BG · 2021 · demo_mlexpec
Life expectancy by age and sex
Bulgaria, 2021
Life expectancy by age and sex
67.7
Bulgaria, 2021
▼ 2.7% vs 2020 (69.6)
Analysis
In 2021, Bulgaria's life expectancy by age and sex decreased by 2.7% compared to 2020, reaching 67.7.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 77.2.
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 5.0% (from 71.3 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
87.7%
EU-27: 77.2
Bulgaria timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · demo_mlexpec