Death rate, crude in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Death rate, crude was 15.6 per 1,000 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
15.6 per 1,000 people
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
2nd
of 217 countries
All-time high
22.9 per 1,000 people
in 2021
All-time low
7.9 per 1,000 people
in 1961
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Death rate, crude in Bulgaria, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for death rate, crude in Bulgaria is 15.6 per 1,000 people, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate, crude in Bulgaria peaked at 22.9 per 1,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7.9 per 1,000 people, in 1961.
That places Bulgaria 2nd out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Death rate, crude in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 8.1 per 1,000 people | — |
| 1961 | 7.9 per 1,000 people | -2.5% |
| 1962 | 8.7 per 1,000 people | +10.1% |
| 1963 | 8.2 per 1,000 people | -5.7% |
| 1964 | 7.9 per 1,000 people | -3.7% |
| 1965 | 8.2 per 1,000 people | +3.8% |
| 1966 | 8.3 per 1,000 people | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 9 per 1,000 people | +8.4% |
| 1968 | 8.6 per 1,000 people | -4.4% |
| 1969 | 9.5 per 1,000 people | +10.5% |
| 1970 | 9.1 per 1,000 people | -4.2% |
| 1971 | 9.7 per 1,000 people | +6.6% |
| 1972 | 9.8 per 1,000 people | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 9.5 per 1,000 people | -3.1% |
| 1974 | 9.8 per 1,000 people | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 10.3 per 1,000 people | +5.1% |
| 1976 | 10.1 per 1,000 people | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 10.7 per 1,000 people | +5.9% |
| 1978 | 10.5 per 1,000 people | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 10.7 per 1,000 people | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 11.1 per 1,000 people | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 10.7 per 1,000 people | -3.6% |
| 1982 | 11.2 per 1,000 people | +4.7% |
| 1983 | 11.4 per 1,000 people | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 11.3 per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 12 per 1,000 people | +6.2% |
| 1986 | 11.6 per 1,000 people | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 12 per 1,000 people | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 12 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 12 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 12.5 per 1,000 people | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 12.8 per 1,000 people | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 12.6 per 1,000 people | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 12.9 per 1,000 people | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 13.2 per 1,000 people | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 13.6 per 1,000 people | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 14 per 1,000 people | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 14.7 per 1,000 people | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 14.3 per 1,000 people | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 13.6 per 1,000 people | -4.9% |
| 2000 | 14.1 per 1,000 people | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 14 per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 14.4 per 1,000 people | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 14.4 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 14.3 per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 14.8 per 1,000 people | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 14.9 per 1,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 15 per 1,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 14.8 per 1,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 14.5 per 1,000 people | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 14.9 per 1,000 people | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 14.7 per 1,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 15 per 1,000 people | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 14.6 per 1,000 people | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 15.4 per 1,000 people | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 15.8 per 1,000 people | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 15.6 per 1,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 16.1 per 1,000 people | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 16.2 per 1,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 16.3 per 1,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 19 per 1,000 people | +16.6% |
| 2021 | 22.9 per 1,000 people | +20.5% |
| 2022 | 18.4 per 1,000 people | -19.7% |
| 2023 | 15.7 per 1,000 people | -14.7% |
| 2024 | 15.6 per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.44 per 1,000 people | 7.9 per 1,000 people | 9.5 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 10.02 per 1,000 people | 9.1 per 1,000 people | 10.7 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.53 per 1,000 people | 10.7 per 1,000 people | 12 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.42 per 1,000 people | 12.5 per 1,000 people | 14.7 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.52 per 1,000 people | 14 per 1,000 people | 15 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.46 per 1,000 people | 14.6 per 1,000 people | 16.3 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.32 per 1,000 people | 15.6 per 1,000 people | 22.9 per 1,000 people | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate, crude in Bulgaria?
- Death rate, crude in Bulgaria was 15.6 per 1,000 people in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest death rate, crude recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 22.9 per 1,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest death rate, crude recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9 per 1,000 people in 1961.
- How does Bulgaria rank for death rate, crude?
- Bulgaria ranks 2nd out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is death rate, crude rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crude death rate indicates the number of deaths occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.