In keeping with a particular regulation, a census of the population of Bulgaria is taken at fastened intervals. This vital job is entrusted to the Path of Statistics, whose methodology of operation is comparable to to safe completely dependable outcomes. The completely different Governments which have been in energy because the liberation of Bulgaria have at all times given their particular consideration to this establishment, which has already rendered sign companies, and whose significance is certain to develop with the event of the nation.
Owing to its good organisation and to its skilled personnel, the Path of Statistics possesses at this time hour full data on all these branches of the nationwide exercise which might be translated into figures.
Path of Statistics on December 31st, 1905
The census taken by the Path of Statistics on December 31st, 1905, reveals that at that date the Principality had a inhabitants of four,035,646 inhabitants. The next desk comprises the outcomes obtained by the censuses taken at numerous intervals.
Census of December 31st. Bale intercourse. Feminine intercourse. Totals.
1905 2,057,175 1,978,471 four,035,646
1900 1,909,567 1,834,716 three,744,283
1892 1,690,626 1,620,087 three,310,713
1887 1,605,389 1,548,986 three,154,375
1884 476,462 466,218 942,680
1880 1,027,803 980,116 2,007,9191
From this desk it seems that, throughout the interval 18801905, the inhabitants of Bulgaria elevated by 1,085,047 inhabitants.
If we evaluate the full variety of inhabitants with the full space of the Principality, we acquire 39 inhabitants per sq. kilometre, which represents the current density of inhabitants in Bulgaria. We might, due to this fact, conclude that Bulgaria, * Just for Southern Bulgaria. f Just for Northern Bulgaria.
together with her wealthy soil and her pure benefits, can simply assist a inhabitants significantly bigger than the current one.
The higher a part of the inhabitants dwell within the nation however the variety of cities is comparatively a big one. The capital of the Principality, Sofia, has a inhabitants of 82,621. The cities subsequent in significance are as follows: Plovdiv (Philippopolis), 45,707 inhabitants; Varna, 37,417; Rouss£ (Roustchouk), 33,632; Sliven, 25,027; Shoumen, 22,275 ; Pleven, 21,145; StaraZagora, 20,788.
The next desk comprises the names of cities with a inhabitants from 10,000 to 20,000, and from 5,000 to 10,000 :No. Cities with TO,OOO to 90,000 inhabitants. Inhabitants. No. Cities with 10,000 to 9o,ooo inhabitants. Inhabitants.
Ottoman in Bulgaria 