Birth rate: 8.08 births/1 000 population (1998 est.)
Death rate: 13.24 deaths/1 000 population (1998 est.)
Net migration rate: -0.8 migrant(s)/1 000 population (1998 est.)
Sex ratio: at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.75 male(s)/female (1998 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 12.78 deaths/1 000 live births (1998 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 71.96 years male: 68.39 years female: 75.74 years (1998 est.)
Total fertility rate: 1.14 children born/woman (1998 est.)
Nationality: noun: Bulgarian(s) adjective: Bulgarian
Ethnic groups: Bulgarian 85.3% Turk 8.5% Gypsy 2.6% Macedonian 2.5% Armenian 0.3% Russian 0.2% other 0.6%
Religions: Bulgarian Orthodox 85% Muslim 13% Jewish 0.8% Roman Catholic 0.5% Uniate Catholic 0.2% Protestant Gregorian-Armenian and other 0.5%
Languages: Bulgarian secondary languages closely correspond to ethnic breakdown
Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98% male: 99% female: 97% (1992 est.)
