BG · 2021 · demo_mlexpec
Life expectancy by age and sex
Bulgaria, 2021
Life expectancy by age and sex
74.9
Bulgaria, 2021
▼ 3.1% vs 2020 (77.3)
Analysis
In 2021, Bulgaria's life expectancy by age and sex decreased by 3.1% compared to 2020, reaching 74.9.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 82.9.
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 4.6% (from 78.5 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
90.3%
EU-27: 82.9
Bulgaria timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · demo_mlexpec