Life expectancy at birth, total in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Life expectancy at birth, total was 75.76 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Bulgaria, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth, total in Bulgaria stood at 75.76 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Bulgaria peaked at 75.76 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 69.25 years, in 1960.
That places Bulgaria 99th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 70.5 years | 69.25 years | 71.29 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 71.13 years | 70.82 years | 71.39 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 71.46 years | 71.16 years | 71.73 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 71.2 years | 70.35 years | 71.64 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.41 years | 71.66 years | 73.41 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.56 years | 73.51 years | 75.11 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.05 years | 71.21 years | 75.76 years | 5 |
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More health data for Bulgaria
- Population ages 15-64, female 60.5% (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 36,549 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 1.43 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 22.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 4.08 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 66.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 2.07 million (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 33,230 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 35,427 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 33,693 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Bulgaria?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Bulgaria was 75.76 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 75.76 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.25 years in 1960.
- How does Bulgaria rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Bulgaria ranks 99th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.