Population
Bulgaria
Latest aviable data:
DEMOGRAPHIC PROCESSESIN BULGARIA IN 2012
As of 31 December 2012the population of Bulgaria is 7 282 041 persons or 1.5% of the EU population thusranking the country at the 16th place immediately after Austria (8 443 thousandpersons) and before Denmark (5 581 thousand persons). Compared to 2011, thecountry population decreases by 45 183 persons, or by 0.6%.
Male population is 3 543606 (48.7%) and female - 3 738 435 (51.3%) or to 1 000 males correspond
1 055 females. Malesprevail among the population aged up to 52 years. The number and share offemales into the total population increase among the elderly.
Ageing of population continue.At the end of 2012 the persons aged 65 and over are 1 395 078 or 19.2% of thecountry population. Compared to 2011, the share of population aged 65 and overincreases by 0.4 percentage points and compared to 2005 - by 2.0 percentagepoints. The aging of population is more intensive among females than among males. Theshare of females aged 65 and over is 22.2%, compared to 16.0% - males. Thedifference is due to the higher mortality among males and as a consequence –lower life expectancy.
The share of personsaged 65 and over is highest in districts Vidin (26.4%), Gabrovo (25.1%) andLovech (24.3%). In 15 districts, people aged 65 and over are more than 20% ofthe district population. Lowest is the share of elderly population in districtsSofia (stolitsa) – 16.1% and Blagoevgrad (16.6%), Varna and Burgas - 16.8% and 16.7% respectively (Figure1).
