Life expectancy in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Life expectancy was 73.65 years in 2020. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy in Bulgaria, 1870–2020
Source: Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2020, life expectancy in Bulgaria stood at 73.65 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy in Bulgaria peaked at 74.63 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 34.65 years, in 1870.
Bulgaria ranks 73rd of 162 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Life expectancy in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1870 | 34.65 years | — |
| 1880 | 35.51 years | +2.5% |
| 1890 | 36.85 years | +3.8% |
| 1900 | 40.2 years | +9.1% |
| 1913 | 43.3 years | +7.7% |
| 1925 | 45.3 years | +4.6% |
| 1929 | 48.3 years | +6.6% |
| 1933 | 50.1 years | +3.7% |
| 1938 | 51.8 years | +3.4% |
| 1950 | 61.47 years | +18.7% |
| 1955 | 64.82 years | +5.4% |
| 1960 | 69.17 years | +6.7% |
| 1965 | 71.3 years | +3.1% |
| 1970 | 71.25 years | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 71 years | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 71.08 years | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 71.05 years | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 71.36 years | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 71 years | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 71.61 years | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 72.59 years | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 73.83 years | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 74.63 years | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 73.65 years | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 34.65 years | 34.65 years | 34.65 years | 1 |
| 1880s | 35.51 years | 35.51 years | 35.51 years | 1 |
| 1890s | 36.85 years | 36.85 years | 36.85 years | 1 |
| 1900s | 40.2 years | 40.2 years | 40.2 years | 1 |
| 1910s | 43.3 years | 43.3 years | 43.3 years | 1 |
| 1920s | 46.8 years | 45.3 years | 48.3 years | 2 |
| 1930s | 50.95 years | 50.1 years | 51.8 years | 2 |
| 1950s | 63.14 years | 61.47 years | 64.82 years | 2 |
| 1960s | 70.23 years | 69.17 years | 71.3 years | 2 |
| 1970s | 71.12 years | 71 years | 71.25 years | 2 |
| 1980s | 71.06 years | 71.05 years | 71.08 years | 2 |
| 1990s | 71.18 years | 71 years | 71.36 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 72.1 years | 71.61 years | 72.59 years | 2 |
| 2010s | 74.23 years | 73.83 years | 74.63 years | 2 |
| 2020s | 73.65 years | 73.65 years | 73.65 years | 1 |
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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 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 in Bulgaria?
- Life expectancy in Bulgaria was 73.65 years in 2020, according to Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 74.63 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.65 years in 1870.
- How does Bulgaria rank for life expectancy?
- Bulgaria ranks 73rd out of 162 countries with data for 2020.
- Is 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 Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.