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Life expectancy in Bulgaria

1990 – 2024 · 35 data points 14 of 14 · Countries Updated Oct 22, 2026
People · Bulgaria

Source: Eurostat, 1990 – 2024

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Latest value · 2024 75.8years +0.1 since 2023
Countries · 2024 14 of 14 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014 +1.4
vs World +2.3 World: 73.5 · 2024
Life expectancy, 1990 – 2024 years · Bulgaria · World
+1.4 since 2014
Bulgaria World

Sources: Eurostat · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2024

Compared with Life expectancy · years
Bulgaria
75.8
World
73.5

Sources: Eurostat · World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Bulgaria · 1990 – 2024
Latest value 75.8 · 2024
First value 71.2 · 1990
Highest 75.8 · 2024
Lowest 70.3 · 1997
Data points 35

By year

All years · 1990 – 2024

YearBulgariaChange World
2024 75.8 +0.1 73.5
2023 75.7 +1.6 73.3
2022 74.1 +2.9 73.0
2021 71.2 −2.1 71.2
2020 73.3 −1.5 72.2
2019 74.8 +0.1 72.9
2018 74.7 +0.1 72.6
2017 74.6 −0.1 72.4
2016 74.7 +0.2 72.2
2015 74.5 +0.1 72.0
2014break in series 74.4 −0.5 71.8
2013 74.9 +0.5 71.5
2012 74.4 +0.2 71.3
2011 74.2 +0.4 71.0
2010 73.8 +0.1 70.7
2009 73.7 +0.4 70.4
2008 73.3 +0.3 70.0
2007 73.0 +0.3 69.8
2006 72.7 +0.2 69.5
2005 72.5 ±0.0 69.1
2004 72.5 +0.2 68.8
2003 72.3 +0.2 68.5
2002 72.1 +0.2 68.2
2001 71.9 +0.3 67.9
2000 71.6 ±0.0 67.7
1999 71.6 +0.7 67.3
1998 70.9 +0.6 67.1
1997 70.3 −0.5 66.8
1996 70.8 −0.2 66.5
1995 71.0 +0.1 66.2
1994 70.9 −0.3 66.0
1993 71.2 ±0.0 65.7
1992 71.2 +0.1 65.5
1991 71.1 −0.1 65.3
1990 71.2 65.1

Sources: Eurostat · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2024

Ranking · Countries

2017 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryLife expectancy
14 Bulgaria 74.6
9 Czechia 79.0
6 Finland 81.5
4 France 82.4
8 Germany 81.0
7 Greece 81.0
2 Italy 82.8
12 Lithuania 75.7
5 Netherlands 81.7
3 Norway 82.6
11 Poland 77.7
13 Romania 75.2
1 Spain 83.0
10 Türkiye 78.5

Source: Eurostat, 2017

What it means

How long a newborn would live on average if today's death rates stayed the same.

How it is calculated

Calculated from deaths by age in the year and the population of each age (a life table).