Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index was 75.64 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
75.64 years
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
115th
of 236 countries
All-time high
75.64 years
in 2023
All-time low
40.2 years
in 1900
Years of data
84
1900–2023
Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Bulgaria, 1900–2023
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index in Bulgaria stood at 75.64 years. That is the highest value across all 84 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index in Bulgaria peaked at 75.64 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 40.2 years, in 1900.
That places Bulgaria 115th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 84 years of available data.
Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 40.2 years | — |
| 1902 | 42.5 years | +5.7% |
| 1905 | 43.3 years | +1.9% |
| 1923 | 44.6 years | +3.0% |
| 1926 | 45.3 years | +1.6% |
| 1930 | 48.3 years | +6.6% |
| 1937 | 51.8 years | +7.2% |
| 1947 | 54.14 years | +4.5% |
| 1948 | 55.83 years | +3.1% |
| 1949 | 57.99 years | +3.9% |
| 1950 | 61.47 years | +6.0% |
| 1951 | 60.69 years | -1.3% |
| 1952 | 59.57 years | -1.8% |
| 1953 | 64.19 years | +7.7% |
| 1954 | 64.39 years | +0.3% |
| 1955 | 64.83 years | +0.7% |
| 1956 | 65.22 years | +0.6% |
| 1957 | 66.59 years | +2.1% |
| 1958 | 68.71 years | +3.2% |
| 1959 | 66.63 years | -3.0% |
| 1960 | 69.18 years | +3.8% |
| 1961 | 70.23 years | +1.5% |
| 1962 | 69.53 years | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 70.34 years | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 71.14 years | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 71.31 years | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 71.22 years | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 70.41 years | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 71.2 years | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 70.47 years | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 71.25 years | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 70.86 years | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 70.86 years | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 71.3 years | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 71.22 years | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 71.01 years | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 71.36 years | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 70.77 years | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 71.13 years | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 71.22 years | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 71.08 years | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 71.48 years | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 71.08 years | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 71.24 years | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 71.35 years | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 71.05 years | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 71.55 years | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 71.34 years | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 71.42 years | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 71.48 years | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 71.32 years | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 71.19 years | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 71.18 years | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 71.19 years | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 70.86 years | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 70.96 years | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 70.84 years | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 70.31 years | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 70.87 years | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 71.56 years | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 71.57 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 71.88 years | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 72.13 years | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 72.37 years | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 72.58 years | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 72.56 years | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 72.69 years | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 73.01 years | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 73.34 years | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 73.68 years | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 73.81 years | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 74.17 years | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 74.34 years | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 74.83 years | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 74.47 years | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 74.62 years | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 74.83 years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 74.8 years | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 74.93 years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 75.09 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 73.6 years | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 71.41 years | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 74.03 years | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 75.64 years | +2.2% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 75.64 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 81 years, 93% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 75.64 years is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 79.72 years, 95% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 42 years | 40.2 years | 43.3 years | 3 |
| 1920s | 44.95 years | 44.6 years | 45.3 years | 2 |
| 1930s | 50.05 years | 48.3 years | 51.8 years | 2 |
| 1940s | 55.99 years | 54.14 years | 57.99 years | 3 |
| 1950s | 64.23 years | 59.57 years | 68.71 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 70.5 years | 69.18 years | 71.31 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 71.1 years | 70.77 years | 71.36 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 71.31 years | 71.05 years | 71.55 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 71.03 years | 70.31 years | 71.56 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.58 years | 71.57 years | 73.68 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.59 years | 73.81 years | 75.09 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.67 years | 71.41 years | 75.64 years | 4 |
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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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index in Bulgaria?
- Life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index in Bulgaria was 75.64 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 75.64 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.2 years in 1900.
- How does Bulgaria rank for life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index?
- Bulgaria ranks 115th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.