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Stara Zagora Province

Oblast of Bulgaria

Stara Zagora, formerly known as the Stara Zagora okrug, is a province of south-central Bulgaria. It is named after its administrative and industrial centre—the city of Stara Zagora—the sixth-biggest town in the country. The province embraces a territory of 5,151. Source: Wikipedia

Area of Stara Zagora Province 5,156.8 km²
Population 320,120
Male Population 156,256 (48.8%)
Female Population 163,865 (51.2%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015 -25%
Population change from 2000 to 2015 -15.1%
Median Age 44.1 years
Male Median Age 41.5 years
Female Median Age 46.5 years
Timezone Eastern European Summer Time

Map of Stara Zagora Province

Population Over Time

Years 1975 to 2015
Data1975199020002015
Population 426,869 424,855 376,859 320,120
Population Density 82.8 / km² 82.4 / km² 73.1 / km² 62.1 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Population change from 2000 to 2015

Decrease of 15.1% from year 2000 to 2015
LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Stara Zagora Province -25% -24.7% -15.1%
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

Stara Zagora Province Population Tree
AgeMaleFemaleTotal
Under 5 7,751 7,132 14,884
5-9 7,388 6,772 14,161
10-14 7,348 6,852 14,201
15-19 8,198 7,710 15,908
20-24 9,377 8,892 18,270
25-29 10,690 9,316 20,006
30-34 11,812 10,566 22,378
35-39 12,075 11,070 23,146
40-44 11,427 10,518 21,945
45-49 10,877 10,686 21,564
50-54 11,313 11,489 22,802
55-59 11,317 12,364 23,681
60-64 11,261 13,311 24,572
65-69 7,900 10,421 18,321
70-74 6,844 9,445 16,290
75-79 5,700 8,633 14,334
80-84 3,355 5,599 8,954
85 Plus 1,624 3,089 4,713
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Population Density

Population Density: 62.1 / km²
LocationPopulationAreaPopulation Density
Stara Zagora Province 320,120 5,156.8 km² 62.1 / 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 424,855 n/a n/a
2000 376,859 -11.3% -47,996
2020 307,698 -9.6% -34,580
2030 289,318 -6% -18,380
2040 275,140 -4.9% -14,178
2050 263,585 -4.2% -11,555
2060 253,294 -3.9% -10,291
2070 241,702 -4.6% -11,592
2080 229,059 -5.2% -12,643
2090 216,437 -5.5% -12,622
2100 203,743 -5.9% -12,694
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 Stara Zagora Province

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
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
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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