Shumen, Bulgaria

Area of Shumen, Bulgaria	3,388.2 km²
Population	165,255
Male Population	80,874 (48.9%)
Female Population	84,380 (51.1%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015	-30.3%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	-17.3%
Median Age	42.2 years old
Male Median Age	40.3 years old
Female Median Age	44 years old
Timezone	Eastern European Summer Time

Shumen, Bulgaria Population

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	237,209	229,186	199,841	165,255
Population Density	70.0 / km²	67.6 / km²	59.0 / km²	48.8 / km²

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

Shumen Population change from 2000 to 2015

Decrease of 17.3% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Shumen, Bulgaria	-30.3%	-27.9%	-17.3%
Bulgaria	-18%	-18.9%	-10.6%

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

Shumen, Bulgaria Population Tree

Population By Age and Gender

Age	Male	Female	Total
Under 5	3,959	3,740	7,700
5-9	3,943	3,697	7,640
10-14	4,040	3,657	7,698
15-19	4,873	4,678	9,551
20-24	5,566	5,341	10,907
25-29	5,493	5,141	10,634
30-34	5,831	5,508	11,340
35-39	6,310	5,969	12,280
40-44	6,213	5,570	11,784
45-49	5,904	5,523	11,428
50-54	5,916	5,840	11,757
55-59	5,505	5,781	11,286
60-64	5,479	6,570	12,049
65-69	4,178	5,388	9,566
70-74	2,983	4,464	7,447
75-79	2,610	3,788	6,399
80-84	1,416	2,369	3,786
85 Plus	656	1,357	2,013

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

Shumen, Bulgaria Population Density

Population Density: 48.8 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Population Density
Shumen, Bulgaria	165,255	3,388.2 km²	48.8 / km²

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

Shumen, Bulgaria Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1975 to 2100

Year	Est. Population	Avg 10 year growth %	Avg 10 year growth
1990	229,186	n/a	n/a
2000	199,841	-12.8%	-29,345
2020	159,117	-10.8%	-20,362
2030	150,037	-5.7%	-9,080
2040	143,006	-4.7%	-7,031
2050	137,302	-4%	-5,704
2060	132,173	-3.7%	-5,129
2070	126,320	-4.4%	-5,853
2080	119,866	-5.1%	-6,454
2090	113,397	-5.4%	-6,469
2100	106,861	-5.8%	-6,536

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

Shumen, Bulgaria CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Shumen, Bulgaria	652,333 t	3.95 t	192.5 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

Earthquake

Medium (5.3)

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

Top places in Shumen, Bulgaria

Places in Shumen, Bulgaria

Place	Area	Population	Population Density
Cheap hotels in Caspichan, Bulgaria	275.9 km²	7,439	27.0 / km²
Gara Khitrino	285 km²	6,205	21.8 / km²
In Varbitsa, Bulgaria	448.5 km²	8,071	18.0 / km²
Kaolinovo	285.3 km²	12,150	42.6 / km²
Nikola Kozlevo, Bulgaria	265.6 km²	6,819	25.7 / km²
Novi Pazar, Bulgaria	322.9 km²	15,206	47.1 / km²
Shumen	661.8 km²	85,962	129.9 / km²
Smedovo, Bulgaria	345.3 km²	6,134	17.8 / km²
Veliki Preslav, Bulgaria	281.4 km²	11,240	39.9 / km²
Wreath, Bulgaria	216.4 km²	6,033	27.9 / 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
Plovdiv	6,002.7 km²	662,287	110.3 / km²
Razgrad	2,435.4 km²	111,159	45.6 / 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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