Plovdiv region

Oblast of Bulgaria

Area of Plovdiv region	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
Male Median Age	40.2 years
Female Median Age	44.5 years
Timezone	Eastern European Summer Time

Map of Plovdiv region

Population Over Time

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

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 region	-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

Population By Age and Gender

Plovdiv region Population Tree

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)

Population Density

Population Density: 110.3 / km²

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

Top Cities in Plovdiv region

Cities in Plovdiv region

Name	Area	Population	Population Density
Brezovo, Bulgaria	473.3 km²	7,498	41.0 / mi²
Hisarya, Bulgaria	551.7 km²	11,745	55.1 / mi²
Kaloyanovo Municipality	350.3 km²	10,888	80.5 / mi²
Karlov, Bulgaria	1,049.8 km²	51,790	127.8 / mi²
Krichim, Bulgaria	53.8 km²	7,159	344.9 / mi²
Kuklen, Bulgaria	147.3 km²	4,881	85.8 / mi²
Laki	293.1 km²	2,399	21.2 / mi²
Maritsa, Bulgaria	341.3 km²	26,555	201.5 / mi²
Parvomay	536.5 km²	26,537	128.1 / mi²
Perushtitsa	48.1 km²	3,245	174.6 / mi²
Plovdiv	106.9 km²	335,446	8,124 / mi²
Rakovski	266.2 km²	21,810	212.2 / mi²
Rhodopes, Bulgaria	525.1 km²	27,450	135.4 / mi²
Sadovo	194.3 km²	19,382	258.4 / mi²
Saedinenie, Plovdiv Province	300.4 km²	9,673	83.4 / mi²
Sopot, Plovdiv Province	42 km²	8,259	509.6 / mi²
Stamboliyski	63 km²	21,738	893.3 / mi²
Асеновград	659.6 km²	65,841	258.5 / mi²

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
Pleven Province	4,643.6 km²	246,723	137.6 / 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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