2011 Bulgarian census explained

The 2011 population census in Bulgaria was conducted between February 1 and 28 by the National Statistical Institute (NSI). It is the 17th population census in the demographic history of Bulgaria. It was carried out using two methods of information collection - electronically (1-9 February 2011) through an on-line census on the Internet and traditionally through visits by enumerators and the completion of a paper census card (10-28 February 2011). For the first time in Bulgaria, a census is being conducted via the Internet. As of February 1 2011, the population of Bulgaria was 7,364,570, of whom 3,777,999 (51.3%) were women and 3,586,571 (48.7%) were men.[1]

Results

Settlements

Distribution of settlements according to the size of their population as of February 1, 2011:[2]

Populated areasPopulationPercentage of total populationAverage number of inhabitants in one settlement
Total5,3027,364,570100.001,389.01
018100.000.00
1–104171,9600.024.70
11–5070319,5960.2627.87
51–10052238,9230.5274.56
101–5001,927501,8286.81260.41
501–1,000750529,6847.19706.24
1,001–10,0007251,685,47222.882,324.78
10,001–50,000581,237,90416.8021,343.17
50,001–100,00012876,35611.8973,021.33
Over 100,00072,472,84733.57353,263.85

Age-sex structure

Age-sex structure of the population

Age (years)[3] PopulationAge (years)Percentage
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
Total7,364,5703,586,5713,777,999Total100.0100.0100.0
85+107,47936,39071,08985+1.51.01.9
80–84191,30971,526119,78380–842.62.03.2
75–79301,851119,774182,07775–794.13.34.8
70–74345,327143,726201,60170–744.74.05.3
65–79415,431182,565232,86665–795.65.16.2
60–64540,980248,710292,27060–647.46.97.7
55–59523,827251,297272,53055–597.17.07.2
50–54516,851256,509260,34250–547.07.26.9
45–49495,672251,056244,61645–496.77.06.5
40–44513,814263,969249,84540–447.07.46.6
35–39545,332281,170264,16235–397.47.87.0
30–34533,945276,726257,21930–347.37.76.8
25–29491,088255,616235,47225–296.77.16.2
20–24488,807251,720237,08720–246.67.06.3
15–19377,585194,099183,48615–195.15.44.9
10–15315,466162,159153,30710–154.34.54.1
5–10316,643163,076153,5675–104.34.64.1
0–4343,163176,483166,6800–44.74.94.4

Ethnic composition

Population and percentage of ethnic groups by district:[4]

DistrictPopulationDistrictPercentage
TotalBulgariansTurksRomanisOther Doesn't self-describe Didn't answerBulgariansTurksRomanisOtherDoesn't self-describe Didn't answer
Total7,364,5705,664,624588,318325,34349,30453,391683,590100.0076.917.984.410.660.729.28
Blagoevgrad323,552251,09717,0279,7393,0802,61339,996Blagoevgrad77.605.263.010.950.8012.36
Burgas415,817298,12849,35418,4242,6322,00645,273Buras71.6911.864.430.630.4810.88
Varna475,074371,04830,46913,4325,6384,30650,181Varna78.106.412.821.180.9010.56
Veliko Tarnovo258,494211,35315,7093,8751,1451,91024,502Veliko Tarnovo81.766.071.490.440.739.47
Vidin101,01886,802857,2824664915,892Vidin85.920.087.200.460.485.83
Vratsa186,848151,18356510,08243477123,813Vratsa80.910.305.390.230.4112.74
Gabrovo122,702106,4066,4641,3055336507,344Gabrovo86.715.261.060.430.525.98
Dobrich189,677131,11423,48415,3231,6092,36915,778Dobrich69.1212.388.070.841.248.31
Kardzhali152,80839,51986,5271,2967532,68622,027Kardzhali25.8656.620.840.491.7514.41
Kyustendil136,686121,3511058,3053545006,071Kyustendil88.780.076.070.250.364.44
Lovech141,422118,3464,3375,70591188111,242Lovech83.683.064.030.640.627.94
Montana148,098123,82017118,2284208284,631Montana83.600.1112.300.280.553.12
Pazardzhik275,548206,11014,06220,3502,1233,35729,546Pazardzhik74.805.107.380.771.2110.72
Pernik133,530120,9292313,5602594438,108Pernik90.560.172.660.190.336.07
Pleven269,752219,6128,6669,9618261,20029,487Pleven81.413.213.690.300.4410.93
Plovdiv683,027540,30340,25530,2023,9855,62862,654Plovdiv79.105.894.420.580.829.17
Razgrad125,19049,22957,2615,7197021,56410,715Razgrad39.3245.734.560.561.248.55
Ruse235,252176,41328,6588,6151,8691,05718,640Ruse74.9812.183.660.790.447.92
Silistra119,47464,05040,2725,6979745977,884Silistra53.6033.704.760.810.496.59
Sliven197,473132,69716,78420,4781,9541,29324,267Sliven67.198.4910.370.980.6512.28
Smolyan121,75286,8474,6964481,8261,35826,577Smolyan71.333.850.361.491.1121.82
Sofia City1,291,5911,136,4336,52618,2849,8487,240113,260Sofia City87.980.501.410.760.568.76
Sofia247,489210,97442217,0796461,66016,708Sofia85.240.176.900.260.676.75
Stara Zagora333,265265 61815,03524,0181,7151,72025,159Stara Zagora79.704.517.200.510.517.54
Targovishte120,81858,37138,2317,7679591,47214,018Targovishte48.3131.646.420.791.2111.60
Haskovo246,238180,54128,44415,8898911,61718,856Haskovo73.3111.556.450.360.657.65
Shumen180,52899,44650,87813,8472,0931,68812,576Ш55.0828.187.671.150.936.96
Yambol131,447106,8843,60010,4336591,4868,385Yambol81.312.737.930.501.136.37

Municipalities

Number and percentage of ethnic groups by municipality:[4]

Municipality Population Municipality Percentage
Total BulgariansTurksRomanisOthers Doesn'tself describeDidn't answerBulgariansTurksRomanisOthers Doesn'tself describeDidn't answer
Total 7,364,570 5,664,624 588,318 325,343 49,304 53,391 683,590 100.00 76.91 7.98 4.41 0.66 0.72 9.28
Aytos28,687 13,847 8,766 3,101 77 223 2,673 Aytos48.26 30.55 10.80 0.26 0.77 9.31
Avren8,574 5,437 1,502 902 130 194 409 Avren63.41 17.51 10.52 1.51 2.26 4.77
Aksakovo20,426 14,284 316 2,309 1,071 193 2,253 Aksakovo69.93 1.54 11.30 5.24 0.94 11.03
Alfatar3,036 2,201 453 329 8 0 45 Alfatar72.49 14.92 10.83 0.26 0.00 1.48
Anton1,599 1,407 3 37 8 96 48 Anton87.99 0.18 2.31 0.50 6.00 3.00
Antonovo6,262 1,660 2,975 1,212 7 84 324 Antonovo26.50 47.50 19.35 0.11 1.34 5.17
Aprilitsi3,338 3,189 16 8 120 Aprilitsi95.53 0.47 0.23 3.59
Ardino11,572 2,488 6,585 0 66 113 2,320 Ardino21.50 56.90 0.00 0.57 0.97 20.04
Asenovgrad64,034 45,242 11,826 633 106 451 5,776 Asenovgrad70.65 18.46 0.98 0.16 0.70 9.02
Banite4,923 4,170 19 0 9 36 689 Banite84.70 0.38 0.00 0.18 0.73 13.99
Bansko13,125 11,903 14 227 54 31 896 Bansko90.68 0.10 1.72 0.41 0.23 6.82
Balchik20,317 12,690 3,083 2,194 350 400 1,600 Balchik62.46 15.17 10.79 1.72 1.96 7.87
Batak6,144 3,285 2,356 211 9 13 270 Batak53.46 38.34 3.43 0.14 0.21 4.39
Belene10,318 7,397 292 92 23 31 2,483 Belene71.69 2.83 0.89 0.22 0.30 24.06
Belitsa9,927 4,450 2,215 186 198 342 2,536 Belitsa44.82 22.31 1.87 1.99 3.44 25.54
Belogradchik6,602 4,765 5 1,206 597 Belogradchik72.17 0.07 18.26 9.04
Belovo8,891 8,273 5 375 33 12 193 Belovo93.04 0.05 4.21 0.37 0.13 2.17
Beloslav11,023 8,727 760 64 255 156 1,061 Beloslav79.17 6.89 0.58 2.31 1.41 9.62
Berkovitsa18,803 15,065 12 3,059 76 75 516 Berkovitsa80.12 0.06 16.26 0.40 0.39 2.74
Blagoevgrad77,441 68,702 126 1,836 700 282 5,795 Blagoevgrad88.71 0.16 2.37 0.90 0.36 7.48
Bobov Dol9,067 8,082 48 290 37 31 579 Bobov Dol89.13 0.52 3.19 0.40 0.34 6.38
Boboshevo2,870 2,801 3 1 4 5 56 Boboshevo97.59 0.10 0.03 0.13 0.17 1.95
Bozhurishte8,473 8,015 28 48 32 25 325 Bozhuriste94.59 0.33 0.56 0.37 0.29 3.83
Boynitsa1,341 1,095 0 0 221 Boynitsa81.65 0.00 0.00 16.48
Boychinovtsi9,272 7,864 23 1,051 23 92 219 Boychinovtsi84.81 0.24 11.33 0.24 0.99 2.36
Bolyarovo4,160 3,312 33 566 27 19 203 Bolyarovo79.61 0.79 13.60 0.64 0.45 4.87
Borino3,641 1,117 2,107 5 22 19 371 Borino30.67 57.86 0.13 0.60 0.52 10.18
Borovan5,714 4,713 7 359 10 25 600 Borovan82.48 0.12 6.28 0.17 0.43 10.50
Borovo6,101 3,791 1,005 1,000 28 29 248 Borovo62.13 16.47 16.39 0.45 0.47 4.06
Botevgrad33,175 27,503 23 2,843 43 123 2,640 Botevgrad82.90 0.06 8.56 0.12 0.37 7.95
Bratya Daskalovi8,677 6,169 734 1,139 10 33 592 Bratya Daskalovi71.09 8.45 13.12 0.11 0.38 6.82
Bratsigovo9,648 7,652 650 395 29 42 880 Bratsigovo79.31 6.73 4.09 0.30 0.43 9.12
Bregovo5,514 5,147 0 152 66 32 117 Bregovo93.34 0.00 2.75 1.19 0.58 2.12
Breznik6,945 6,410 7 189 11 12 316 Breznik92.29 0.10 2.72 0.15 0.17 4.55
Brezovo7,298 5,695 34 1,094 13 23 439 Brezovo78.03 0.46 14.99 0.17 0.31 6.01
Brusartsi5,078 3,976 3 944 14 106 35 Brusartsi78.29 0.05 18.58 0.27 2.08 0.88
Burgas212,902 179,383 6,264 3,871 1,407 728 21,249 Burgas84.25 2.94 1.81 0.66 0.34 9.98
Byala (Varna Province)3,242 2,458 308 103 18 10 345 Byala (Varna Province)75.81 9.50 3.17 0.55 0.30 10.64
Byala (Ruse Province)13,467 10,480 731 1,669 35 110 442 Byala (Ruse Province)77.81 5.42 12.39 0.25 0.81 3.28
Byala Slatina24,606 17,743 323 2,544 36 191 3,769 Byala Slatina72.10 1.31 10.33 0.14 0.77 15.31
Varna343,704 290,780 11,089 3,535 3,481 2,315 32,504 Varna84.60 3.22 1.02 1.01 0.67 9.45
Veliki Preslav13,382 7,936 3,078 943 157 98 1,170 Veliki Preslav59.30 23.00 7.04 1.17 0.73 8.74
Veliko Tarnovo88,670 75,570 3,681 595 350 313 8,161 Veliko Tarnovo85.22 4.15 0.67 0.39 0.35 9.20
Velingrad40 707 26 055 1540 2141 1279 1629 8063 Velingrad64.00 3.78 5.25 3.14 4.00 19.80
Venets7,137 122 5707 506 3 73 726 Venets1.70 79.96 7.08 0.04 1.02 10.17
Vetovo12,450 3,145 6,044 1,744 338 52 1,127 Vetovo25.26 48.54 14.00 2.71 0.41 9.05
Vetrino5,415 3,457 972 144 55 39 748 Vetrino63.84 17.95 2.65 1.01 0.72 13.81
Vidin63,257 54,546 66 3,753 322 345 4,225 Vidin86.22 0.10 5.93 0.50 0.54 6.67
Vratsa73,894 64,334 61 2,215 207 258 6,819 Vratsa87.06 0.08 2.99 0.28 0.34 9.22
Valchi Dol10,052 5,539 1,942 1,068 35 82 1,386 Valchi Dol55.10 19.31 10.62 0.34 0.81 13.78
Valchedram9,900 7,628 24 1,954 12 58 224 Valchedram77.05 0.24 19.73 0.12 0.58 2.26
Varbitsa10,391 919 5,597 2,434 675 220 546 Varbitsa8.84 53.86 23.42 6.49 2.11 5.25
Varshets8,203 6,342 4 1,348 18 26 465 Varshets77.31 0.04 16.43 0.21 0.31 5.66
Gabrovo65,268 60,207 504 367 224 170 3,796 Gabrovo92.24 0.77 0.56 0.34 0.26 5.81
General Toshevo15,097 10,619 1,270 1,811 233 99 1,065 General Toshevo70.33 8.41 11.90 1.54 0.65 7.05
Georgi Damyanovo2,771 2,688 3 40 4 7 29 Georgi Damyanovo97.00 0.10 1.44 0.14 0.25 1.04
Glavinitsa10,930 2,880 6,701 215 8 44 1,082 Glavinitsa26.34 61.30 1.96 0.07 0.40 9.89
Godech5,375 5,162 20 187 Godech96.03 0.37 3.47
Gorna Malina6,209 5,575 12 282 15 13 312 Gorna Malina89.78 0.19 4.54 0.24 0.20 5.02
Gorna Oryahovitsa46,685 38,642 2,264 626 138 236 4,779 Gorna Oryahovitsa82.77 4.84 1.34 0.29 0.50 10.23
Gotse Delchev31,236 20,424 6,820 318 263 315 3,096 Gotse Delchev65.38 21.83 1.01 0.84 1.00 9.91
Gramada2,007 1,951 0 25 22 Gramada97.20 0.00 1.24 1.09
Gulyantsi12,336 10,116 157 211 24 27 1,801 Gulyantsi82.00 1.27 1.71 0.19 0.21 14.59
Gurkovo5,127 3,596 196 1,034 5 29 267 Gurkovo70.13 3.82 20.16 0.09 0.56 5.20
Galabovo13,394 12,036 68 769 20 81 420 Galabovo89.86 0.50 5.74 0.14 0.60 3.13
Garmen14,981 7,262 1,774 1,386 419 335 3,805 Garmen48.47 11.84 9.25 2.79 2.23 25.39
Dve Mogili9,442 5,107 2,519 999 19 16 782 Dve Mogili54.08 26.67 10.58 0.20 0.16 8.28
Devin13,013 8,961 1,580 104 61 195 2,112 Devin68.86 12.14 0.79 0.46 1.49 16.22
Devnya8,730 6,459 658 525 154 125 809 Devnya73.98 7.53 6.01 1.76 1.43 9.26
Dzhebel8,167 1,245 5,432 3 82 569 836 Dzhebel15.24 66.51 0.03 1.00 6.96 10.23
Dimitrovgrad53,557 45,393 780 3,370 168 265 3,581 Dimitrovgrad84.75 1.45 6.29 0.31 0.49 6.68
Dimovo6,514 5,393 5 816 17 40 243 Dimovo82.79 0.07 12.52 0.26 0.61 3.73
Dobrich91,030 73,657 6,795 2,482 528 708 6,860 Dobrich80.91 7.46 2.72 0.58 0.77 7.53
Dobrich-Selska22,081 11,475 3,596 4,387 347 409 1,867 Dobrich-Selska51.96 16.28 19.86 1.57 1.85 8.45
Dolna Banya4,522 3,499 4 753 15 11 240 Dolna Banya77.37 0.08 16.65 0.33 0.24 5.30
Dolna Mitropoliya20,064 15,114 449 1,046 37 89 3,329 Dolna Mitropoliya75.32 2.23 5.21 0.18 0.44 16.59
Dolni Dabnik11,670 8,392 564 922 30 88 1,674 71.91 4.83 7.90 0.25 0.75 14.34
Dolni Chiflik19,360 11,127 3,298 400 250 240 4,045 Dolni Chiflik57.47 17.03 2.06 1.29 1.23 20.89
Dospat9,116 4,469 65 31 309 290 3,952 Dospat49.02 0.71 0.34 3.38 3.18 43.35
Dragoman5,362 4,496 9 847 Dragoman83.84 0.16 15.79
Dryanovo9,685 8,078 495 261 115 25 711 Dryanovo83.40 5.11 2.69 1.18 0.25 7.34
Dulovo28,282 4,694 18,521 2,417 468 210 1,972 Dulovo16.59 65.48 8.54 1.65 0.74 6.97
Dupnitsa44,988 39,829 17 2,441 106 121 2,474 Dupnitsa88.53 0.03 5.42 0.23 0.26 5.49
Dalgopol14,389 5,755 5,918 685 22 193 1,816 Dalgopol39.99 41.12 4.76 0.15 1.34 12.62
Elena9,434 6,753 1,339 574 26 78 664 Elena71.58 14.19 6.08 0.27 0.82 7.03
Elin Pelin22,841 18,475 53 554 47 56 3,656 Elin Pelin80.88 0.23 2.42 0.20 0.24 16.00
Elhovo16,219 13,433 35 1,211 111 109 1,320 Elhovo82.82 0.21 7.46 0.68 0.67 8.13
Etropole12,047 11,285 11 199 29 55 468 Etropole93.67 0.09 1.65 0.24 0.45 3.88
Zavet10,586 1,458 6,423 563 16 413 1,713 Zavet13.77 60.67 5.31 0.15 3.90 16.18
Zemen2,762 2,655 11 41 4 2 49 Zemen96.12 0.39 1.48 0.14 0.07 1.77
Zlataritsa3,991 2,644 600 99 55 63 530 Zlataritsa64.24 15.03 2.48 1.37 1.57 13.27
Zlatitsa5,837 5,338 30 169 15 24 261 Zlatitsa91.45 0.51 2.89 0.25 0.41 4.47
Zlatograd12,321 9,352 38 0 67 62 2,802 Zlatograd75.90 0.30 0.00 0.54 0.50 22.74
Ivaylovgrad6,426 4,739 412 54 37 123 1,061 Ivaylovgrad73.74 6.41 0.84 0.57 1.91 16.51
Ivanovo9,429 7,153 1,577 203 72 26 398 Ivanovo75.86 16.72 2.15 0.76 0.27 4.22
Iskar6,884 6,516 37 143 20 30 138 Iskar94.65 0.53 2.07 0.29 0.43 2.00
Isperih22,692 5,680 13,180 1875 42 137 1,778 Isperih25.03 58.08 8.26 0.18 0.60 7.83
Ihtiman17,720 11,998 53 4,130 26 113 1,400 Ihtiman67.70 0.29 23.30 0.14 0.63 7.90
Kavarna15,358 10,673 591 2,075 89 326 1,604 Kavarna69.49 3.84 13.51 0.57 2.12 10.44
Kaynardzha5,070 1,429 2,552 735 21 17 316 Kaynardzha28.18 50.33 14.49 0.41 0.33 6.23
Kazanlak72,581 57,822 4,962 3,738 787 455 4,817 Kazanlak79.66 6.83 5.15 1.08 0.62 6.63
Kaloyanovo11,879 10,369 549 742 15 23 181 Kaloyanovo87.28 4.62 6.24 0.12 0.19 1.52
Kameno10,393 7,989 327 654 147 83 1,193 Kameno76.86 3.14 6.29 1.41 0.79 11.47
Kaolinovo12,093 722 8,964 1,675 12 175 545 Kaolinovo5.97 74.12 13.85 0.09 1.44 4.50
Karlovo52,307 39,586 2,696 5,781 269 171 3,804 Karlovo75.68 5.15 11.05 0.51 0.32 7.27
Karnobat25,477 19,030 2,125 1,202 289 141 2,690 Karnobat74.69 8.34 4.71 1.13 0.55 10.55
Kaspichan7,976 4,935 1,073 925 292 103 648 Kaspichan61.87 13.45 11.59 3.66 1.29 8.12
Kirkovo21,916 5,808 10,138 39 253 160 5,518 Kirkovo26.50 46.25 0.17 1.15 0.73 25.17
Knezha13,803 11,129 59 948 14 79 1,574 Knezha80.62 0.42 6.86 0.10 0.57 11.40
Kovachevtsi1,600 1,569 0 4 25 Kovachevtsi98.06 0.00 0.25 1.56
Kozloduy21,180 16,149 31 1,427 66 83 3,424 Kosloduy76.24 0.14 6.73 0.31 0.39 16.16
Koprivshtitsa2,410 2,283 3 44 4 4 72 Koprivhstitsa94.73 0.12 1.82 0.16 0.16 2.98
Kostenets12,793 11,511 4 468 23 26 761 Kostenets89.97 0.03 3.65 0.17 0.20 5.94
Kostinbrod17,846 16,156 22 402 28 39 1,199 Kostinbrod90.53 0.12 2.25 0.15 0.21 6.71
Kotel19,391 7,024 5,793 4,790 205 142 1,437 Kotel36.22 29.87 24.70 1.05 0.73 7.41
Kocherinovo5,214 4,991 2 105 10 7 99 Kocherinovo95.72 0.03 2.01 0.19 0.13 1.89
Kresna5,441 5,137 4 21 18 17 244 Kresna94.41 0.07 0.38 0.33 0.31 4.48
Krivodol9,390 7,184 10 1,221 12 37 926 Krivodol76.50 0.10 13.00 0.12 0.39 9.86
Krichim8,409 4,652 1,646 564 44 1,279 224 Krichim55.32 19.57 6.70 0.52 15.20 2.66
Krumovgrad17,823 3,968 10,161 36 97 223 3,338 Krumovgrad22.26 57.01 0.20 0.54 1.25 18.72
Krushari4,547 1,538 1,513 433 8 168 887 Krushari33.82 33.27 9.52 0.17 3.69 19.50
Kubrat18,355 6,198 9,283 1,321 79 344 1,130 Kubrat33.76 50.57 7.19 0.43 1.87 6.15
Kuklen6,431 3,631 1,750 516 12 98 424 Kuklen56.46 27.21 8.02 0.18 1.52 6.59
Kula4,717 4,459 98 12 142 Kula94.53 2.07 0.25 3.01
Kardzhali67,460 24,285 33,276 1,013 225 1,155 7,506 Kardzhali35.99 49.32 1.50 0.33 1.71 11.12
Kyustendil60,681 52,496 30 5,210 178 315 2,452 Kyustendil86.51 0.04 8.58 0.29 0.51 4.04
Levski19,938 14,934 1,199 683 69 99 2,954 Levski74.90 6.01 3.42 0.34 0.49 14.81
Lesichovo5,408 4,085 130 809 16 30 338 Lesichovo75.53 2.40 14.95 0.29 0.55 6.25
Letnitsa3776 2,630 461 111 164 50 360 Letnitsa69.65 12.20 2.93 4.34 1.32 9.53
Lovech49,738 43,223 2,321 665 165 296 3,068 Lovech86.90 4.66 1.33 0.33 0.59 6.16
Loznitsa9,265 2,812 4,440 59 190 164 1,600 Loznitsa30.35 47.92 0.63 2.05 1.77 17.26
Lom28,139 22,375 50 4,729 66 201 718 Lom79.51 0.17 16.80 0.23 0.71 2.55
Lukovit18,125 13,302 516 2,776 56 117 1,358 Lukovit73.39 2.84 15.31 0.30 0.64 7.49
Laki2,902 2,572 65 1 5 44 215 Laki88.62 2.23 0.03 0.17 1.51 7.40
Lyubimets10,214 8,238 124 1,606 24 28 194 Lyubimets80.65 1.21 15.72 0.23 0.27 1.89
Lyaskovets13,397 12,113 307 263 59 46 609 Lyaskovets90.41 2.29 1.96 0.44 0.34 4.54
Madan12,276 7,230 661 442 3,703 Madan58.89 5.38 3.60 30.16
Madzharovo1,665 873 498 22 4 6 262 Madzharovo52.43 29.90 1.32 0.24 0.36 15.73
Makresh1,630 1,545 0 56 0 3 26 Makresh94.78 0.00 3.43 0.00 0.18 1.59
Malko Tarnovo3,793 2,902 23 429 16 20 403 Malko Tarnovo76.50 0.60 11.31 0.42 0.52 10.62
Maritsa32,438 25,539 897 1,977 58 363 3,604 Maritsa78.73 2.76 6.09 0.17 1.11 11.11
Medkovets4,029 3,262 4 635 3 17 108 Medkovets80.96 0.09 15.76 0.07 0.42 2.68
Mezdra21,748 19,189 20 622 44 66 1,807 Mezdra88.23 0.09 2.86 0.20 0.30 8.30
Mizia7,570 6,765 3 490 14 33 265 Mizia89.36 0.03 6.47 0.18 0.43 3.50
Mineralni Bani5,899 2,310 3,032 197 6 25 329 Mineralni Bani39.15 51.39 3.33 0.10 0.42 5.57
Mirkovo2,540 2,227 8 152 4 11 138 Mirkovo87.67 0.31 5.980.15 0.43 5.43
Momchilgrad16,263 1,518 12,049 205 25 414 2,052 Momchilgrad9.33 74.08 1.26 0.15 2.54 12.61
Montana53,856 47,464 34 3,764 180 217 2,197 Montana88.13 0.06 6.98 0.33 0.40 4.07
Maglizh10,180 6,274 323 2,975 109 52 447 Maglizh61.63 3.17 29.22 1.07 0.51 4.39
Nevestino2,821 2,766 2 12 5 4 32 Nevestino98.05 0.07 0.42 0.17 0.14 1.13
Nedelino7,221 5,600 24 1,589 Nedelino77.55 0.33 22.00
Nesebar22,348 18,367 1,240 565 199 140 1,837 Nesebar82.18 5.54 2.52 0.89 0.62 8.21
Nikola Koslevo6,100 1,299 2,883 1,176 115 199 428 Nikola Kozlevo21.29 47.26 19.27 1.88 3.26 7.01
Nikolaevo4,346 2,493 464 1,083 8 53 245 Nikolaevo57.36 10.67 24.91 0.18 1.21 5.63
Nikopol9,305 5,901 2,152 144 28 42 1,038 Nikopol63.41 23.12 1.54 0.30 0.45 11.15
Nova Zagora39,010 27,564 5,495 1,435 152 365 3,999 Nova Zagora70.65 14.08 3.67 0.38 0.93 10.25
Novi Pazar16,879 9,872 3,941 1,720 59 112 1,175 Novi Pazar58.48 23.34 10.19 0.34 0.66 6.96
Novo Selo2,979 2,834 70 19 49 Novo Selo95.13 2.34 0.63 1.64
Omurtag21,853 3,518 11,959 1,690 198 147 4,341 Omurtag16.09 54.72 7.73 0.90 0.67 19.86
Opaka6,664 1,433 3,858 4 5 8 1,356 Opaka21.50 57.89 0.06 0.07 0.12 20.34
Opan2,950 2,443 7 72 0 5 423 Opan82.81 0.23 2.44 0.00 0.16 14.33
Oryahovo11,522 8,707 95 508 22 50 2,140 Oryahovo75.56 0.82 4.40 0.19 0.43 18.57
Pavel Banya14,186 7,220 4,451 1,701 73 80 661 Pavel Banya50.89 31.37 11.99 0.51 0.56 4.65
Pavlikeni23,869 19,376 1,694 439 149 130 2,081 Pavlikeni81.17 7.09 1.83 0.62 0.54 8.71
Pazardzhik114,817 89,787 5,686 10,132 423 847 7,942 Pazardzhik78.20 4.95 8.82 0.36 0.73 6.91
Panagyurishte25,263 23,027 11 232 21 294 1,678 Panagyurishte91.14 0.04 0.91 0.08 1.16 6.64
Pernik97,181 88,831 176 1,781 208 250 5,935 Pernik91.40 0.18 1.83 0.21 0.25 6.10
Perushtitsa5,058 3,358 7 1,552 8 22 111 Perushtitsa66.38 0.13 30.68 0.15 0.43 2.19
Petrich54,006 46,337 270 2,769 247 137 4,246 Petrich85.79 0.49 5.12 0.45 0.25 7.86
Peshtera18,899 12,340 2,797 749 205 225 2,583 Peshtera65.29 14.79 3.96 1.08 1.19 13.66
Pirdop8,293 7,330 65 254 17 18 609 Pirdop88.38 0.78 3.06 0.20 0.21 7.34
Pleven131,152 112,414 3,204 4,626 524 564 9,820 Pleven85.71 2.44 3.52 0.39 0.43 7.48
Plovdiv338,153 277,804 16,032 9,438 3,105 2,487 29,287 Plovdiv82.15 4.74 2.79 0.91 0.73 8.66
Polski Trambesh14,451 10,485 1,385 508 77 131 1,865 Polski Trambesh72.55 9.58 3.51 0.53 0.90 12.90
Pomorie27,658 17,992 4,947 1,307 176 101 3,135 Pomorie65.05 17.88 4.72 0.63 0.36 11.33
Popovo28,775 18,531 4,556 959 155 631 3,943 Popovo64.39 15.83 3.33 0.53 2.19 13.70
Pordim6,426 5,452 377 69 3 41 484 Pordim84.84 5.86 1.07 0.04 0.63 7.53
Pravets7,569 5,957 4 1,228 33 20 327 Pravets78.70 0.05 16.22 0.43 0.26 4.32
Primorsko6,064 4,268 84 577 37 37 1,061 Primorsko70.38 1.38 9.51 0.61 0.61 17.49
Provadia22,934 13,220 2,418 3,381 90 447 3,378 Provadia57.64 10.54 14.74 0.39 1.94 14.72
Parvomay25,883 20,552 2,092 1,526 28 114 1,571 Parvomay79.40 8.08 5.89 0.10 0.44 6.06
Radnevo20,079 17,430 199 1,202 43 73 1,132 Radnevo86.80 0.99 5.98 0.21 0.36 5.63
Radomir20,896 18,487 34 893 30 164 1,288 Radomir88.47 0.16 4.27 0.14 0.78 6.16
Razgrad51,095 30,660 14,296 1,549 264 446 3,880 Razgrad60.00 27.97 3.03 0.51 0.87 7.59
Razlog20,598 18,694 21 834 64 95 890 Razlog90.75 0.10 4.04 0.31 0.46 4.32
Rakitovo15,064 8,234 40 2,373 54 171 4,192 Rakitovo54.66 0.26 15.75 0.35 1.13 27.82
Rakovski26,381 21,899 97 1,677 40 53 2,615 Rakovski83.01 0.36 6.35 0.15 0.20 9.91
Rila2,888 2,659 2 73 4 9 141 Rila92.07 0.06 2.52 0.13 0.31 4.88
Rodopi32,602 22,410 1,325 841 80 165 7,781 Rodopi68.73 4.06 2.57 0.24 0.50 23.86
Roman6,223 2,458 8 374 19 24 3,340 Roman39.49 0.12 6.00 0.30 0.38 53.67
Rudozem10,069 6,774 41 0 738 122 2,394 Rudozem67.27 0.40 0.00 7.32 1.21 23.77
Ruzhintsi4,374 3,494 5 806 9 17 43 Ruzhintsi79.88 0.11 18.42 0.20 0.38 0.98
Ruen29,101 1,619 21,241 1,300 10 322 4,609 Ruen5.56 72.99 4.46 0.01 1.10 15.83
Ruse167,585 137,337 12,500 1,721 1,195 702 14,130 Ruse81.95 7.45 1.02 0.71 0.41 8.43
Sadovo15,604 10,932 397 795 22 60 3,398 Sadovo70.05 2.54 5.09 0.14 0.38 21.77
Samokov38,089 29,835 70 5,153 243 965 1,823 Samokov78.32 0.18 13.52 0.63 2.53 4.78
Samuil7,005 769 5,337 346 98 42 413 Samuil10.97 76.18 4.93 1.39 0.59 5.89
Sandanski40,470 35,771 245 596 187 332 3,339 Sandanksi88.38 0.60 1.47 0.46 0.82 8.25
Sapareva Banya7,528 7,114 1 161 9 7 236 Sapareva Banya94.50 0.01 2.13 0.11 0.09 3.13
Satovcha15,444 7,200 783 251 376 339 6,495 Satovcha46.62 5.06 1.62 2.43 2.19 42.05
Svilengrad23,004 19,069 316 1,700 62 70 1,787 Svilengrad82.89 1.37 7.39 0.26 0.30 7.76
Svishtov42,734 34,855 2,233 238 125 145 5,138 Svishtov81.56 5.22 0.55 0.29 0.33 12.02
Svoge22,363 21,526 13 89 36 29 670 Svoge96.25 0.05 0.39 0.16 0.12 2.99
Sevlievo35,995 27,045 5,405 618 152 379 2,396 Sevlievo75.13 15.01 1.71 0.42 1.05 6.65
Septemvri25,794 19,734 841 2,646 43 84 2,446 Septemvri76.50 3.26 10.25 0.16 0.32 9.48
Silistra51,386 40,707 6,258 899 284 230 3,008 Silistra79.21 12.17 1.74 0.55 0.44 5.85
Simeonovgrad8,755 6,194 51 1,480 13 47 970 Simeonovgrad70.74 0.58 16.90 0.14 0.53 11.07
Simitli14,283 10,691 11 503 47 31 3,000 Simitli74.85 0.07 3.52 0.32 0.21 21.00
Sitovo5,396 2,423 1,925 360 144 12 532 Sitovo44.90 35.67 6.67 2.66 0.22 9.85
Sliven125,268 88,750 4,209 12,153 1,515 649 17,992 Sliven70.84 3.35 9.70 1.20 0.51 14.36
Slivnitsa9,681 9,000 6 154 16 18 487 Slivnitsa92.96 0.06 1.59 0.16 0.19 5.03
Slivo Pole10,855 4,731 3,838 1,102 176 111 897 Slivo Pole43.58 35.35 10.15 1.62 1.02 8.26
Smolyan41,452 32,708 170 301 161 298 7,814 Smolyan78.90 0.41 0.72 0.38 0.71 18.85
Smyadovo6,698 3,993 1,603 400 49 30 623 Smyadovo59.61 23.93 5.97 0.73 0.44 9.30
Sozopol12,610 8,889 523 1,678 88 24 1,408 Sozopol70.49 4.14 13.30 0.69 0.19 11.16
Sopot9,827 8,377 190 187 108 37 928 Sopot85.24 1.93 1.90 1.09 0.37 9.44
Sofia1,291,591 1,136,433 6,526 18,284 9,848 7,240 113,260 Sofia87.98 0.50 1.41 0.76 0.56 8.76
Sredets14,934 10,912 230 2,063 68 47 1,614 Sredets73.06 1.54 13.81 0.45 0.31 10.80
Stamboliyski20,771 17,739 386 1,620 45 190 791 Stamboliyski85.40 1.85 7.79 0.21 0.91 3.80
Stambolovo5,934 1,320 3,931 474 9 8 192 Stambolovo22.24 66.24 7.98 0.15 0.13 3.23
Stara Zagora160,108 133,619 2,841 8,531 624 705 13,788 Stara Zagora83.45 1.77 5.32 0.38 0.44 8.61
Strazhitsa12,721 9,124 1,758 456 159 657 567 Strazhitsa71.72 13.81 3.58 1.24 5.16 4.45
Straldzha12,781 9,866 241 2,403 68 84 119 Straldzha77.19 1.88 18.80 0.53 0.65 0.93
Strelcha4,913 3,638 6 287 11 10 961 Strelcha74.04 0.12 5.84 0.22 0.20 19.56
Strumyani5,778 4,399 9 124 90 8 1,148 Strumyani76.13 0.15 2.14 1.55 0.13 19.86
Suvorovo7,225 3,805 1,288 316 77 312 1,427 Suvorovo52.66 17.82 4.37 1.06 4.31 19.75
Sungurlare12,559 6,193 3,553 929 76 122 1,686 Sungurlare49.31 28.29 7.39 0.60 0.97 13.42
Suhindol2,542 1,791 448 77 7 111 108 Suhindol70.45 17.62 3.02 0.27 4.36 4.24
Saedinenie10,450 8,678 183 787 14 20 768 Saedinenie83.04 1.75 7.53 0.13 0.19 7.34
Tvarditsa13,804 9,359 1,287 2,100 82 137 839 Tvarditsa67.79 9.32 15.21 0.59 0.99 6.07
Tervel16,178 5,996 6,569 1,799 30 152 1,632 Tervel37.06 40.60 11.12 0.18 0.93 10.08
Teteven21,307 18,527 30 661 422 228 1,439 Teteven86.95 0.14 3.10 1.98 1.07 6.75
Topolovgrad11,681 10,049 27 982 41 30 552 Topolovgrad86.02 0.23 8.40 0.35 0.25 4.72
Treklyano629 613 0 12 1 1 2 Treklyano97.45 0.00 1.90 0.15 0.15 0.31
Troyan32,399 27,566 860 334 70 110 3,459 Troyan85.08 2.65 1.03 0.21 0.33 10.67
Tran4,146 2,977 2 656 2 14 495 Tran71.80 0.04 15.82 0.04 0.33 11.93
Tryavna11,754 11,076 60 59 42 76 441 Tryavna94.23 0.51 0.50 0.35 0.64 3.75
Tundzha24,155 20,374 106 1,990 157 173 1,355 Tundzha84.34 0.43 8.23 0.64 0.71 5.60
Tutrakan15,374 9,716 3,862 742 41 84 929 Tutrakan63.19 25.12 4.82 0.26 0.54 6.04
Targovishte57,264 33,229 14,883 3,902 594 602 4,054 Targovishte58.02 25.99 6.81 1.03 1.05 7.07
Ugarchin6,505 5,291 107 234 15 43 815 Ugarchin81.33 1.64 3.59 0.23 0.66 12.52
Hadzhidimovo10,091 6,763 615 263 219 101 2,130 Hadzhidimovo67.02 6.09 2.60 2.17 1.00 21.10
Hayredin5,001 3,941 7 322 4 4 723 Hayredin78.80 0.13 6.43 0.07 0.07 14.45
Harmanli24 947 18 393 2383 2145 67 129 1830 Harmanli73.72 9.55 8.59 0.26 0.51 7.33
Haskovo94,156 63,963 16,890 3,859 460 886 8,098 Haskovo67.93 17.93 4.09 0.48 0.94 8.60
Hisarya12,600 11,268 83 471 13 28 737 Hisarya89.42 0.65 3.73 0.10 0.22 5.84
Hitrino6,223 867 4,853 26 10 24 443 Hitrino13.93 77.98 0.41 0.16 0.38 7.11
Tsar Kaloyan6,192 1,652 4,302 6 13 18 201 Tsar Kaloyan26.67 69.47 0.09 0.20 0.29 3.24
Tsarevo9,291 6,737 31 748 42 18 1,715 Tsarevo72.51 0.33 8.05 0.45 0.19 18.45
Tsenovo5,923 4,669 444 177 6 11 616 Tsenovo78.82 7.49 2.98 0.10 0.18 10.40
Chavdar1,272 1,172 43 53 Chavdar92.13 3.38 4.16
Chelopech1,473 1,224 6 48 185 Chelopech83.09 0.40 3.25 12.55
Chepelare7,720 6,466 10 3 16 74 1,151 Chepelare83.75 0.12 0.03 0.20 0.95 14.90
Cherven Bryag27,856 22,247 176 1,077 54 110 4,192 Cherven Bryag79.86 0.63 3.86 0.19 0.39 15.04
Chernoochene9,607 207 8,886 0 5 52 457 Chernoochene2.15 92.49 0.00 0.05 0.54 4.75
Chiprovtsi3,715 3,612 0 23 12 11 57 Chiprovtsi97.22 0.00 0.61 0.32 0.29 1.53
Chirpan21,637 16,516 790 1,774 36 154 2,367 Chirpan76.33 3.65 8.19 0.16 0.71 10.93
Chuprene2,083 1,573 300 207 Chuprene75.51 14.40 9.93
Shabla5,069 4,466 67 142 24 107 263 Shabla88.10 1.32 2.80 0.47 2.11 5.18
Shumen93,649 68,781 13,179 4,042 721 654 6,272 Shumen73.44 14.07 4.31 0.76 0.69 6.69
Yablanitsa6,234 4,618 26 916 15 36 623 Yablanitsa74.07 0.41 14.69 0.24 0.57 9.99
Yakimovo4,332 3,544 14 681 12 18 63 Yakimovo81.80 0.32 15.72 0.27 0.41 1.45
Yakoruda10,731 3,364 4,120 425 198 248 2,376 Yakoruda31.34 38.39 3.96 1.84 2.31 22.14
Yambol74,132 59,899 3,185 4,263 296 1,101 5,388 Yambol80.80 4.29 5.75 0.39 1.48 7.26

Native language

Population distribution by ethnic group and native language as of February 1, 2011 (people who answered both questions are shown):[5] [6]

Ethnic groupTotalNative languageDoesn't define themselves
BulgarianTurkishRussianArmenianRomanianGreekUkrainianMacedonianTatarArabicHebrewOther
Total6,611,5135,631,759604,246280,97915,2115,5675,4543,1821,8151,6911,3761,3671,3211419,94647,458
Bulgarians5,604,3005,571,04915,9597,5284,1132707333753162961515115111,1262,253
Turks585,02418,975564,8585491540084052555
Romanis320,76124,03321,440272,7101731,83745032673
Russians9,868183809,556024016006016
Armenians6,3601,0470375,2350000301420
Aromanians3,5981650001,96401,46200004
Karakachani2,51146500001,47900000054917
Ukrainians1,76333042800001,2790000183
Macedonians1,609411000001,1630001317
Greeks1,3569804001,23700000014
Jews1,13089761000003120395
866370082203000000
Others19,2607,390383194303053452418131,3351,1037,520895
Doesn't define themselves53,1076,9761,59216654827383867141391650343,001

Religion

Number and percentage of the population by religion, by district:[7]

DistrictPopulationDistrictPercentage
TotalEastern OrthoxyCatholicismProtestantismIslamOthersNo religionDoesn't define themselvesNot shownEastern OrthodoxyCatholicismProtestantismIslamOthersNo religionDoesn't define themselvesNot shown
Bulgaria7,364,5704,374,13548,94564,476577,13911,444272,264409,8981,606,269100.0059.390.660.877.830.153.695.5621.81
Blagoevgrad323,552196,9427191,49940,6673604,6398,37470,352Blagoevgrad60.860.220.4612.560.111.432.5821.74
Buras415,817229,9851,4023,88240,05551314,34920,029105,602Buras55.300.330.939.630.123.454.8125.39
Varna475,074283,1431,5692,84920,5331,14520,04929,921115,865Варна59.590.330.594.320.244.226.2924.38
Veliko Tarnovo258,494160,7053,2761,33711,90832610,12614,34656,470Veliko Tarnovo62.161.260.514.600.123.915.5421.84
Vidin101,01870,22427280974926,4745,49017,583Vidin69.510.260.800.070.096.405.4317.40
Vratsa186,848106,9891,25857243812010,62510,80656,040Vratsa57.250.670.300.230.065.685.7829.99
Gabrovo122,70283,9555166864,2101313,9446,52722,733Gabrovo68.420.420.553.430.103.215.3118.52
Dobrich189,677103,20965093623,4872166,64413,05441,481Dobrich54.410.340.4912.380.113.506.8821.86
Kardzhali152,80823,91626322382,227771,7268,80035,576Kardzhali15.650.170.1453.810.051.125.7523.28
Kyustendil136,686101,5062872,7131022043,8267,30620,742Kyustendil74.260.201.980.070.142.795.3415.17
Lovech141,42284,5087581,2953,2731149,45410,78331,237Lovech59.750.530.912.310.086.687.6222.08
Montana148,098100,5714382,7409716414,84217,32311,923Montana67.900.291.850.060.1110.0211.698.05
Pazardzhik275,548161,1578283,18324,3532427,44314,21464,128Pazardzhik58.480.301.158.830.082.705.1523.27
Pernik133,53090,3674038582021465,4068,71227,436Pernik67.670.300.640.150.104.046.5220.54
Pleven269,752153,0505,1641,3744,78022616,01414,31174,833Pleven56.731.910.501.770.085.935.3027.74
Plovdiv683,027428,07819,5026,18336,3191,08712,52831,575147,755Plovdiv62.672.850.905.310.151.834.6221.63
Razgrad125,19041,11619137952,706632,0027,64721,086Razgrad32.840.150.3042.100.051.596.1016.84
Ruse235,252144,0739791,43523,8174558,38312,96643,144Ruse61.240.410.6010.120.193.565.5118.33
Silistra119,47451,79330152737,8061403,5816,13019,196Silistra43.350.250.4431.640.112.995.1316.06
Sliven197,473100,5236695,62311,47121111,5169,97657,484Sliven50.900.332.845.800.105.835.0529.10
Smolyan121,75228,29414819229 001674,01311,21248,825Smolyan23.230.120.1523.810.053.299.2040.10
Sofia City1,291,591892,5115,57210,25667674,01051,02665,034256,415Sofia City69.100.430.790.520.313.955.0319.85
Sofia247,489167,6206482,9795032386,42313,69955,379Sofia67.720.261.200.200.092.595.5322.37
Stara Zagora333,265210,4401,0285,47611 69332114,02322,26368,021Stara Zagora63.140.301.643.500.094.206.6820.41
Targovishte120,81845,96327426134 368782,4226,76630,686Targovishte38.040.220.2128.440.062.005.6025.39
Haskovo246,238152,3927471,53823 3143246,76111,13850,024Haskovo61.880.300.629.460.132.744.5220.31
Shumen180,52883,9305651,67351 8172194,46610,27027,588Shumen46.490.310.9228.700.122.475.6815.28
Yambol131,44777,1755182,99811511559,55911,22628,665Yambol58.710.392.280.870.117.278.5421.80

See also

References

  1. Web site: ПРЕБРОЯВАНЕ 2011 (окончателни данни) . Census 2011 (final data) . 28 January 2017 . www.nsi.bg . Bulgarian.
  2. Web site: "Преброяване 2011 (окончателни данни)" . "Census 2011 (final data)" . 28 January 2017 . omda.bg . Bulgarian.
  3. Web site: "Население по местоживеене, пол и възраст" . "Population by place of residence, sex and age" . 21 October 2017 . nsi.bg . Bulgarian.
  4. Web site: "Ethnic composition, all places: 2011 census" . 31 January 2017 . pop-stat.mashke.org . en, bg.
  5. Web site: "Преброяване 2011 (окончателни данни)" . "Census 2011 (final data)" . 28 January 2017 . nsi.bg . bg.
  6. Web site: "13.6. Статистически данни" . "13.6 Statistics" . 1 February 2017 . omda.bg . bg.
  7. Web site: "Religious composition: 2011 census" . 31 January 2017 . pop-stat.mashke.org . en.