Crude death rate in Bulgaria
The crude death rate in Bulgaria was 15.6 per 1,000 people in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 2016.
Bulgaria, 2024
15.6
Change from 2023
−0.1per 1,000 people
European Union, 2024
10.7 per 1,000 people
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
10.3 per 1,000 people
Position in 2024
2nd of 217
Crude death rate in Bulgaria over time
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Deaths per 1,000 people. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Bulgaria | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 15.6 per 1,000 people | 10.7 per 1,000 people |
| 2023 | 15.7 per 1,000 people | 10.8 per 1,000 people |
| 2022 | 18.4 per 1,000 people | 11.5 per 1,000 people |
| 2021 | 22.9 per 1,000 people | 11.9 per 1,000 people |
| 2020 | 19.0 per 1,000 people | 11.6 per 1,000 people |
| 2019 | 16.3 per 1,000 people | 10.4 per 1,000 people |
| 2018 | 16.2 per 1,000 people | 10.5 per 1,000 people |
| 2017 | 16.1 per 1,000 people | 10.5 per 1,000 people |
| 2016 | 15.6 per 1,000 people | 10.2 per 1,000 people |
| 2015 | 15.8 per 1,000 people | 10.4 per 1,000 people |
| 2014 | 15.4 per 1,000 people | 9.9 per 1,000 people |
| 2013 | 14.6 per 1,000 people | 10.0 per 1,000 people |
| 2012 | 15.0 per 1,000 people | 10.1 per 1,000 people |
| 2011 | 14.7 per 1,000 people | 9.8 per 1,000 people |
| 2010 | 14.9 per 1,000 people | 9.8 per 1,000 people |
| 2009 | 14.5 per 1,000 people | 9.8 per 1,000 people |
| 2008 | 14.8 per 1,000 people | 9.8 per 1,000 people |
| 2007 | 15.0 per 1,000 people | 9.7 per 1,000 people |
| 2006 | 14.9 per 1,000 people | 9.7 per 1,000 people |
| 2005 | 14.8 per 1,000 people | 9.8 per 1,000 people |
| 2004 | 14.3 per 1,000 people | 9.7 per 1,000 people |
| 2003 | 14.4 per 1,000 people | 10.1 per 1,000 people |
| 2002 | 14.4 per 1,000 people | 9.9 per 1,000 people |
| 2001 | 14.0 per 1,000 people | 9.8 per 1,000 people |
| 2000 | 14.1 per 1,000 people | 9.9 per 1,000 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1 from 15.7 per 1,000 people in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 15.4 per 1,000 people, the figure has changed by +0.2.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2024, Bulgaria has the 2nd highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 10.7 per 1,000 people.
More for Bulgaria
All statistics for Bulgaria
Crude death rate
15.5 per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
Life expectancy at birth
75.8 years
2024 · World Bank
Population on 1 January
6,437,360 people
2025 · Eurostat
Population by age and sex
6,437,360 people
2025 · Eurostat
Crude birth rate
7.8 per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
Total fertility rate
1.72 births per woman
2024 · Eurostat