BG · 2022 · demo_mlexpec
Life expectancy by age and sex
Bulgaria, 2022
Life expectancy by age and sex
70.6
Bulgaria, 2022
▲ 4.3% vs 2021 (67.7)
Analysis
In 2022, Bulgaria's life expectancy by age and sex increased by 4.3% compared to 2021, reaching 70.6.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 77.9.
Bulgaria ranks 26th 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 1.1% (from 71.4 in 2017).
Source: Eurostat dataset demo_mlexpec, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2022
#26 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2022
90.6%
EU-27: 77.9
Bulgaria timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · demo_mlexpec