This article presents the demographic history of Bulgaria. See Demographics of Bulgaria
31 December 1880 census +ReligionReligionNumber%Orthodox1,404,40969.9Muslim578,06028.7Judaism14,3420.7Other11,1080.5Total2,007,919100 +LanguageLanguageNumber%Bulgarian1,345,50767.0Turkish527,28426.2"Vlach" (Aromanian and Romanian)49,0642.4Roma37,6001.8Ladino14,0200.7Tatar12,3760.6Greek11,1520.6Armenian3,8370.2Serbo-Croatian1,8940.1Yaddish1,2800.1Russian1,1230.1Albanian5300.0Italian5150.0Hungarian2200.0Czech1740.0French1640.0Arab970.0Polish920.0English640.0Circassian630.0Persian580.0Others4020.0Total2,007,919100
31 December 1887 census +ReligionReligionNumber%Orthodox2,242,37176.8Muslim676,21521.4Judaism24,3520.7Roman Catholic18,5050.5Armenian Gregorian5,8390.1Protestant1,3580.0Other1,4610.0Undeclared2,2740.0Total3,154,375100
+LanguageLanguageNumber%Bulgarian2,326,25073.7Turkish607,33119.3Greek58,3261.8Roma50,2911.6OtherTotal3,154,375100
31 December 1892 census
+Ethnic groupsEthnic groupsNumber%Bulgarians2,505,24375.66Turks558,36416.86Romanians62,2271.87Greeks58,2961.76Romani51,9461.56Jews21,7770.83Tatars16,1790.48Gagauzes9,5200.28Armenians6,9000.20"Vlachs" (Aromanians, Romanians, Romanian-speaking Boyash)7330.02Others13,6160.41Total3,310,810100 +ReligionReligionNumber%Orthodox2,606,78678.7Muslim643,25819.4Jewish28,3070.8Roman Catholic22,6170.6Armenian Grecorian6,6430.2Protestant2,3840.0Undeclared7180.0Total3,310,713100 +LanguageLanguageNumber%Bulgarian2,505,32675.7Turkish569,72817.2Romanian62,6281.9Greek58,5181.8Roma52,1321.6Ladino27,5310.8Tatar16,9200.5Armenian6,4450.2German3,6200.1Russian9280.0Serbian8180.0Italian8030.0French3560.0Others4,4250.1Undeclared1,1650.0Total3,310,713100
31 December 1900 census
+Ethnic groupsEthnic groupsNumber%Bulgarians2,888,12977.1Turks531,24014.2Romani89,5492.4Romanians71,0631.9Greeks66,6351.8Jews33,6610.9Tatars19,8840.5Armenians14,5810.4Russians1,6850.0Total3,744,283100 +ReligionReligionNumber%Orthodox3,019,99980.6Muslim643,30017.1Judaism33,6630.8Roman Catholic28,5690.7Armenian Grecorian13,8090.3Protestant4,5240.1Others3260.0Undeclared930.0Total3,744,283100
31 December 1905 census +Ethnic groupsEthnic groupsNumber%Bulgarians3,203,81079.4Turks488,01012.1Romani99,0042.5Romanians75,7731.9Greeks63,4871.6Jews37,6630.9Tatars17,9420.4Gagauzes10,1750.3Sarakatsani6,1280.2Russians3,2750.2Total4,035,575100
31 December 1910 census +Ethnic groupsEthnic groupsNumbers%Bulgarians3,518,75681.1Turks465,64110.7Romani122,2962.8Romanians79,4291.8Greeks43,2751.0Jews40,1330.9Tatars18,2280.4Armenians12,9320.3Sarakatsani7,2510.2Russians2,5050.2Total4,337,513100 +ReligionReligionNumber%Orthodox3,643,91884.0Muslim602,07813.8Judaism40,0670.9Roman Catholic32,1500.7Armenian Grecorian12,2590.2Protestant6,3350.1Other/Undeclared7060.0Total4,337,513100
31 December 1920 census +Ethnic groupsEthnic groupsNumbers%Bulgarians4,036,05683.3Turks520,33910.7Romani98,4512.0Romanians57,3121.2Jews43,2090.9Greeks42,0740.9Armenians11,5090.2Russians9,0800.2Total4,846,971100 1. During the period 1910 – 1920 Bulgaria suffered physical loss of population as follows:
About 140,000 died in the wars (Balkan War I, Balkan War II, World War I), mostly of reproductive age; About 276,000 people in Southern Dobruja, who cross into Romania, and more on the western outskirts, who cross into Serbia.
2. During the period 1910 – 1920 the population growth in Bulgaria was as follows:
It is estimated that about 350,000 refugees were sent to Bulgaria, losing territories during the Balkan War ll and the World War I. It is known, however, that a large part of the refugees from the Aegean and Edirne Thrace returned to their native places after the first wave, after which they immigrated to Bulgaria again in 1923; Bulgaria includes new suburbs won during the Balkan War I and the World War I – Pirin Macedonia and parts of the Rhodopes and Thrace.
+ReligionReligionNumber%Orthodox4,062,09783.8Muslim690,73414,2Judaism43,2320.8Roman Catholic34,0720.7Armenian Grecorian10,8480.2Protestant5,6170.1Other/Undeclared3710.0Total4,846,971100
31 December 1926 census +Ethnic groupsEthnic groupsNumber%Bulgarians4,557,70683.2Turks577,55210.5Romani134,8442.5Romanians69,0801.2Jews46,5580.8Armenians27,3320.5Russians19,7060.4Greeks10,5640.2Tatars6,1910.1Gagauzes4,3620.1Total5,528,741100 +ReligionReligionNumber%Orthodox4,569,07483.3Muslim789,29614.4Judaism46,4310.8Roman Catholic40,3470.7Armenian Grecorian25,4020.4Protestant6,7350.1Other/Undeclared1,4560.0Total5,478,741100
31 December 1934 census
+Ethnic groupsEthnic groupsNumber%Bulgarians5,204,21785.6Turks591,1939.7Romani149,3852.5Jews48,5650.8Armenians25,9630.4Romanians16,5040.3Russians11,9280.2Greeks9,6010.2Total6,077,939100 +ReligionReligionNumber%Orthodox5,128,89084.3Muslim821,29813.5Judaism48,3980.7Roman Catholic45,7040.7Armenian Grecorian23,4760.3Protestant8,3710.1Other/Undeclared1,8020.0Total6,077,939100
31 December 1946 census
+Ethnic groupsEthnic groupsNumber%Bulgarians5,903,58084.0Turks675,5009.6Romani170,0112.4Macedonians169,5442.4Jews44,2090.6Armenians21,6370.3Russians13,2000.2Total7,029,349100 South Dobruja passes on the territory of Bulgaria.
Minority Policy in Bulgaria. The Policy of the Bulgarian Communist Party towards Jews, Roma, Pomaks and Turks 1944–1989. Ulrich Büchsenschütz. IMIR, Sofia, 2000, p. 5; (in Bulgarian). +ReligionReligionNumber%Orthodox5,967,99284.9MuslimJudaism43,3350.6Total7,029,349100
1 December 1956 census +Ethnic groupsEthnic groupsNumber%Bulgarians6.506,54185.5Turks656,0258.6Romani197,8652.6Macedonians187,7892.5Armenians21,9540.3Russians10,5510.1Greeks7,4370.1Jews6,0270.1Tatars5,9930.1Romanians3,7490.0Sarakatsani2,0850.0Others13,1990.2Total7,613,709100
1 December 1965 census
+Ethnic groupsEthnic groupsNumber%Bulgarians7,231,24387.9Turks780,9289.5Romani148,8741.8Armenians20,2820.2Russians10,8150.1Macedonians9,6320.1Greeks8,2410.1Tatars6,4300.1Jews5,1080.1Total8,227,966100
1 December 1975 census +Ethnic groupsEthnic groupsNumber%Bulgarians7,930,02490.9Turks730,7288.4Romani18,3230.2Armenians14,5260.2Tatars5,9630.1Jews3,0760.0Total8,727,771100
4 December 1985 census +Number%Total8,948,649100
4 December 1992 census
+Ethnic groupsEthnic groupsNumber%Bulgarians7,271,18585.7Turks800,0529.4Romani313,3963.7Russians17,1390.2Armenians13,6770.2Macedonians10,8030.1"Vlachs" (Aromanians, Romanians, Romanian-speaking Boyash)5,1590.1Sarakatsani5,1440.1Greeks4,9300.1Tatars4,5150.1Jews3,4610.0Romanians2,4910.0Ukrainians1,8640.0Gagauzes1,4780.0Others23,5420.3Undeclared8,4810.1Total8,487,317100 +ReligionReligionNumber%Orthodox7,274,59285.7Muslim1,110,29513.0Roman Catholicism53,0740.6Protestant21,8780.2Armenian Grecorian9.6720.1Judaism2,5800.0Other15,2260.1Total8,487,317100
1 March 2001 census
+Ethnic groupsEthnic groupsNumber%Bulgarians6,655,21083.9Turks746,6649.4Romani370,9084.7Russians15,5950.2Armenians10,8320.1"Vlachs" (Aromanians, Romanians, Romanian-speaking Boyash)10,5660.1Macedonians5,0710.1Sarakatsani4,1070.1Greeks3,4080.0Ukrainians2,4890.0Tatars1,8030.0Jews1,3630.0Romanians1,0880.0Gagauzes5400.0Others3,3420.2Undeclared86,9151.1Total7,932,984100 +ReligionReligionNumber%Orthodox6,552,75182.6Muslim966,97812.1Roman Catholic43,8110.5Protestant42,3080.5Other14,9370.1Undeclared308,1163.9Total7,928,901100 +LanguageLanguageNumber%Bulgarian6,697,15884.6Turkish762,5169.6Roma327,8824.13Other71,0840.9Undeclared70,2610.9Total7,928,901100
1 February 2011 census
+Ethnic groupsEthnic groupsNumber%Bulgarians5,664,62484.8Turks588,3188.8Romani325,3434.9Russians9,9780.1Armenians6,5520.1"Vlachs" (Aromanians, Romanians, Romanian-speaking Boyash)3,6840.1Sarakatsani2,5560.0Ukrainians1,7890.0Macedonians1,6540.0Greeks1,3790.0Jews1,1620.0Romanians8910.0Others19,6590.3Undeclared736,98110.0Total7,364,570100 The 2011 percentage of the ethnic groups is calculated only from those who answered the optional question on ethnicity (6,680,980 in total) and does not include around 750,000 people who did not answer the question or 10% from the population.
+ReligionReligionNumber%Orthodox4,374,13559.3Muslim577,1397.8Protestant64,4760.8Roman Catholic48,9450.6Others11,4440.1Atheism272,2643.6Undeclared2,016,16727.4Total7,364,570100 +LanguageLanguageNumber%Bulgarian5,659,02485.2Turkish605,8029.1Roma281,2174.2Russians15,8080.2Armenian5,6150.0Romanian5,5230.0Greek3,2240.0"Vlach" (Aromanian and Romanian)1,8260.0Ukrainian1,7550.0Macedonian1,4040.0Arabic1,3970.0Tatar1,3720.0Other10,6230.1Undeclared47,5640.7Total returns6,642,154100Total population7,364,570
7 September 2021 census +Ethnic groupsNumber%Bulgarians5,118,49478.5Turks508,3787.8Romani266,7204.1Russians14,2180.2Armenians5,3060.1Ukrainians3,2390.0Sarakatsani2,0710.0Vlachs1,6430.0Greeks1,6250.0Jews1,1530.0Macedonians1,1430.0Tatars1,1290.0Romanians6830.0Others32,2100.5Undeclared547,1918.4Total6,519,789100 See also Demographics of Bulgaria References
External links
2011 Bulgaria census site from the National Statistical Institute (Bulgaria) 2021 Bulgaria census site from the National Statistical Institute (Bulgaria)