s following the great
wars were undoubtedly atypical in that, although Bulgaria did not suffer
great manpower losses from war casualties, the males were probably more
mobile, and many of them may not have returned to the country or, in the
immediate aftermath of the wars, may not yet have settled down (see
table 1).

_Table 1. Bulgaria, Population by Age and Sex, 1973 Estimate_

---------+----------------+----------------+----------------+------------
|Number of People| | Male Female|
| in Age Group | Percentage of |----------------|Females per
Age Group| (in thousands) |Total Population| (in thousands)| 100 Males
---------+----------------+----------------+----------------+------------
Under 5 | 676 | 7.8 | 348 328 | 94
5-9 | 609 | 7.0 | 313 296 | 94
10-14 | 647 | 7.5 | 331 316 | 95
15-19 | 665 | 7.7 | 340 325 | 96
20-24 | 703 | 8.1 | 357 346 | 97
25-29 | 629 | 7.3 | 317 312 | 98
30-34 | 558 | 6.4 | 280 278 | 99
35-39 | 616 | 7.1 | 310 306 | 99
40-44 | 649 | 7.5 | 327 322 | 98
45-49 | 668 | 7.7 | 334 334 | 100
50-54 | 467 | 5.4 | 231 236 | 102
55-59 | 421 | 4.9 | 210 211 | 100
60-64 | 460 | 5.3 | 225 235 | 104
65-69 | 372 | 4.3 | 178 194 | 109
70-74 | 264 | 3.0 | 122 142 | 116
75 year | | | |
and over| 263 | 3.0 | 110 153 | 139
| | | |
TOTAL. | 8,667 | 100.0 | 4,333 4,334 | 100*
---------+----------------+----------------+----------------+-----------
* Overall ratio for total population.
Source: Adapted from Godfrey Baldwin, (ed.), _International Population
Reports_, (U.S. Department of Commerce, Series P-91, No. 18), Washington,
1969.

The male majority, however, narrowed and has apparently evaporated for
the foreseeable future. The reversal reflects a change in life