BG · 2021 · demo_mlexpec
Life expectancy by age and sex
Bulgaria, 2021
Life expectancy by age and sex
71.2
Bulgaria, 2021
▼ 2.9% vs 2020 (73.3)
Analysis
In 2021, Bulgaria's life expectancy by age and sex decreased by 2.9% compared to 2020, reaching 71.2.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 80.1.
Bulgaria ranks 27th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 4.9% (from 74.9 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset demo_mlexpec, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#27 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
88.9%
EU-27: 80.1
Bulgaria timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · demo_mlexpec