Alcohol consumption in Bulgaria
Recorded alcohol consumption in Bulgaria was 12.61 litres of pure alcohol per person aged 15 and over in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1963.
Bulgaria, 2024
12.61
Change from 2023
+1.0%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
10.24 litres
Position in 2024
3rd of 187
Alcohol consumption in Bulgaria over time
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Bulgaria
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Litres of pure alcohol per person aged 15+. Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Bulgaria |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 12.61 litres |
| 2023 | 12.49 litres |
| 2022 | 12.57 litres |
| 2021 | 12.23 litres |
| 2020 | 11.96 litres |
| 2019 | 12.27 litres |
| 2018 | 12.09 litres |
| 2017 | 11.73 litres |
| 2016 | 11.57 litres |
| 2015 | 11.32 litres |
| 2014 | 10.65 litres |
| 2013 | 11.02 litres |
| 2012 | 11.02 litres |
| 2011 | 10.96 litres |
| 2010 | 10.67 litres |
| 2009 | 10.51 litres |
| 2008 | 10.99 litres |
| 2007 | 10.83 litres |
| 2006 | 10.43 litres |
| 2005 | 10.02 litres |
| 2004 | 10.24 litres |
| 2003 | 9.92 litres |
| 2002 | 9.62 litres |
| 2001 | 9.72 litres |
| 2000 | 9.34 litres |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.0% from 12.49 litres in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 10.65 litres, the figure has changed by +18.4%.
- Among the 187 countries with data for 2024, Bulgaria has the 3rd highest value.
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All statistics for Bulgaria
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
Health spending share of GDP
8.5%
2024 · Eurostat