1946 Bulgarian census
As of December 31, 1946, the population of the country was 7,029,349.
Ethnic groups
Number and share of
ethnic groups.[1]
| Ethnicity | Numbers | % |
|---|---|---|
| Bulgarians | 5,903,580 | 84.0 |
| Turks | 675,500 | 9.6 |
| Roma | 170,011 | 2.4 |
| Macedonians | 169,544 [2] | 2.4 |
| Jews | 44,209 | 0.6 |
| Armenians | 21,637 | 0.3 |
| Russians | 13,200 | 0.2 |
Tatars
|
8,133 | |
| Greeks | 3,623 | |
| Romanians | 2,459 | |
| Czechs | 1,868 | |
| Germans | 1,407 | |
| Albanians | 1,128 | |
| Hungarians | 778 | |
| Serbs | 723 | |
| Slovaks | 656 | |
| Italians | 580 | |
| Slovenes | 545 | |
| French | 301 | |
| Croats | 290 | |
| Poles | 276 | |
| Ukrainians | 61 |
Sources
- ^ ""Population by place of residence, sex and ethnic group"".
- ^ Georgeoff, Peter John (with David Crowe), "National Minorities in Bulgaria, 1919– 1980" in Horak, Stephen, ed., Eastern European National Minorities 1919/1980: A Handbook, (Littleton, Co: Libraries Limited, Inc.).