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Eurostat Data:
Bulgarian Population Is
Already below 7 Mln


Sofia, July 11 (BTA) - In 2018 the population of Bulgaria was 6,957,642, according to the latest data from an Eurostat analysis of individual EU Member States's population and statistics on the residence of EU citizens or non-EU citizens in each EU country.

The number of young Bulgarians aged under 15 in 2018 is 996,000 or 14.3 per cent of the total population.

Bulgarians aged 14-64 are 4,494,937 or 64.4 per cent of the total population. Bulgarians aged over 65 are 1,466,652 (21 per cent) or nearly 470,000 more than young Bulgarians.

According to Eurostat's analysis, nearly 13,000 citizens from EU countries live in Bulgaria. In this category the share of children under 15 is about 500, the number of adults aged between 15-64 is 9,134 and adults over 65 are 3,465.

The number of non-EU members living in our country is significantly higher (70,920). Children under 15 in this category are 7,558, people aged 15-64 are 53,335 and people over 65 are almost 10,000.

According to official National Statistical Institute (NSI) data as of December 31, 2018, the population of Bulgaria is 7,000,039 people, which represents only 1.4 per cent of the EU population. Compared to 2017, Bulgarians have decreased by 49,995 people or by 0.7 per cent.

The process of aging of the Bulgarian population continues.

NSI estimates for the population in the country for the next half-century report that in 2020 the number of Bulgarians is expected to be 6,942,142. In 10 years the population is estimated to be about 6,5 million, in 2045 it is expected to decrease below 6 million, and in exactly after half a century there will be only 5,791,137 Bulgarian people. LY/DT


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