Life expectancy estimates and projections in Bulgaria
Life expectancy at birth in Bulgaria was 75.6 years in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1950.
Bulgaria, 2023 (latest estimate)
75.6
Change from 2022
+2.2%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2023
81.9 years
Projection for 2030
76.7 years
Projection for 2050
79.9 years
Projection for 2100
86.5 years
Position in 2023
98th of 216
Life expectancy estimates and projections in Bulgaria over time
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Bulgaria
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Years. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Bulgaria |
|---|---|
| 2100 | 86.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2095 | 85.9 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2090 | 85.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2085 | 84.7 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2080 | 84.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2075 | 83.4 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2070 | 82.8 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2065 | 82.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2060 | 81.4 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2055 | 80.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2050 | 79.9 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2045 | 79.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2040 | 78.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2035 | 77.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2030 | 76.7 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2025 | 76.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2023 | 75.6 years |
| 2022 | 74.0 years |
| 2021 | 71.4 years |
| 2020 | 73.6 years |
| 2019 | 75.1 years |
| 2018 | 74.9 years |
| 2017 | 74.8 years |
| 2016 | 74.8 years |
| 2015 | 74.6 years |
| 2014 | 74.5 years |
Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +2.2% from 74.0 years in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 74.8 years, the figure has changed by +1.1%.
- Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Bulgaria has the 98th highest value.
More for Bulgaria
All statistics for Bulgaria
Healthy life expectancy
65.4 years
2023 · WHO
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
People reporting good or very good health
64.6%
2025 · Eurostat