Demographics of Bulgaria

Demographics of Bulgaria
Bulgaria population pyramid in 2020
Population	6,385,492 (31st of December, 2023) [1][2]
Fertility rate	1.56 (2023)
Age structure
0–14 years	14.4%
15–64 years	63.8%
65 and over	21.8% (2020)
Sex ratio
At birth	1.06 male(s)/female
Under 15	1.05 male(s)/female
15–64 years	0.97 male(s)/female
65 and over	0.68 male(s)/female
Nationality
Nationality	noun: Bulgarian(s) adjective: Bulgarian
Major ethnic	Bulgarian (84.8%)
Minor ethnic	Turkish/ Balkan Gagauz (8.8%) Roma (4.9%) Other and unknown (1.5%)
Language
Official	Bulgarian (85.2%)

The demography of the Republic of Bulgaria is monitored by the National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria. Demographic features of the population of Bulgaria include population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and others.

Bulgaria has a high Human Development Index of 0.813, ranking 51st in the world in 2018^[3] and holds the 38th position in Newsweek's rankings of the world's best countries to live in, measuring health, education, political environment and economic dynamism.^[4]