Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections in Bulgaria
At age 65, people in Bulgaria could expect to live 16.5 more years in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1950.
Bulgaria, 2023 (latest estimate)
16.5
Change from 2022
+6.1%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2023
19.9 years
Projection for 2030
17.2 years
Projection for 2050
19.0 years
Projection for 2100
23.6 years
Position in 2023
103rd of 216
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections in Bulgaria over time
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Bulgaria
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
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 | 23.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2095 | 23.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2090 | 22.7 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2085 | 22.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2080 | 21.8 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2075 | 21.4 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2070 | 20.9 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2065 | 20.4 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2060 | 20.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2055 | 19.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2050 | 19.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2045 | 18.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2040 | 18.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2035 | 17.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2030 | 17.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2025 | 16.7 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2023 | 16.5 years |
| 2022 | 15.6 years |
| 2021 | 13.7 years |
| 2020 | 15.1 years |
| 2019 | 16.3 years |
| 2018 | 16.2 years |
| 2017 | 16.0 years |
| 2016 | 16.2 years |
| 2015 | 15.9 years |
| 2014 | 15.9 years |
Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +6.1% from 15.6 years in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 16.1 years, the figure has changed by +2.7%.
- Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Bulgaria has the 103rd highest value.
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Life expectancy at age 65
16.9 years
2024 · Eurostat
Life expectancy estimates and projections
75.6 years
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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
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Practising physicians
467 per 100,000 people
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