Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Remaining life expectancy at different ages was 75.64 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Bulgaria, 1947–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for remaining life expectancy at different ages in Bulgaria is 75.64 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 77 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, remaining life expectancy at different ages in Bulgaria peaked at 75.64 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 54.14 years, in 1947.
Bulgaria ranks 115th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 77 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 33,740 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 32,326 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 32,847 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 31,139 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 32,049 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 29,959 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is remaining life expectancy at different ages in Bulgaria?
- Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Bulgaria was 75.64 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest remaining life expectancy at different ages recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 75.64 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest remaining life expectancy at different ages recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.14 years in 1947.
- How does Bulgaria rank for remaining life expectancy at different ages?
- Bulgaria ranks 115th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is remaining life expectancy at different ages 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 Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Remaining life expectancy at different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The period life expectancy at birth among totals, in a given year.