Population: 7707495 (2001)

Major cities' population: Sofia 1096413, Plovdiv 340638, Varna 314539, Bourgas 193316, Rousse 162128, Stara Zagora 143989, Pleven 122149, Sliven 100695, Dobrich 100379, Shoumen 89054, Pernik 86133, Yambol 82924, Haskovo 80870

Nationality: Bulgarian

Ethnic groups: 83% Bulgarian, 8.5% Turk, 2.6% Roma, others - Macedonian, Armenian, Tatar, Gagauz, Circassian, others.

Religions: 83.5% East Orthodox, 13% Muslim, 1.5% Roman Catholic, 0.8% Jewish, 1% Protestant, Gregorian-Armenian and other. Freedom of the religious denominations is proclaimed in the Constitution.