Bulgarians in Bulgaria

Bulgarians are the main ethnic group in Bulgaria, according to the census of the population in 2011 they are 5 664 624 people, or 76.9% of the country's population.[1]

Number and share

Censuses
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).

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

YearShare
(in %)		Number
190077.12 888 219
190579.43 203 810
191081.13 518 756
192083.34 036 056
192683.24 557 706
193485.65 204 217
194684.05 903 580
195685.56 506 541
196587.97 231 243
197590.97 930 024
199285.77 271 185
200183.96 655 210
201176.95 664 624

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
Blagoevgrad286,491251,09783.9777.60
Burgas338,625298,12879.9471.69
Dobrich164,204131,11476.2969.12
Gabrovo131,494106,40691.2386.71
Haskovo224,757180,54180.9973.31
Kardzhali55,93939,51934.1025.86
Kyustendil152,644121,35193.9188.78
Lovech152,194118,34689.5583.68
Montana157,507123,82086.4183.60
Pazardzhik261,260206,11084.0874.80
Pernik145,642120,92997.2090.55
Pleven280,475219,61289.9081.41
Plovdiv621,338540,30386.8079.10
Razgrad67,06949,22944.0039.32
Ruse213,408176,41380.1874.98
Shumen123,08499,44660.2255.08
Silistra84,17864,05059.2853.60
Sliven163,188132,69774.6967.19
Smolyan122,80686,84787.6771.33
Sofia253,536210,97492.7885.24
Sofia City1,124,2401,136,43396.0187.98
Stara Zagora319,379265,61886.1779.70
Targovishte76,29458,37155.4148.31
Varna393,884371,04885.2578.10
Veliko Tarnovo259,099211,35388.3781.76
Vidin118,54386,80291.1385.92
Vratsa223,692151,18392.0480.91
Yambol140,240106,88489.8581.31

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. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  4. "Ethnic composition: 2011 census". pop-stat.mashke.org. Retrieved 2 June 2017.


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