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Pleven Province

Oblast of Bulgaria

Pleven Province is a province located in central northern Bulgaria, bordering the Danube river, Romania and the Bulgarian provinces of Vratsa, Veliko Tarnovo and Lovech. It is divided into 11 subdivisions, called municipalities, that embrace a territory of 4,333. Source: Wikipedia

Area of Pleven Province 4,643.6 km²
Population 246,723
Male Population 121,280 (49.2%)
Female Population 125,443 (50.8%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015 -35.9%
Population change from 2000 to 2015 -20%
Median Age 46.6 years
Male Median Age 44.2 years
Female Median Age 49 years
Timezone Eastern European Summer Time

Map of Pleven Province

Population Over Time

Years 1975 to 2015
Data1975199020002015
Population 384,836 361,906 308,428 246,723
Population Density 82.9 / km² 77.9 / km² 66.4 / km² 53.1 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Population change from 2000 to 2015

Decrease of 20% from year 2000 to 2015
LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Pleven Province -35.9% -31.8% -20%
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

Pleven Province Population Tree
AgeMaleFemaleTotal
Under 5 5,436 5,204 10,640
5-9 5,434 5,152 10,586
10-14 5,568 5,200 10,769
15-19 6,448 6,155 12,604
20-24 7,023 5,971 12,995
25-29 6,995 6,223 13,218
30-34 7,898 6,899 14,798
35-39 8,621 7,814 16,436
40-44 8,536 7,966 16,502
45-49 8,405 7,699 16,105
50-54 9,072 8,628 17,701
55-59 9,078 9,191 18,269
60-64 9,931 11,149 21,081
65-69 7,461 9,084 16,545
70-74 5,606 8,033 13,639
75-79 5,138 7,250 12,389
80-84 3,012 4,863 7,875
85 Plus 1,616 2,963 4,579
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Population Density

Population Density: 53.1 / km²
LocationPopulationAreaPopulation Density
Pleven Province 246,723 4,643.6 km² 53.1 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1975 to 2100
YearEst. PopulationAvg 10 Year Growth %Avg 10 Year Growth
1990 361,906 n/a n/a
2000 308,428 -14.8% -53,478
2020 237,915 -12.2% -35,256
2030 224,746 -5.5% -13,169
2040 214,428 -4.6% -10,318
2050 205,877 -4% -8,551
2060 198,029 -3.8% -7,848
2070 189,053 -4.5% -8,976
2080 179,233 -5.2% -9,820
2090 169,461 -5.5% -9,772
2100 159,672 -5.8% -9,789
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

Other Oblasts in Bulgaria

Name Area Population Population Density
Blagoevgrad Province 6,449.9 km² 315,139 126.5 / mi²
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
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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