The Razgrad province had a population of 152,417 according to a 2001 census, of which 49.2% were male and 50.8% were female. As of the end of 2009, the population of the province, announced by the Bulgarian National Statistical Institute, numbered 132,740 of which 23.1% are inhabitants aged over 60 years.
The following table represents the change of the population in the province after World War II. Since 1992 the former municipality of Senovo has been detached from the Razgrad Province and the numbers in the table reflect this separation:
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Year | 1946 | 1956 | 1965 | 1975 | 1985 | 1992 | 2001 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 |
Population | 184,404 | 188,401 | 197,900 | 204,300 | 197,648 | 167,468 | 152,417 | 139,918 | 136,957 | 132,740 | 122,599 |
The population of Razgrad Province is ethnically mixed, with no ethnic group constituting an absolute majority. As of the 2001 census, the main ethnic group are the Bulgarians (67,069) and the Turks (71,963), also Roma (8,733).
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