Sofia Demography includes the total population, density of population, ethnic groups, literacy rate and other allied facts. As per a recent estimate, the Sofia population stands at 1,220,000. The city has an increasing death rate at 12.2 and a decreasing birth rate at 7.9 per thousand people. The population density of Sofia is 907 people per sq km. The literacy rate of Sofia is quite high in comparison to other cities of Bulgaria.
Being one of the busiest commercial centers of the country, Sofia is home to various ethnic groups. Some of the major ethnic groups are given below:
- Armenians
- Bulgarian Turks
- Romanians
- Greeks
- Jews
- Gypsies
- Bulgarians
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- Wallachs
- Russians
- Macedonians
Immigration of many people from different parts of the world has resulted in the inclusion of several religions in the demography of Sofia. The Bulgarian Orthodox Christians are found in large numbers in the city. Some of the other religious groups found in the city of Sofia, are:
- Bulgarian Orthodox Christians
- Roman Catholic Christians
- Muslims
- Protestant Christians
- Others
The specter of unemployment is low in Sofia. As a result of several skilled jobs, the unemployment rate of the city is only 2%. The city is the most populous metropolis in Bulgaria.
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