Demographic history of Bulgaria

This article presents the demographic history of Bulgaria, with census results where available. See Demographics of Bulgaria for a more detailed overview of the current demographics from 2011 census.

Year	Total Population	Male	Female	Urban	Rural
1887	3,154,375	1,605,389	1,548,986	18.8%	81.2%
1892	3,310,713	1,690,626	1,620,087	19.7%	80.3%
1910	4,035,575	2,057,092	1,978,473	31.0%	69.0%
1920	4,846,971	2,420,484	2,426,187	19.7%	80.3%
1926	5,528,741	2,743,025	2,785,716	20.4%	79.6%
1934	6,077,939	3,053,893	3,024,046	21.4%	78.6%
1946	7,029,349	3,516,774	3,512,575	24.7%	75.3%
1956	7,613,709	3,799,356	3,814,353	33.6%	66.4%
1965	8,227,866	4,114,167	4,113,699	46.5%	53.5%
1975	8,727,771	4,357,820	4,369,951	58.0%	42.0%
1985	8,948,649	4,433,302	4,515,347	64.8%	35.2%
1992	8,487,317	4,170,622	4,316,695	67.2%	32.8%
2001	7,928,901	3,862,465	4,066,436	69.0%	31.0%
2011	7,351,234[1]	3 580 337	3 770 897	72.9%	27.1%

References

1. ^ http://www.nsi.bg/EPDOCS/Census2011pr.pdf