Greeks in Bulgaria - Census Data

Census Data

Year Greek Population Percentage of total
1880/1881 54,205 1.92
1887 58,326 1.85
1892 58,518 1.77
1900 70,887 1.89
1905 69,761 1.73
1910 50,886 1.17
1920 46,759 0.96
1926 10,564 0.19
1934 9,601 0.16
1956 7,437 0.10
1965 8.241 0.10
1992 4.930 0.06
2001 3,219 0.04
2011 1,356 0.02

The National Federation of Greeks in Bulgaria claims that according to census figures in 1903 (a year in which no census was held) there were a total of 85,000 Greeks in Bulgaria, distributed as follows:

Locality "1903 census"
Sofia 687
Plovdiv 5,000
Burgas 21,527
Varna 15,249
Rousse 780
Kavarna 9,000
Golyam Manastir 1,800
Pomorie 6,170
Nesebar 1,750
Byala 1,200
Total (incl. other locations) 85,000

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