BG · 2022 · demo_mlexpec
Life expectancy by age and sex
Bulgaria, 2022
Life expectancy by age and sex
74.2
Bulgaria, 2022
▲ 4.2% vs 2021 (71.2)
Analysis
In 2022, Bulgaria's life expectancy by age and sex increased by 4.2% compared to 2021, reaching 74.2.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 80.6.
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 0.8% (from 74.8 in 2017).
Source: Eurostat dataset demo_mlexpec, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2022
#27 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2022
92.1%
EU-27: 80.6
Bulgaria timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · demo_mlexpec