Life expectancy at birth in Bulgaria

Life expectancy at birth in Bulgaria was 75.8 years in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.

Measure: Life expectancy at birth (Eurostat) Unit: Years Data: 1960 to 2024 Source: Eurostat
Bulgaria, 2024 75.8 Years
Change from 2023 +0.1% 2023: 75.7 years
European Union, 2024 81.5 yearsep (Source flag ep) Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 82.0 years Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2024 35th of 37 See the full ranking

Life expectancy at birth in Bulgaria over time

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Years. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Life expectancy at birth (Eurostat) (years), 2000 to 2024
Period BulgariaEuropean Union
2024 75.8 years 81.5 yearsep (estimated, provisional)
2023 75.7 years 81.2 yearsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional)
2022 74.1 years 80.6 yearsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional)
2021 71.2 years 80.0 yearsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional)
2020 73.3 years 80.3 yearsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional)
2019 74.8 years 81.1 yearsbe (break in time series, estimated)
2018 74.7 years 80.8 yearse (estimated)
2017 74.6 years 80.7 yearsbe (break in time series, estimated)
2016 74.7 years 80.7 yearsbe (break in time series, estimated)
2015 74.5 years 80.5 yearsb (break in time series)
2014 74.4 yearsb (break in time series) 80.6 yearsbe (break in time series, estimated)
2013 74.9 years 80.5 years
2012 74.4 years 80.2 yearsb (break in time series)
2011 74.2 years 80.1 yearsb (break in time series)
2010 73.8 years 79.8 yearsb (break in time series)
2009 73.7 years 79.5 years
2008 73.3 years 79.3 years
2007 73.0 years 79.1 years
2006 72.7 years 78.9 years
2005 72.5 years 78.4 years
2004 72.5 years 78.3 years
2003 72.3 years 77.7 years
2002 72.1 years 77.6 years
2001 71.9 years –
2000 71.6 years –

Flags: b break in time series; be break in time series, estimated; e estimated; bep break in time series, estimated, provisional; ep estimated, provisional . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.1% from 75.7 years in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 74.4 years, the figure has changed by +1.9%. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
  • Among the 37 countries with data for 2024, Bulgaria has the 35th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 81.5 years.

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
demo_mlexpec · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A unit=YR age=Y_LT1
Observation period
1960 to 2024 for Bulgaria
Provider update
25 September 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat