Bulgaria vs. Turkey
Demographics
| Bulgaria | Turkey | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 6,919,180 (July 2021 est.) | 82,482,383 (July 2021 est.) |
| Age structure | 0-14 years: 14.52% (male 520,190/female 491,506) 15-24 years: 9.4% (male 340,306/female 314,241) 25-54 years: 42.87% (male 1,538,593/female 1,448,080) 55-64 years: 13.15% (male 433,943/female 482,474) 65 years and over: 20.06% (male 562,513/female 835,053) (2020 est.) | 0-14 years: 23.41% (male 9,823,553/female 9,378,767) 15-24 years: 15.67% (male 6,564,263/female 6,286,615) 25-54 years: 43.31% (male 17,987,103/female 17,536,957) 55-64 years: 9.25% (male 3,764,878/female 3,822,946) 65 years and over: 8.35% (male 3,070,258/female 3,782,174) (2020 est.) |
| Median age | total: 43.7 years male: 41.9 years female: 45.6 years (2020 est.) | total: 32.2 years male: 31.7 years female: 32.8 years (2020 est.) |
| Population growth rate | -0.67% (2021 est.) | 0.7% (2021 est.) |
| Birth rate | 8.15 births/1,000 population (2021 est.) | 14.54 births/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Death rate | 14.52 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.) | 6.02 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Net migration rate | -0.29 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.) | -1.55 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.08 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 0.9 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.67 male(s)/female total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2020 est.) | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.81 male(s)/female total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2020 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate | total: 8.14 deaths/1,000 live births male: 9.19 deaths/1,000 live births female: 7.03 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.) | total: 19.87 deaths/1,000 live births male: 21.58 deaths/1,000 live births female: 18.08 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 75.3 years male: 72.08 years female: 78.73 years (2021 est.) | total population: 75.96 years male: 73.57 years female: 78.46 years (2021 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 1.49 children born/woman (2021 est.) | 1.94 children born/woman (2021 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | <.1% (2019 est.) | NA |
| Nationality | noun: Bulgarian(s) adjective: Bulgarian | noun: Turk(s) adjective: Turkish |
| Ethnic groups | Bulgarian 76.9%, Turkish 8%, Romani 4.4%, other 0.7% (including Russian, Armenian, and Vlach), other (unknown) 10% (2011 est.) note: Romani populations are usually underestimated in official statistics and may represent 9-11% of Bulgaria's population | Turkish 70-75%, Kurdish 19%, other minorities 7-12% (2016 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | 3,300 (2019 est.) | NA |
| Religions | Eastern Orthodox 59.4%, Muslim 7.8%, other (including Catholic, Protestant, Armenian Apostolic Orthodox, and Jewish) 1.7%, none 3.7%, unspecified 27.4% (2011 est.) | Muslim 99.8% (mostly Sunni), other 0.2% (mostly Christians and Jews) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | <100 (2019 est.) | NA |
| Languages | Bulgarian (official) 76.8%, Turkish 8.2%, Romani 3.8%, other 0.7%, unspecified 10.5% (2011 est.) major-language sample(s): ????o??? ???????, ???????????? ???????? ?? ??????? ??????????. (Bulgarian) The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information. | Turkish (official), Kurdish, other minority languages major-language sample(s): The World Factbook, temel bilgi edinmek için vazgeçilmez bir kaynak. (Turkish) The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information. |
| Literacy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98.4% male: 98.7% female: 98.1% (2015) | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 96.2% male: 98.8% female: 93.5% (2017) |
| School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) | total: 14 years male: 14 years female: 14 years (2018) | total: 18 years male: 19 years female: 18 years (2018) |
| Education expenditures | 4.1% of GDP (2017) | 4.3% of GDP (2015) |
| Urbanization | urban population: 76% of total population (2021) rate of urbanization: -0.28% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) | urban population: 76.6% of total population (2021) rate of urbanization: 1.11% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Drinking water source | improved: urban: 100% of population rural: 98% of population total: 100% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 2% of population total: 0% of population (2017 est.) | improved: urban: 98.6% of population rural: 100% of population total: 98.9% of population unimproved: urban: 1.4% of population rural: 0% of population total: 1.1% of population (2017 est.) |
| Sanitation facility access | improved: urban: 100% of population rural: 100% of population total: 100% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 0% of population total: 0% of population (2017 est.) | improved: urban: 100% of population rural: 91.6% of population total: 97.3% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 8.4% of population total: 2.7% of population (2017 est.) |
| Major cities - population | 1.284 million SOFIA (capital) (2021) | 15.190 million Istanbul, 5.118 million ANKARA (capital), 2.993 million Izmir, 1.986 million Bursa, 1.771 million Adana, 1.704 million Gaziantep (2020) |
| Maternal mortality rate | 10 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) | 17 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) |
| Children under the age of 5 years underweight | 1.9% (2014) | 1.5% (2018/19) |
| Health expenditures | 7.4% (2018) | 4.1% (2018) |
| Physicians density | 4.03 physicians/1,000 population (2015) | 1.85 physicians/1,000 population (2017) |
| Hospital bed density | 7.5 beds/1,000 population (2017) | 2.8 beds/1,000 population (2017) |
| Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 25% (2016) | 32.1% (2016) |
| Mother's mean age at first birth | 26.3 years (2019 est.) | 26.4 years (2019 est.) |
| Dependency ratios | total dependency ratio: 56.6 youth dependency ratio: 23 elderly dependency ratio: 33.6 potential support ratio: 3 (2020 est.) | total dependency ratio: 49.1 youth dependency ratio: 35.7 elderly dependency ratio: 13.4 potential support ratio: 7.5 (2020 est.) |
Source: CIA Factbook
