The census of the population in the Kingdom of Bulgaria was held on 31 December 1934.[1]

Ethnic groups

Share of Turks in town halls, compared to the territories of today's municipalities.

Number and share of ethnic groups.[2]

Ethnicity Numbers %
Bulgarians 5,204,217 85.6
Turks 591,193 9.7
Roma 149,385 2.5
Jews 48,565 0.8
Armenians 25,963 0.4
Romanians 16,504 0.3
Russians 11,928 0.2
Greeks 9,601 0.2
Ethnicity (1934)
Bulgarians
85.6%
Turks
9.7%
Roma
2.5%
Jews
0.8%
Armenians
0.4%

Religion

Number and share of the population by religion.[3]

Religion Numbers %
Orthodox 5,128,890 84.3
Islam 821,298 13.5
Jews 48,398 0.7
Catholic 45,704 0.7
Armenian Gregorian 23,476 0.3
Protestants 8,371 0.1
Others 1,802 0.0

Sources

  1. ""A brief historical account of the censuses in Bulgaria"".
  2. ""Population by place of residence, sex and ethnic group"". National statistical institute (Bulgaria).
  3. ""Structure of the population by religion"".
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