BG · 2023 · demo_mlexpec
Life expectancy by age and sex
Bulgaria, 2023
Life expectancy by age and sex
72.0
Bulgaria, 2023
▲ 2.0% vs 2022 (70.6)
Analysis
In 2023, Bulgaria's life expectancy by age and sex increased by 2.0% compared to 2022, reaching 72.0.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 78.7.
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 grown by 0.7% (from 71.5 in 2018).
Source: Eurostat dataset demo_mlexpec, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2023
#26 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2023
91.5%
EU-27: 78.7
Bulgaria timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · demo_mlexpec