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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
Data1975199020002015
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
LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change 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
AgeMaleFemaleTotal
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
LocationPopulationAreaPopulation 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
YearEst. PopulationAvg 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

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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