Northern Dobruja Demographics Demographics

| Ethnicity | _1880 | _1899 | _1913 | _19301 | _1956 | _1966 | _1977 | _1992 | _2002_ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | 139671 | 258242 | 380430 | 437131 | 593659 | 702461 | 863348 | 1019766 | 971643 |
| Romanian | 43,671 (31%) | 118,919 (46%) | 216,425 (56.8%) | 282,844 (64.7%) | 514,331 (86.6%) | 622,996 (88.7%) | 784,934 (90.9%) | 926,608 (90.8%) | 883,620 (90.9%) |
| Bulgarian | 24,915 (17%) | 38,439 (14%) | 51,149 (13.4%) | 42,070 (9.6%) | 749 (0.13%) | 524 (0.07%) | 415 (0.05%) | 311 (0.03%) | 135 (0.01%) |
| Turkish | 18,624 (13%) | 12,146 (4%) | 20,092 (5.3%) | 21,748 (5%) | 11,994 (2%) | 16,209 (2.3%) | 21,666 (2.5%) | 27,685 (2.7%) | 27,580 (2.8%) |
| Tatar | 29,476 (21%) | 28,670 (11%) | 21,350 (5.6%) | 15,546 (3.6%) | 20,239 (3.4%) | 21,939 (3.1%) | 22,875 (2.65%) | 24,185 (2.4%) | 23,409 (2.4%) |