EU 80.77
· European ranking
34 / 35
Down 1 positions compared with previous year
Bulgaria: Life Expectancy
An editorial snapshot of country living conditions with trend, regional spread, and context links.
Latest value
· 2024
75.80 Years
EU 80.77 · -5.0 pp vs Europe
What this indicator measures
Measures the average number of years a newborn would live if the age-specific mortality conditions observed in the reference period remained applicable throughout life.
Higher values generally represent a more favorable situation.
Data source: Eurostat Life expectancy at birth TPS00205
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Regional map
· 2024 · 6 regions
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Internal regions
Comparison of values across the country's regions for this indicator.
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1+1.58
77.00
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2+0.40
76.10
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3-0.13
75.70
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4-0.53
75.40
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5-1.19
74.90
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6-2.51
73.90
More context on this indicator
At a glance
Bulgaria performs less favourably than the European benchmark on Life expectancy at birth, with a large gap. The trend context points to recent stabilization. The wider topic context points to broader pressure. Regional evidence also shows internal variation.
European comparison in Bulgaria
In Bulgaria, Life expectancy stands clearly worse than the European benchmark: 75.8 years versus 80.8 years in 2024, a large gap of 5.0 years.
Recent trend
In Bulgaria, the medium-term pattern shows improvement: the value moved from 75.1 years in 2019 to 75.8 years in 2024. The latest value changes little from 75.8 years in 2023, indicating a pause in the previous improvement.
Regional differences in Bulgaria
In Bulgaria, regional values for Life expectancy are relatively close. Across 6 comparable regions, Yugozapaden records the highest value (77 Years) and Severozapaden the lowest (73.9 Years), a gap of 3.1 years.
Reading within the topic
In Bulgaria, the evidence for Quality of Life & Household Conditions leans towards pressure compared with Europe; related indicators do not provide a sufficiently strong counter-signal. Material recent changes among related indicators lean towards improvement.