Life expectancy at birth, female in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Life expectancy at birth, female was 79.5 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
79.5 years
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
93rd
of 217 countries
All-time high
79.7 years
in 2023
All-time low
71.03 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, female in Bulgaria, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, female in Bulgaria is 79.5 years, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in Bulgaria peaked at 79.7 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 71.03 years, in 1960.
Bulgaria ranks 93rd of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, female in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 71.03 years | — |
| 1961 | 72.06 years | +1.5% |
| 1962 | 71.3 years | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 72.02 years | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 72.96 years | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 73.23 years | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 73.18 years | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 72.56 years | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 73.32 years | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 72.74 years | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 73.51 years | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 73.24 years | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 73.23 years | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 73.77 years | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 73.6 years | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 73.58 years | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 73.92 years | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 73.5 years | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 73.72 years | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 74.11 years | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 73.99 years | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 74.43 years | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 74.08 years | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 74.48 years | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 74.66 years | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 74.46 years | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 75.06 years | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 74.81 years | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 74.99 years | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 75.19 years | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 75.15 years | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 74.88 years | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 75.09 years | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 75.26 years | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 75.25 years | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 74.9 years | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 74.58 years | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 73.87 years | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 74.8 years | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 75.1 years | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 75.3 years | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 75.2 years | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 75.4 years | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 75.6 years | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 76.2 years | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 76.3 years | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 76.3 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 76.3 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 76.6 years | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 77.1 years | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 77.2 years | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 77.8 years | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 77.9 years | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 78.6 years | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 78 years | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 78.2 years | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 78.5 years | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 78.4 years | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 78.6 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 78.8 years | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 77.3 years | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 74.9 years | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 77.9 years | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 79.7 years | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 79.5 years | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 72.44 years | 71.03 years | 73.32 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 73.62 years | 73.23 years | 74.11 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 74.61 years | 73.99 years | 75.19 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 74.89 years | 73.87 years | 75.26 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.03 years | 75.2 years | 77.1 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.2 years | 77.2 years | 78.8 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.86 years | 74.9 years | 79.7 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 90 Iran, Islamic Republic of 79.81 years compare
- 91 Sint Maarten 79.66 years compare
- 92 Malaysia 79.52 years compare
- 94 Ukraine 79.39 years compare
- 95 Viet Nam 79.38 years compare
- 96 Cape Verde 79.37 years compare
More health data for Bulgaria
- 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,422 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 39 (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate -0.3171 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.3215 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate -0.3313 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.6336 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, female in Bulgaria?
- Life expectancy at birth, female in Bulgaria was 79.5 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 79.7 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.03 years in 1960.
- How does Bulgaria rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
- Bulgaria ranks 93rd out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. 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 Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.