Bulgarians in Bulgaria
Bulgarians are the main ethnic group in Bulgaria, according to the census of the population in 2011 they are 6,000,000 people, or 86% 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]
Year
Share (in %)
Number
1900
77.1
2 888 219
1905
79.4
3 203 810
1910
81.1
3 518 756
1920
83.3
4 036 056
1926
83.2
4 557 706
1934
85.6
5 204 217
1946
84.0
5 903 580
1956
85.5
6 506 541
1965
87.9
7 231 243
1975
90.9
7 930 024
1992
85.7
7 271 185
2001
83.9
6 655 210
2011
76.9
5 664 624
Number and share of Bulgarians according to the census over the years by provinces :[ 3] [ 4]
Province
Number
Share (in %)
2001
2011
2001
2011
Total
6,655,210
5,664,624
83.9
76.9
Blagoevgrad
286,491
251,097
83.97
77.60
Burgas
338,625
298,128
79.94
71.69
Dobrich
164,204
131,114
76.29
69.12
Gabrovo
131,494
106,406
91.23
86.71
Haskovo
224,757
180,541
80.99
73.31
Kardzhali
55,939
39,519
34.10
25.86
Kyustendil
152,644
121,351
93.91
88.78
Lovech
152,194
118,346
89.55
83.68
Montana
157,507
123,820
86.41
83.60
Pazardzhik
261,260
206,110
84.08
74.80
Pernik
145,642
120,929
97.20
90.55
Pleven
280,475
219,612
89.90
81.41
Plovdiv
621,338
540,303
86.80
79.10
Razgrad
67,069
49,229
44.00
39.32
Ruse
213,408
176,413
80.18
74.98
Shumen
123,084
99,446
60.22
55.08
Silistra
84,178
64,050
59.28
53.60
Sliven
163,188
132,697
74.69
67.19
Smolyan
122,806
86,847
87.67
71.33
Sofia
253,536
210,974
92.78
85.24
Sofia City
1,124,240
1,136,433
96.01
87.98
Stara Zagora
319,379
265,618
86.17
79.70
Targovishte
76,294
58,371
55.41
48.31
Varna
393,884
371,048
85.25
78.10
Veliko Tarnovo
259,099
211,353
88.37
81.76
Vidin
118,543
86,802
91.13
85.92
Vratsa
223,692
151,183
92.04
80.91
Yambol
140,240
106,884
89.85
81.31
See also
References
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minorities: Turks (588,318)
Romani (325,343)
Russians (9,978)
Armenians (6,552)
"Vlachs " (Aromanians and Romanians ; 3,684 "Vlachs", 891 Romanians)
Sarakatsani (2,556)
Ukrainians (1,789)
Macedonians (1,654)
Greeks (1,379)
Jews (1,162)
Others (19,659)
Does not self-identify (53,391)