Plovdiv, Bulgaria

Area of Plovdiv, Bulgaria	6,002.7 km²
Population	662,287
Male Population	319,830 (48.3%)
Female Population	342,457 (51.7%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015	-5.2%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	-7.2%
Median Age	42.4 years old
Male Median Age	40.2 years old
Female Median Age	44.5 years old
Timezone	Eastern European Summer Time

Plovdiv, Bulgaria Population

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	698,298	757,900	713,291	662,287
Population Density	116.3 / km²	126.3 / km²	118.8 / km²	110.3 / km²

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

Plovdiv Population change from 2000 to 2015

Decrease of 7.2% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Plovdiv, Bulgaria	-5.2%	-12.6%	-7.2%
Bulgaria	-18%	-18.9%	-10.6%

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

Plovdiv, Bulgaria Population Tree

Population By Age and Gender

Age	Male	Female	Total
Under 5	16,311	15,188	31,500
5-9	14,675	13,907	28,583
10-14	14,447	13,438	27,886
15-19	16,976	16,130	33,107
20-24	22,067	21,789	43,856
25-29	23,831	22,237	46,069
30-34	25,653	24,169	49,822
35-39	24,899	23,795	48,694
40-44	23,670	22,767	46,438
45-49	22,172	22,516	44,688
50-54	23,295	24,165	47,460
55-59	21,416	23,311	44,727
60-64	21,161	25,360	46,521
65-69	15,728	20,429	36,157
70-74	12,941	18,699	31,641
75-79	10,932	16,997	27,929
80-84	6,467	11,038	17,506
85 Plus	3,189	6,520	9,710

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

Plovdiv, Bulgaria Population Density

Population Density: 110.3 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Population Density
Plovdiv, Bulgaria	662,287	6,002.7 km²	110.3 / km²

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

Plovdiv, Bulgaria Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Ancient Population until 2100

Year	Est. Population	Avg 10 year growth %	Avg 10 year growth
0	45,474	n/a	n/a
100	59,116	2.7%	1,364
200	72,758	2.1%	1,364
300	65,937	-1%	-682
400	59,116	-1.1%	-682
500	52,295	-1.2%	-682
600	45,474	-1.4%	-682
700	45,474	0%	0
800	45,474	0%	0
900	59,116	2.7%	1,364
1000	72,758	2.1%	1,364
1100	79,125	0.8%	636
1200	84,582	0.7%	545
1300	90,948	0.7%	636
1400	50,022	-5.8%	-4,092
1500	72,758	3.8%	2,273
1600	113,685	4.6%	4,092
1700	113,685	0%	0
1800	182,926	4.9%	6,924
1900	300,129	5.1%	11,720
1910	348,815	16.2%	48,686
1920	389,886	11.8%	41,071
1930	466,884	19.7%	76,998
1940	527,066	12.9%	60,182
1950	583,552	10.7%	56,486
1960	633,182	8.5%	49,630
1970	683,323	7.9%	50,141
1990	757,900	5.3%	37,288
2000	713,291	-5.9%	-44,609
2020	651,559	-4.4%	-30,866
2030	635,777	-2.4%	-15,782
2040	623,400	-1.9%	-12,377
2050	612,730	-1.7%	-10,670
2060	601,593	-1.8%	-11,137
2070	584,700	-2.8%	-16,893
2080	562,886	-3.7%	-21,814
2090	539,151	-4.2%	-23,735
2100	513,554	-4.7%	-25,597

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

Plovdiv, Bulgaria CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Plovdiv, Bulgaria	2,978,193 t	4.5 t	496.1 t/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Landslide	High (7)
Drought	Low (2)
Earthquake	High (6.3)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Top places in Plovdiv, Bulgaria

Places in Plovdiv, Bulgaria

Place	Area	Population	Population Density
Asenovgrad, Bulgaria	659.6 km²	65,841	99.8 / km²
Cheap hotels in Brezovo, Bulgaria	473.3 km²	7,498	15.8 / km²
Cheap hotels in Karlovo, Bulgaria	1,049.8 km²	51,790	49.3 / km²
Cheap hotels in Kuklen, Bulgaria	147.3 km²	4,881	33.1 / km²
Cheap hotels in Maritsa, Bulgaria	341.3 km²	26,555	77.8 / km²
Cheap hotels in Perushtitsa, Bulgaria	48.1 km²	3,245	67.4 / km²
Cheap hotels in Rakovski, Bulgaria	266.2 km²	21,810	81.9 / km²
Cheap hotels in Stamboliyski, Bulgaria	63 km²	21,738	344.9 / km²
Hissarya, Bulgaria	551.7 km²	11,745	21.3 / km²
Kaloyanovo	350.3 km²	10,888	31.1 / km²
Krichim, Bulgaria	53.8 km²	7,159	133.2 / km²
Lucky, Bulgaria	293.1 km²	2,399	8.19 / km²
Parvomay, Bulgaria	536.5 km²	26,537	49.5 / km²
Plovdiv Bulgaria	106.9 km²	335,446	3,136 / km²
Rhodopes, Bulgaria	525.1 km²	27,450	52.3 / km²
Sadovo, Bulgaria	194.3 km²	19,382	99.8 / km²
Saedinenie, Bulgaria	300.4 km²	9,673	32.2 / km²
Sopot, Bulgaria	42 km²	8,259	196.8 / km²

Other places in Bulgaria

Place	Area	Population	Population Density
Blagoevgrad	6,449.9 km²	315,139	48.9 / km²
Burgas	7,927.8 km²	409,097	51.6 / km²
Dobrich	4,713.4 km²	178,761	37.9 / km²
Gabrovo	2,026.4 km²	112,204	55.4 / km²
Khaskovo	5,497.8 km²	235,394	42.8 / km²
Kurdzhali	3,211.2 km²	149,892	46.7 / km²
Kyustendil	3,051.4 km²	126,825	41.6 / km²
Lovech	4,125.4 km²	129,623	31.4 / km²
Montana	3,622.3 km²	134,566	37.1 / km²
Pazardzhik	4,453.1 km²	263,523	59.2 / km²
Pernik	2,394.3 km²	130,341	54.4 / km²
Pleven	4,643.6 km²	246,723	53.1 / km²
Razgrad	2,435.4 km²	111,159	45.6 / km²
Shumen	3,388.2 km²	165,255	48.8 / km²
Silistra	2,847.5 km²	114,706	40.3 / km²
Sliven	3,525 km²	188,020	53.3 / km²
Smolyan	3,189.4 km²	114,870	36.0 / km²
Sofia Province	7,063.3 km²	245,341	34.7 / km²
Sofiya	1,339.4 km²	1.3 million	991.3 / km²
Stara Zagora	5,156.8 km²	320,120	62.1 / km²
Turgovishte	2,716.9 km²	116,931	43.0 / km²
Varna	3,819.2 km²	478,375	125.3 / km²
Veliko Turnovo	4,635.6 km²	243,629	52.6 / km²
Vidin	3,043.4 km²	90,986	29.9 / km²
Vratsa	3,619.2 km²	166,976	46.1 / km²
Yambol	3,392.5 km²	122,186	36.0 / km²
Русе Област	2,856.2 km²	215,905	75.6 / km²

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