Life expectancy by age and sex in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Life expectancy by age and sex was 75.8 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
75.8
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
38th
of 44 countries
All-time high
75.8
in 2024
All-time low
69.3
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy by age and sex in Bulgaria, 1960–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 75.8 for life expectancy by age and sex in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy by age and sex in Bulgaria peaked at 75.8 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 69.3, in 1960.
That places Bulgaria 38th out of 44 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy by age and sex in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 69.3 | — |
| 1961 | 70.4 | +1.6% |
| 1962 | 69.6 | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 70.5 | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 71.3 | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 71.4 | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 71.2 | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 70.4 | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 71.2 | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 70.4 | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 71.2 | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 70.8 | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 70.8 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 71.2 | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 71.1 | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 71 | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 71.3 | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 70.7 | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 71.1 | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 71.2 | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 71.1 | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 71.5 | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 71.1 | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 71.3 | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 71.4 | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 71.1 | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 71.5 | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 71.3 | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 71.4 | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 71.4 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 71.2 | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 71.1 | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 71.2 | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 71.2 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 70.9 | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 71 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 70.8 | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 70.3 | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 70.9 | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 71.6 | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 71.6 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 71.9 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 72.1 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 72.3 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 72.5 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 72.5 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 72.7 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 73 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 73.3 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 73.7 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 73.8 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 74.2 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 74.4 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 74.9 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 74.4 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 74.5 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 74.7 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 74.6 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 74.7 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 74.8 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 73.3 | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 71.2 | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 74.1 | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 75.7 | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 75.8 | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 70.57 | 69.3 | 71.4 | 10 |
| 1970s | 71.04 | 70.7 | 71.3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 71.31 | 71.1 | 71.5 | 10 |
| 1990s | 71.02 | 70.3 | 71.6 | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.56 | 71.6 | 73.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.5 | 73.8 | 74.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.02 | 71.2 | 75.8 | 5 |
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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 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 life expectancy by age and sex in Bulgaria?
- Life expectancy by age and sex in Bulgaria was 75.8 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest life expectancy by age and sex recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 75.8 in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy by age and sex recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.3 in 1960.
- How does Bulgaria rank for life expectancy by age and sex?
- Bulgaria ranks 38th out of 44 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy by age and sex 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 Eurostat, published as part of Life expectancy by age and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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