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Life expectancy at birth, women in Bulgaria

Life expectancy at birth for women in Bulgaria was 79.5 years in 2024.

Measure: Life expectancy at birth, women Unit: Years Data: 1960 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Bulgaria, 2024 79.5 Years
Change from 2023 −0.3% 2023: 79.7 years
European Union, 2024 84.2 years Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 84.2 years Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2024 93rd of 217 See the full ranking

Life expectancy at birth, women in Bulgaria over time

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Years. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Life expectancy at birth, women (years), 2000 to 2024
Period BulgariaEuropean Union
2024 79.5 years 84.2 years
2023 79.7 years 84.1 years
2022 77.9 years 83.4 years
2021 74.9 years 83.2 years
2020 77.3 years 83.3 years
2019 78.8 years 84.1 years
2018 78.6 years 83.9 years
2017 78.4 years 83.7 years
2016 78.5 years 83.9 years
2015 78.2 years 83.5 years
2014 78.0 years 83.9 years
2013 78.6 years 83.5 years
2012 77.9 years 83.2 years
2011 77.8 years 83.3 years
2010 77.2 years 82.8 years
2009 77.1 years 82.5 years
2008 76.6 years 82.3 years
2007 76.3 years 82.1 years
2006 76.3 years 81.9 years
2005 76.3 years 81.6 years
2004 76.2 years 81.4 years
2003 75.6 years 80.9 years
2002 75.4 years 80.9 years
2001 75.2 years 80.8 years
2000 75.3 years 80.5 years

A dash means no value was published for that period.

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In short

  • That is a change of −0.3% from 79.7 years in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 78.0 years, the figure has changed by +1.9%.
  • Among the 217 countries with data for 2024, Bulgaria has the 93rd highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 84.2 years.

More for Bulgaria

All statistics for Bulgaria
Life expectancy at birth 75.8 years 2024 · World Bank Life expectancy at birth, men 72.2 years 2024 · World Bank Life expectancy at birth 75.8 years 2024 · Eurostat Infant mortality rate 4.5 per 1,000 live births 2024 · Eurostat Hospital beds 870 per 100,000 people 2024 · Eurostat Practising physicians 467 per 100,000 people 2024 · Eurostat

Source and dates

Original producer
United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SP.DYN.LE00.FE.IN · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1960 to 2024 for Bulgaria
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects