Blagoevgrad Province

Oblast of Bulgaria

Area of Blagoevgrad Province	6,449.9 km²
Population	315,139
Male Population	154,531 (49%)
Female Population	160,608 (51%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015	-7.6%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	-8%
Median Age	41.1 years
Male Median Age	39.6 years
Female Median Age	42.5 years
Timezone	Eastern European Summer Time

Map of Blagoevgrad Province

Population Over Time

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	341,058	366,651	342,693	315,139
Population Density	52.9 / km²	56.8 / km²	53.1 / km²	48.9 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Population change from 2000 to 2015

Decrease of 8% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Blagoevgrad Province	-7.6%	-14%	-8%
Bulgaria	-18%	-18.9%	-10.6%

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Population By Age and Gender

Blagoevgrad Province Population Tree

Age	Male	Female	Total
Under 5	8,010	7,543	15,553
5-9	7,272	6,855	14,128
10-14	7,434	7,025	14,460
15-19	9,384	9,017	18,402
20-24	11,581	11,910	23,491
25-29	11,441	10,656	22,098
30-34	11,440	10,691	22,132
35-39	11,569	10,753	22,323
40-44	11,692	11,607	23,300
45-49	11,685	11,660	23,346
50-54	11,813	11,837	23,651
55-59	10,855	11,106	21,962
60-64	9,379	10,337	19,717
65-69	7,009	8,873	15,882
70-74	5,814	7,957	13,772
75-79	4,561	6,746	11,307
80-84	2,367	3,749	6,116
85 Plus	1,224	2,284	3,509

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Population Density

Population Density: 48.9 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Population Density
Blagoevgrad Province	315,139	6,449.9 km²	48.9 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Ancient Population until 2100

Year	Est. Population	Avg 10 Year Growth %	Avg 10 Year Growth
0	21,274	n/a	n/a
100	27,656	2.7%	638
200	34,038	2.1%	638
300	30,847	-1%	-319
400	27,656	-1.1%	-319
500	24,465	-1.2%	-319
600	21,274	-1.4%	-319
700	21,274	0%	0
800	21,274	0%	0
900	27,656	2.7%	638
1000	34,038	2.1%	638
1100	37,016	0.8%	297
1200	39,569	0.7%	255
1300	42,547	0.7%	297
1400	23,401	-5.8%	-1,914
1500	34,038	3.8%	1,063
1600	53,184	4.6%	1,914
1700	53,184	0%	0
1800	87,043	5%	3,385
1900	145,292	5.3%	5,824
1910	169,103	16.4%	23,811
1920	189,271	11.9%	20,168
1930	226,941	19.9%	37,670
1940	256,503	13%	29,562
1950	284,313	10.8%	27,810
1960	308,816	8.6%	24,503
1970	333,593	8%	24,777
1990	366,651	4.8%	16,529
2000	342,693	-6.5%	-23,958
2020	301,024	-6.3%	-20,834
2030	279,931	-7%	-21,093
2040	263,642	-5.8%	-16,289
2050	250,412	-5%	-13,230
2060	238,663	-4.7%	-11,749
2070	226,013	-5.3%	-12,650
2080	212,703	-5.9%	-13,310
2090	199,694	-6.1%	-13,009
2100	186,870	-6.4%	-12,824

Sources:
1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Sources: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. & Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Top Cities in Blagoevgrad Province

Cities in Blagoevgrad Province

Name	Area	Population	Population Density
Bansko	475.9 km²	14,128	76.9 / mi²
Belitsa	293 km²	7,329	64.8 / mi²
Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria	621.1 km²	75,087	313.1 / mi²
Garmen	388.9 km²	15,075	100.4 / mi²
Gotse Delchev	331.7 km²	29,985	234.1 / mi²
Hadzhidimovo	327.8 km²	9,716	76.8 / mi²
Kresna	344.4 km²	5,494	41.3 / mi²
Petrich	648.7 km²	51,769	206.7 / mi²
Razlog	440.6 km²	21,795	128.1 / mi²
Sandanski	995.8 km²	38,530	100.2 / mi²
Satovcha, Bulgaria	332.1 km²	15,166	118.3 / mi²
Simitli	553 km²	14,169	66.4 / mi²
Strumyani	357.1 km²	5,981	43.4 / mi²
Yakoruda	340 km²	10,921	83.2 / mi²

Other Oblasts in Bulgaria

Name	Area	Population	Population Density
Burgas Province	7,927.8 km²	409,097	133.6 / mi²
Dobrich Province	4,713.4 km²	178,761	98.2 / mi²
Gabrovo Province	2,026.4 km²	112,204	143.4 / mi²
Haskovo Province	5,497.8 km²	235,394	110.9 / mi²
Kardzhali Province	3,211.2 km²	149,892	120.9 / mi²
Kyustendil Province	3,051.4 km²	126,825	107.6 / mi²
Lovech Province	4,125.4 km²	129,623	81.4 / mi²
Montana Province	3,622.3 km²	134,566	96.2 / mi²
Orders, decorations, and medals of Bulgaria	1,339.4 km²	1.3 million	2,567 / mi²
Pazardzhik Province	4,453.1 km²	263,523	153.3 / mi²
Pernik Province	2,394.3 km²	130,341	141.0 / mi²
Pleven Province	4,643.6 km²	246,723	137.6 / mi²
Plovdiv region	6,002.7 km²	662,287	285.8 / mi²
Razgrad Province	2,435.4 km²	111,159	118.2 / mi²
Ruse, Bulgaria	2,856.2 km²	215,905	195.8 / mi²
Shumen Province	3,388.2 km²	165,255	126.3 / mi²
Silistra Province	2,847.5 km²	114,706	104.3 / mi²
Sliven Province	3,525 km²	188,020	138.1 / mi²
Smolyan Province	3,189.4 km²	114,870	93.3 / mi²
Sofia Province	7,063.3 km²	245,341	90.0 / mi²
Stara Zagora Province	5,156.8 km²	320,120	160.8 / mi²
Targovishte Province	2,716.9 km²	116,931	111.5 / mi²
Varna Province	3,819.2 km²	478,375	324.4 / mi²
Veliko Tarnovo Province	4,635.6 km²	243,629	136.1 / mi²
Vidin Province	3,043.4 km²	90,986	77.4 / mi²
Vratsa Province	3,619.2 km²	166,976	119.5 / mi²
Yambol Province	3,392.5 km²	122,186	93.3 / mi²

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