Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region was 75.8 Year in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region in Bulgaria, 1990–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region in Bulgaria is 75.8 Year, 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 Year in 2024 and was at its lowest, 70.3 Year, in 1997.
Bulgaria ranks 47th of 49 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 | Year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 71.2 Year | — |
| 1991 | 71.1 Year | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 71.2 Year | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 71.2 Year | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 70.9 Year | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 71 Year | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 70.8 Year | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 70.3 Year | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 70.9 Year | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 71.6 Year | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 71.6 Year | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 71.9 Year | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 72.1 Year | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 72.3 Year | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 72.5 Year | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 72.5 Year | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 72.7 Year | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 73 Year | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 73.3 Year | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 73.7 Year | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 73.8 Year | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 74.2 Year | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 74.4 Year | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 74.9 Year | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 74.4 Year | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 74.5 Year | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 74.7 Year | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 74.6 Year | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 74.7 Year | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 74.8 Year | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 73.3 Year | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 71.2 Year | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 74.1 Year | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 75.7 Year | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 75.8 Year | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.02 Year | 70.3 Year | 71.6 Year | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.56 Year | 71.6 Year | 73.7 Year | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.5 Year | 73.8 Year | 74.9 Year | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.02 Year | 71.2 Year | 75.8 Year | 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)
- 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 60-64, female, annual growth rate -1.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0342 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate -0.7682 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0312 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 Year 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 Year 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 Year in 1997.
- How does Bulgaria rank for life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region?
- Bulgaria ranks 47th out of 49 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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