Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Bulgaria

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2023, the total life expectancy at birth for Bulgaria was 75.71 years. A difference of +1.55 compared to 2022. The most recent figures on male and female life expectancies at birth for Bulgaria were 72 years and 79.6 years respectively in 2023.

You can see similar information for other countries.

The World Bank defines life expectancy at birth as "the average number of years a newborn is expected to live if mortality patterns at the time of its birth remain constant in the future".

The chart and table below shows the total, male, and female life expectancies of Bulgaria for recent years.

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Data Source: World Bank.
Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Bulgaria (Years)
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Female
Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Bulgaria (Years)
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Year Total (Yrs) Male (Yrs) Female (Yrs)
1960 69.25 67.55 71.03
1961 70.2 68.42 72.06
1962 69.49 67.77 71.3
1963 70.31 68.68 72.02
1964 71.12 69.37 72.96
1965 71.29 69.45 73.23
1966 71.22 69.36 73.18
1967 70.41 68.37 72.56
1968 71.22 69.23 73.32
1969 70.43 68.23 72.74
1970 71.26 69.11 73.51
1971 70.87 68.62 73.24
1972 70.9 68.68 73.23
1973 71.34 69.03 73.77
1974 71.21 68.93 73.6
1975 71.05 68.64 73.58
1976 71.4 68.99 73.92
1977 70.82 68.26 73.5
1978 71.19 68.77 73.72
1979 71.31 68.64 74.11
1980 71.16 68.46 73.99
1981 71.57 68.85 74.43
1982 71.19 68.43 74.08
1983 71.39 68.44 74.48
1984 71.5 68.49 74.66
1985 71.23 68.15 74.46
1986 71.73 68.56 75.06
1987 71.53 68.4 74.81
1988 71.6 68.38 74.99
1989 71.72 68.42 75.19
1990 71.64 68.3 75.15
1991 71.56 68.4 74.88
1992 71.49 68.07 75.09
1993 71.35 67.62 75.26
1994 71.21 67.36 75.25
1995 71.05 67.39 74.9
1996 70.9 67.39 74.58
1997 70.35 67 73.87
1998 71.06 67.5 74.8
1999 71.41 67.9 75.1
2000 71.66 68.2 75.3
2001 71.77 68.5 75.2
2002 71.87 68.5 75.4
2003 72.07 68.7 75.6
2004 72.56 69.1 76.2
2005 72.56 69 76.3
2006 72.61 69.1 76.3
2007 72.66 69.2 76.3
2008 72.96 69.5 76.6
2009 73.41 69.9 77.1
2010 73.51 70 77.2
2011 74.16 70.7 77.8
2012 74.32 70.9 77.9
2013 74.86 71.3 78.6
2014 74.47 71.1 78
2015 74.61 71.2 78.2
2016 74.81 71.3 78.5
2017 74.82 71.4 78.4
2018 74.96 71.5 78.6
2019 75.11 71.6 78.8
2020 73.36 69.6 77.3
2021 71.21 67.7 74.9
2022 74.16 70.6 77.9
2023 75.71 72 79.6