Population  6.98 million (estimated July 2013)
Life expectancy: 70.5 years (male), 77.9 years (female) (2013 estimate).

Ethnic groups – Bulgarian 76.9%. Turkish 8%. Roma 4.4%. Other 11% (including Macedonian, Armenian, Tatar, Circassian) (2011 census).

Languages – Bulgarian 76.8%, Turkish 8.2%, Roma 3.8%. Other and unspecified 11%.

Religion – Bulgarian Orthodox 59.4%. Muslim 7.8%. Other Christian and Judaism 1.7%, unknown or none 31.1% (2011 census).

Education expenditure – 4.6% of GDP (2009)