 706
1934 85.65 204 217
1946 84.05 903 580
1956 85.56 506 541
1965 87.97 231 243
1975 90.97 930 024
1992 85.77 271 185
2001 83.96 655 210
2011 76.95 664 624

Number and share of Bulgarians according to the census over the years by provinces: [3] [4]

ProvinceNumberShare (in %)
2001201120012011
Total6,655,2105,664,62483.976.9
Blagoevgrad 286,491251,09783.9777.60
Burgas 338,625298,12879.9471.69
Dobrich 164,204131,11476.2969.12
Gabrovo 131,494106,40691.2386.71
Haskovo 224,757180,54180.9973.31
Kardzhali 55,93939,51934.1025.86
Kyustendil 152,644121,35193.9188.78
Lovech 152,194118,34689.5583.68
Montana 157,507123,82086.4183.60
Pazardzhik 261,260206,11084.0874.80
Pernik 145,642120,92997.2090.55
Pleven 280,475219,61289.9081.41
Plovdiv 621,338540,30386.8079.10
Razgrad 67,06949,22944.0039.32
Ruse 213,408176,41380.1874.98
Shumen 123,08499,44660.2255.08
Silistra 84,17864,05059.2853.60
Sliven 163,188132,69774.6967.19
Smolyan 122,80686,84787.6771.33
Sofia 253,536210,97492.7885.24
Sofia City 1,124,2401,136,43396.0187.98
Stara Zagora 319,379265,61886.1779.70
Targovishte 76,29458,37155.4148.31
Varna 393,884371,04885.2578.10
Veliko Tarnovo 259,099211,35388.3781.76
Vidin 118,54386,80291.1385.92
Vratsa 223,692151,18392.0480.91
Yambol 140,240106,88489.8581.31

See also

References

  1. Преброяване 2011. НСИ, стр. 4.
  2. "Население по местоживеене, пол и етническа група". nsi.bg. Archived from the original on 30 May 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  3. "Етнически състав на населението в България". miris.eurac.edu. Archived from the original on 15 July 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  4. "Ethnic composition: 2011 census". pop-stat.mashke.org. Retrieved 2 June 2017.