Sex ratio in life expectancy in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Sex ratio in life expectancy was 1.1 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.1
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
44th
of 236 countries
All-time high
1.11
in 1994
All-time low
1.05
in 1959
Years of data
77
1947–2023
Sex ratio in life expectancy in Bulgaria, 1947–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 1.1 for sex ratio in life expectancy in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex ratio in life expectancy in Bulgaria peaked at 1.11 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 1.05, in 1959.
That places Bulgaria 44th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 77 years of available data.
Sex ratio in life expectancy in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1947 | 1.06 | — |
| 1948 | 1.05 | -0.8% |
| 1949 | 1.06 | +0.7% |
| 1950 | 1.06 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 1.05 | -0.6% |
| 1952 | 1.05 | -0.2% |
| 1953 | 1.06 | +0.5% |
| 1954 | 1.06 | -0.0% |
| 1955 | 1.05 | -0.1% |
| 1956 | 1.05 | -0.0% |
| 1957 | 1.05 | -0.1% |
| 1958 | 1.05 | -0.3% |
| 1959 | 1.05 | -0.2% |
| 1960 | 1.05 | +0.3% |
| 1961 | 1.05 | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 1.05 | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 1.05 | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 1.05 | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 1.05 | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 1.05 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1.06 | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 1.06 | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 1.07 | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 1.06 | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 1.07 | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 1.07 | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 1.07 | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 1.07 | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 1.07 | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 1.07 | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 1.08 | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 1.07 | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 1.08 | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 1.08 | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 1.08 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1.08 | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 1.09 | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 1.09 | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 1.09 | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 1.09 | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 1.09 | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 1.09 | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 1.1 | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 1.1 | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 1.09 | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 1.1 | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 1.11 | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 1.11 | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 1.11 | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 1.11 | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 1.1 | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 1.11 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 1.1 | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 1.1 | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 1.1 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 1.1 | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 1.1 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 1.1 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.1 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.1 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.1 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.1 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.1 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 1.1 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.1 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.1 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.1 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.1 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.1 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.1 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.1 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.11 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 1.1 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 1.1 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.1 | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 1.06 | 1.05 | 1.06 | 3 |
| 1950s | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1.06 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.06 | 1.05 | 1.07 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.07 | 1.06 | 1.08 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.09 | 1.08 | 1.1 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.11 | 1.09 | 1.11 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.11 | 4 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.5 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.615 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,422 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 39 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.6844 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.07 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.6014 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.074 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex ratio in life expectancy in Bulgaria?
- Sex ratio in life expectancy in Bulgaria was 1.1 in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex ratio in life expectancy recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 in 1994.
- What is the lowest sex ratio in life expectancy recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.05 in 1959.
- How does Bulgaria rank for sex ratio in life expectancy?
- Bulgaria ranks 44th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex ratio in life expectancy rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sex ratio in life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of period life expectancy (females/males) at a given age.