As of December 31, 1946, the population of the country was 7,029,349.
Ethnic groups
Number and share of ethnic groups. +EthnicityNumbers%Bulgarians5,903,58084.0Turks675,5009.6Roma170,0112.4Macedonians169,544 Georgeoff, Peter John (with David Crowe), "National Minorities in Bulgaria, 1919– 1980" in Horak, Stephen, ed., Eastern European National Minorities 1919/1980: A Handbook, (Littleton, Co: Libraries Limited, Inc.).2.4Jews44,2090.6Armenians21,6370.3Russians13,2000.2Tatars8,133Greeks3,623Romanians2,459Czechs1,868Germans1,407Albanians1,128Hungarians778Serbs723Slovaks656Italians580Slovenes545French301Croats290Poles276Ukrainians61
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