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1934 Bulgarian census

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

Ethnic groups

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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

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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

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  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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