The Ruse province had a population of 266,213 (266,157 also given) according to a 2001 census, of which 48.7% were male and 51.3% were female. As of the end of 2009, the population of the province, announced by the Bulgarian National Statistical Institute, numbered 249,144 of which 25.8% are inhabitants aged over 60 years.
The following table represents the change of the population in the province after World War II:
| Ruse Province | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | 1946 | 1956 | 1965 | 1975 | 1985 | 1992 | 2001 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 |
| Population | 215,361 | 236,117 | 273,226 | 305,722 | 315,762 | 290,800 | 266,213 | 256,835 | 253,008 | 249,144 | 235,252 |
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