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Turkey vs. Bulgaria

Demographics

TurkeyBulgaria
Population82,482,383 (July 2021 est.)6,919,180 (July 2021 est.)
Age structure0-14 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.)
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.)
Median agetotal: 32.2 years

male: 31.7 years

female: 32.8 years (2020 est.)
total: 43.7 years

male: 41.9 years

female: 45.6 years (2020 est.)
Population growth rate0.7% (2021 est.)-0.67% (2021 est.)
Birth rate14.54 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)8.15 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Death rate6.02 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)14.52 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Net migration rate-1.55 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)-0.29 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Sex ratioat 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.)
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.)
Infant mortality ratetotal: 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.)
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.)
Life expectancy at birthtotal population: 75.96 years

male: 73.57 years

female: 78.46 years (2021 est.)
total population: 75.3 years

male: 72.08 years

female: 78.73 years (2021 est.)
Total fertility rate1.94 children born/woman (2021 est.)1.49 children born/woman (2021 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rateNA<.1% (2019 est.)
Nationalitynoun: Turk(s)

adjective: Turkish
noun: Bulgarian(s)

adjective: Bulgarian
Ethnic groupsTurkish 70-75%, Kurdish 19%, other minorities 7-12% (2016 est.)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
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDSNA3,300 (2019 est.)
ReligionsMuslim 99.8% (mostly Sunni), other 0.2% (mostly Christians and Jews)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.)
HIV/AIDS - deathsNA<100 (2019 est.)
LanguagesTurkish (official), Kurdish, other minority languages

major-language sample(s):
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Bulgarian (official) 76.8%, Turkish 8.2%, Romani 3.8%, other 0.7%, unspecified 10.5% (2011 est.)

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Literacydefinition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 96.2%

male: 98.8%

female: 93.5% (2017)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 98.4%

male: 98.7%

female: 98.1% (2015)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)total: 18 years

male: 19 years

female: 18 years (2018)
total: 14 years

male: 14 years

female: 14 years (2018)
Education expenditures4.3% of GDP (2015)4.1% of GDP (2017)
Urbanizationurban population: 76.6% of total population (2021)

rate of urbanization: 1.11% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
urban population: 76% of total population (2021)

rate of urbanization: -0.28% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Drinking water sourceimproved: 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.)
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.)
Sanitation facility accessimproved: 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.)
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.)
Major cities - population15.190 million Istanbul, 5.118 million ANKARA (capital), 2.993 million Izmir, 1.986 million Bursa, 1.771 million Adana, 1.704 million Gaziantep (2020)1.284 million SOFIA (capital) (2021)
Maternal mortality rate17 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)10 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)
Children under the age of 5 years underweight1.5% (2018/19)1.9% (2014)
Health expenditures4.1% (2018)7.4% (2018)
Physicians density1.85 physicians/1,000 population (2017)4.03 physicians/1,000 population (2015)
Hospital bed density2.8 beds/1,000 population (2017)7.5 beds/1,000 population (2017)
Obesity - adult prevalence rate32.1% (2016)25% (2016)
Mother's mean age at first birth26.4 years (2019 est.)26.3 years (2019 est.)
Dependency ratiostotal dependency ratio: 49.1

youth dependency ratio: 35.7

elderly dependency ratio: 13.4

potential support ratio: 7.5 (2020 est.)
total dependency ratio: 56.6

youth dependency ratio: 23

elderly dependency ratio: 33.6

potential support ratio: 3 (2020 est.)

Source: CIA Factbook