Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region was 75.8 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
75.8
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
48th
of 51 countries
All-time high
75.8
in 2024
All-time low
70.3
in 1997
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region in Bulgaria, 1990–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region in Bulgaria is 75.8, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 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, sex and nuts 2 region in Bulgaria peaked at 75.8 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 70.3, in 1997.
Bulgaria ranks 48th of 51 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 71.2 | — |
| 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% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 75.8 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 81.9, 93% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 75.8 is below the median for high income countries, which is 82.1, 92% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 46 Serbia 76.2 compare
- 46 Serbia 76.2 compare
- 49 Mayotte 74.5 compare
- 50 North Macedonia 73.2 compare
- 50 North Macedonia 73.2 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 39 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.2564 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0222 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.3643 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0235 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region in Bulgaria?
- Life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region in Bulgaria was 75.8 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 75.8 in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.3 in 1997.
- How does Bulgaria rank for life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region?
- Bulgaria ranks 48th out of 51 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region 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, sex and NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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