According to the 2011 census, the municipality of Kardzhali was mostly inhabited by ethnic Turks (55.5%) and ethnic Bulgarians (40.5%), with Romani people, others and undeclared comprising the rest of the population.
Ethnic groups in Kardzhali Municipality (2011 census)
The municipality of Kardzhali has a slightly higher birth rate than the Bulgarian average, while its death rate is significantly lower. The municipality has favourable demographic indicators compared to the rest of Kardzhali Province and Bulgaria as whole.
Population
Live births
Deaths
Natural growth
Birth rate (‰)
Death rate (‰)
Natural growth rate (‰)
2000
76,903
794
673
121
10.3
8.8
1.6
2001
69,845
739
661
78
10.6
9.5
1.1
2002
69,694
649
676
-27
9.3
9.7
-0.4
2003
69,274
697
758
-61
10.1
10.9
-0.9
2004
68,956
743
760
-17
10.8
11.0
-0.2
2005
68,789
740
741
-1
10.8
10.8
-0.0
2006
68,676
794
677
117
11.6
9.9
1.7
2007
68,740
812
736
76
11.8
10.7
1.1
2008
68,814
811
784
27
11.8
11.4
0.4
2009
68,535
827
729
98
12.1
10.5
1.4
2010
68,406
810
691
119
11.8
10.1
1.7
2011
67,336
745
760
-15
11.1
11.3
-0.2
2012
67,257
746
727
19
11.1
10.8
0.3
2013
67,288
683
742
-59
10.2
11.0
-0.9
2014
67,794
743
733
10
11.0
10.8
0.1
2015
67,619
690
765
-75
10.2
11.3
-1.1
2016
67,667
723
797
-74
10.7
11.8
-1.1
2017
67,871
677
807
-130
10.0
11.9
-1.9
2018
68,727
683
787
-104
9.9
11.5
-1.5
Religion
According to the latest Bulgarian census of 2011, the religious composition, among those who answered the optional question on religious identification, was the following:
Religious composition of Kardzhali Municipality [1]
A majority of the population of Kardzhali Municipality identify themselves as Muslims. At the 2011 census, 52.8% of respondents identified as believers of Islam, mostly ethnic Turks and a small Pomak population. The Bulgarian minority is mostly Orthodox Christian belonging to the Bulgarian Orthodox Church (37.1%).
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