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Bulgaria life expectancy & odds of living to calculator

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Bulgaria ranks 84/197 for average life expectancy at birth, with 72.7 years for males, 79.7 years for females, and 76.1 years for both sexes combined.

Bulgaria life expectancy at birth by year

Average
Male
Female
1x
Year Life expectancy, years
Total Male Female
2026 76.1 72.7 79.7
2025 76 72.5 79.5
2024 75.8 72.3 79.4
2023 75.6 72.2 79.2
2022 74 70.5 77.7
2021 71.4 68 75.1
2020 73.6 70 77.5
2019 75.1 71.6 78.7
2018 74.9 71.5 78.5
2017 74.8 71.4 78.3
2016 74.8 71.3 78.5
2015 74.6 71.2 78.1
2014 74.5 71.1 78
2013 74.8 71.3 78.5
2012 74.3 70.9 77.9
2011 74.2 70.7 77.7
2010 73.8 70.4 77.4
2009 73.7 70.2 77.3
2008 73.3 69.8 77
2007 73 69.5 76.6
2006 72.7 69.2 76.3
2005 72.6 69 76.3
2004 72.6 69.1 76.3
2003 72.4 68.9 76
2002 72.1 68.8 75.6
2001 71.9 68.5 75.4
2000 71.6 68.3 75
1999 71.6 68.2 75.1
1998 70.9 67.3 74.7
1997 70.3 67 73.9
1996 70.8 67.4 74.6
1995 71 67.4 74.9
1994 70.9 67.2 74.8
1993 71.2 67.6 75.1
1992 71.2 67.8 74.8
1991 71.2 68.1 74.5
1990 71.3 68.1 74.8
1989 71.5 68.3 74.9
1988 71.4 68.3 74.8
1987 71.3 68.3 74.6
1986 71.6 68.5 74.8
1985 71 68.1 74.3
1984 71.3 68.4 74.5
1983 71.2 68.4 74.3
1982 71.1 68.4 74
1981 71.5 68.8 74.3
1980 71.1 68.5 73.9
1979 71.2 68.6 74
1978 71.1 68.7 73.7
1977 70.8 68.3 73.5
1976 71.4 69 73.9
1975 71 68.6 73.5
1974 71.2 69 73.6
1973 71.3 69 73.7
1972 70.9 68.6 73.2
1971 70.9 68.6 73.2
1970 71.3 69.1 73.5
1969 70.5 68.3 72.8
1968 71.2 69.2 73.3
1967 70.4 68.4 72.5
1966 71.2 69.3 73.2
1965 71.3 69.4 73.2
1964 71.1 69.4 73
1963 70.3 68.7 72
1962 69.5 67.8 71.3
1961 70.2 68.4 72.1
1960 69.2 67.5 70.9
1959 66.6 65.1 68.2
1958 68.7 67 70.4
1957 66.6 64.9 68.3
1956 65.2 63.5 66.9
1955 64.8 63.1 66.6
1954 64.4 62.7 66.2
1953 64.2 62.5 66
1952 59.6 58.1 61.1
1951 60.7 59.1 62.3
1950 61.5 59.7 63.3

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1950–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Life expectancy is the average age of death for a hypothetical cohort of newborns if they experienced the age-specific mortality rates of one particular year throughout their entire lives. It's a snapshot reflecting mortality rates in a given year that does not account for any future changes in those rates.

In Bulgaria, healthy life expectancy at birth, defined by the World Health Organization as the average number of years a person can expect to live in full health, is 60.4 years for men and 64.6 for women, with a combined average of 62.4 years. People who reach 60 can expect an additional 12.8 healthy years, 11.1 for males and 14.3 for females.

Bulgaria life expectancy calculator

This life expectancy calculator shows the odds of living to 100, 95, 90, and below based on current age for both males and females in Bulgaria, along with mean and median age of death. The calculations are based on the 2026 life tables (actuarial tables) from the UN World Population Prospects.


Mean remaining life expectancy: 47.1 Years

Mean expected age of death: 77.1 Years

Median expected age of death: 79.8 Years

Odds of living to

Target age Survival probability
Average Male Female
40 98.9% 98.5% 99.3%
50 95.9% 94.5% 97.4%
60 88.4% 84.2% 92.9%
65 82.1% 75.6% 89.0%
70 73.9% 64.7% 83.4%
75 63.2% 51.9% 74.8%
80 49.3% 37.3% 61.2%
85 31.5% 21.8% 41.0%
90 14.1% 8.8% 19.1%
95 3.5% 2.0% 5.0%
100 0.4% 0.2% 0.6%

Odds of dying at each age

Average
Male
Female
1x
Age Probability of dying
Average Male Female
100 42.6% 42.7% 42.6%
99 40.2% 40.5% 40.1%
98 37.9% 38.3% 37.7%
97 35.5% 36.2% 35.3%
96 33.1% 34% 32.8%
95 30.7% 31.7% 30.3%
94 28.5% 29.9% 27.9%
93 26.3% 28% 25.6%
92 24.2% 25.7% 23.5%
91 22.1% 23.5% 21.4%
90 20.1% 22% 19.4%
89 18.2% 19.9% 17.5%
88 16.4% 17.8% 15.7%
87 14.7% 16.3% 14%
86 13.2% 14.9% 12.4%
85 11.8% 13.5% 11%
84 10.6% 12.1% 9.79%
83 9.41% 10.9% 8.63%
82 8.45% 10.2% 7.55%
81 7.6% 9.36% 6.64%
80 6.78% 8.48% 5.83%
79 5.96% 7.59% 5.02%
78 5.29% 6.85% 4.37%
77 4.77% 6.25% 3.86%
76 4.32% 5.76% 3.4%
75 3.91% 5.34% 2.98%
74 3.57% 4.97% 2.62%
73 3.31% 4.65% 2.36%
72 3.06% 4.33% 2.14%
71 2.79% 3.97% 1.91%
70 2.54% 3.65% 1.69%
69 2.37% 3.44% 1.52%
68 2.23% 3.26% 1.4%
67 2.09% 3.07% 1.28%
66 1.94% 2.86% 1.15%
65 1.81% 2.66% 1.06%
64 1.69% 2.47% 0.99%
63 1.57% 2.29% 0.92%
62 1.47% 2.13% 0.85%
61 1.38% 2.01% 0.8%
60 1.26% 1.81% 0.74%
59 1.15% 1.64% 0.67%
58 1.08% 1.55% 0.62%
57 0.99% 1.42% 0.57%
56 0.9% 1.27% 0.53%
55 0.83% 1.16% 0.49%
54 0.76% 1.07% 0.44%
53 0.69% 0.99% 0.39%
52 0.63% 0.89% 0.36%
51 0.57% 0.79% 0.34%
50 0.52% 0.71% 0.32%
49 0.48% 0.66% 0.29%
48 0.43% 0.6% 0.26%
47 0.38% 0.51% 0.23%
46 0.33% 0.44% 0.21%
45 0.31% 0.42% 0.2%
44 0.28% 0.37% 0.18%
43 0.24% 0.31% 0.16%
42 0.22% 0.29% 0.14%
41 0.2% 0.27% 0.13%
40 0.18% 0.24% 0.12%
39 0.16% 0.21% 0.11%
38 0.15% 0.2% 0.09%
37 0.14% 0.19% 0.08%
36 0.12% 0.17% 0.08%
35 0.11% 0.15% 0.07%
34 0.11% 0.15% 0.06%
33 0.1% 0.15% 0.06%
32 0.09% 0.12% 0.05%
31 0.08% 0.1% 0.05%
30 0.07% 0.1% 0.04%
29 0.07% 0.09% 0.04%
28 0.07% 0.09% 0.04%
27 0.06% 0.08% 0.04%
26 0.06% 0.09% 0.03%
25 0.06% 0.09% 0.03%
24 0.06% 0.08% 0.03%
23 0.05% 0.07% 0.03%
22 0.05% 0.07% 0.03%
21 0.05% 0.07% 0.03%
20 0.05% 0.08% 0.03%
19 0.06% 0.08% 0.03%
18 0.05% 0.07% 0.03%
17 0.04% 0.05% 0.02%
16 0.03% 0.04% 0.02%
15 0.03% 0.04% 0.02%
14 0.02% 0.03% 0.02%
13 0.02% 0.02% 0.01%
12 0.01% 0.02% 0.01%
11 0.02% 0.02% 0.009%
10 0.01% 0.02% 0.01%
9 0.01% 0.01% 0.01%
8 0.01% 0.02% 0.008%
7 0.01% 0.02% 0.01%
6 0.01% 0.01% 0.01%
5 0.01% 0.02% 0.009%
4 0.01% 0.02% 0.01%
3 0.02% 0.02% 0.02%
2 0.02% 0.02% 0.03%
1 0.04% 0.03% 0.04%
0 0.46% 0.52% 0.39%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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This chart displays the probability of dying at any given age, as mortality rates vary throughout a lifetime.

In Bulgaria, the risk of dying is lowest at age 9 and increases afterward. The annual chance of dying is 0.46% in the birth year, 0.07% at age 30, 1.26% at 60, and 6.78% at 80.

Aging is often defined as the increasing probability of death with age. If a 20-year-old in Bulgaria never aged and faced the same risk of dying every year, their life expectancy would be 1,880 years — 1,325 for males and 3,379 for females.

Life expectancy by current age

Average
Male
Female
1x
Current age, years Total life expectancy, years
Average Male Female
100 101.8 101.7 101.8
99 100.9 100.8 100.9
98 100 99.9 100
97 99.1 99 99.1
96 98.2 98.2 98.3
95 97.4 97.3 97.4
94 96.6 96.5 96.6
93 95.8 95.6 95.8
92 95 94.8 95
91 94.2 94.1 94.3
90 93.5 93.3 93.5
89 92.7 92.5 92.8
88 92 91.8 92.2
87 91.4 91.1 91.5
86 90.7 90.4 90.9
85 90.1 89.8 90.3
84 89.5 89.1 89.7
83 89 88.5 89.2
82 88.4 87.9 88.7
81 87.9 87.3 88.2
80 87.4 86.7 87.8
79 86.9 86.2 87.3
78 86.5 85.6 87
77 86 85.1 86.6
76 85.6 84.6 86.2
75 85.2 84.2 85.9
74 84.8 83.7 85.6
73 84.5 83.2 85.3
72 84.1 82.7 85.1
71 83.8 82.3 84.8
70 83.4 81.9 84.6
69 83.1 81.4 84.3
68 82.8 81 84.1
67 82.4 80.6 83.9
66 82.1 80.2 83.7
65 81.8 79.8 83.5
64 81.5 79.4 83.3
63 81.3 79.1 83.1
62 81 78.7 83
61 80.7 78.4 82.8
60 80.5 78 82.6
59 80.2 77.7 82.5
58 80 77.4 82.3
57 79.8 77.2 82.2
56 79.5 76.9 82
55 79.4 76.6 81.9
54 79.2 76.4 81.8
53 79 76.2 81.7
52 78.8 76 81.6
51 78.7 75.8 81.5
50 78.5 75.6 81.4
49 78.4 75.4 81.3
48 78.2 75.3 81.2
47 78.1 75.1 81.1
46 78 75 81
45 77.9 74.9 81
44 77.8 74.8 80.9
43 77.7 74.7 80.8
42 77.7 74.6 80.8
41 77.6 74.5 80.7
40 77.5 74.4 80.7
39 77.5 74.3 80.6
38 77.4 74.3 80.6
37 77.4 74.2 80.6
36 77.3 74.1 80.5
35 77.3 74.1 80.5
34 77.2 74 80.5
33 77.2 73.9 80.5
32 77.1 73.9 80.4
31 77.1 73.9 80.4
30 77.1 73.8 80.4
29 77 73.8 80.4
28 77 73.7 80.3
27 77 73.7 80.3
26 76.9 73.6 80.3
25 76.9 73.6 80.3
24 76.9 73.6 80.3
23 76.8 73.5 80.3
22 76.8 73.5 80.2
21 76.8 73.5 80.2
20 76.8 73.4 80.2
19 76.7 73.4 80.2
18 76.7 73.3 80.2
17 76.7 73.3 80.1
16 76.7 73.3 80.1
15 76.6 73.3 80.1
14 76.6 73.2 80.1
13 76.6 73.2 80.1
12 76.6 73.2 80.1
11 76.6 73.2 80.1
10 76.6 73.2 80.1
9 76.6 73.2 80.1
8 76.6 73.2 80.1
7 76.6 73.2 80.1
6 76.6 73.2 80
5 76.5 73.1 80
4 76.5 73.1 80
3 76.5 73.1 80
2 76.5 73.1 80
1 76.5 73.1 80
0 76.1 72.7 79.7

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Life expectancy is often mistaken for the average lifespan of an adult. However, an adult has already survived the causes of early-age mortality and can expect to live longer than the figure calculated at birth.

In Bulgaria, a 65-year-old has a total life expectancy of 81.8 years, rising to 83.4 at 70, 85.2 at 75, and 87.4 at 80 — all higher than the 76.1 years calculated at birth.

The chart above accounts for remaining lifespan and displays total life expectancy by age and gender in Bulgaria.

Probability of surviving to a given age

Average
Male
Female
1x
Age Survival probability
Average Male Female
100 0.38% 0.21% 0.56%
99 0.64% 0.34% 0.93%
98 1.03% 0.56% 1.49%
97 1.6% 0.88% 2.3%
96 2.39% 1.33% 3.42%
95 3.44% 1.94% 4.92%
94 4.82% 2.77% 6.82%
93 6.54% 3.84% 9.17%
92 8.62% 5.17% 12%
91 11.1% 6.76% 15.3%
90 13.8% 8.67% 18.9%
89 16.9% 10.8% 22.9%
88 20.2% 13.2% 27.2%
87 23.7% 15.7% 31.6%
86 27.4% 18.5% 36.1%
85 31% 21.4% 40.6%
84 34.7% 24.3% 45%
83 38.3% 27.3% 49.3%
82 41.8% 30.4% 53.3%
81 45.3% 33.5% 57.1%
80 48.6% 36.6% 60.6%
79 51.7% 39.7% 63.8%
78 54.6% 42.6% 66.7%
77 57.3% 45.4% 69.4%
76 59.9% 48.2% 71.8%
75 62.3% 50.9% 74%
74 64.6% 53.6% 76%
73 66.8% 56.2% 77.9%
72 68.9% 58.7% 79.6%
71 70.9% 61.1% 81.1%
70 72.8% 63.5% 82.5%
69 74.5% 65.7% 83.8%
68 76.2% 67.9% 85%
67 77.9% 70.1% 86.1%
66 79.4% 72.2% 87.1%
65 80.9% 74.1% 88%
64 82.2% 76% 88.9%
63 83.6% 77.8% 89.7%
62 84.8% 79.5% 90.5%
61 86% 81.1% 91.2%
60 87.1% 82.6% 91.9%
59 88.1% 84% 92.5%
58 89.1% 85.3% 93.1%
57 90% 86.5% 93.7%
56 90.8% 87.7% 94.1%
55 91.5% 88.7% 94.6%
54 92.2% 89.6% 95%
53 92.9% 90.5% 95.4%
52 93.5% 91.3% 95.7%
51 94% 92.1% 96.1%
50 94.5% 92.7% 96.4%
49 94.9% 93.3% 96.7%
48 95.4% 93.9% 96.9%
47 95.7% 94.4% 97.1%
46 96% 94.8% 97.3%
45 96.3% 95.2% 97.5%
44 96.6% 95.6% 97.7%
43 96.8% 95.9% 97.9%
42 97% 96.1% 98%
41 97.2% 96.4% 98.1%
40 97.4% 96.6% 98.3%
39 97.6% 96.8% 98.4%
38 97.7% 97% 98.5%
37 97.9% 97.2% 98.5%
36 98% 97.4% 98.6%
35 98.1% 97.5% 98.7%
34 98.2% 97.7% 98.7%
33 98.3% 97.8% 98.8%
32 98.4% 97.9% 98.9%
31 98.4% 98% 98.9%
30 98.5% 98.1% 98.9%
29 98.6% 98.2% 99%
28 98.7% 98.3% 99%
27 98.7% 98.4% 99.1%
26 98.8% 98.5% 99.1%
25 98.8% 98.6% 99.1%
24 98.9% 98.6% 99.2%
23 98.9% 98.7% 99.2%
22 99% 98.8% 99.2%
21 99% 98.9% 99.2%
20 99.1% 98.9% 99.3%
19 99.2% 99% 99.3%
18 99.2% 99.1% 99.3%
17 99.2% 99.1% 99.4%
16 99.3% 99.2% 99.4%
15 99.3% 99.2% 99.4%
14 99.3% 99.2% 99.4%
13 99.3% 99.3% 99.4%
12 99.4% 99.3% 99.4%
11 99.4% 99.3% 99.4%
10 99.4% 99.3% 99.5%
9 99.4% 99.3% 99.5%
8 99.4% 99.3% 99.5%
7 99.4% 99.4% 99.5%
6 99.4% 99.4% 99.5%
5 99.4% 99.4% 99.5%
4 99.5% 99.4% 99.5%
3 99.5% 99.4% 99.5%
2 99.5% 99.4% 99.6%
1 99.5% 99.5% 99.6%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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This chart shows the odds of living to each age from birth. In Bulgaria, 87.1% of newborns are expected to live past 60, 72.8% past 70, 48.6% past 80, 13.8% past 90, and only 0.38% past 100.

For longevity rates starting from a different age, use the calculator provided above.

Compare Bulgaria Life expectancy vs other countries

Death rate by age in Bulgaria

Total
Male
Female
1x
Age Death rate
Total Male Female
100 11.6 0 32.4
99 257.1 139.5 372
98 389 214 562
97 567 317 811
96 791 451 1,123
95 1,058 616 1,491
94 1,372 826 1,905
93 1,721 1,076 2,352
92 2,082 1,328 2,820
91 2,440 1,591 3,273
90 2,790 1,902 3,665
89 3,085 2,156 4,006
88 3,313 2,348 4,273
87 3,495 2,570 4,422
86 3,621 2,762 4,487
85 3,678 2,885 4,481
84 3,664 2,939 4,406
83 3,605 2,985 4,249
82 3,536 3,088 4,020
81 3,444 3,140 3,791
80 3,296 3,106 3,532
79 3,081 3,010 3,202
78 2,888 2,915 2,917
77 2,732 2,839 2,678
76 2,584 2,776 2,442
75 2,439 2,719 2,208
74 2,308 2,664 1,994
73 2,210 2,613 1,837
72 2,111 2,542 1,703
71 1,975 2,428 1,548
70 1,847 2,318 1,394
69 1,764 2,261 1,277
68 1,701 2,214 1,191
67 1,630 2,152 1,104
66 1,540 2,066 1,002
65 1,462 1,975 930
64 1,389 1,881 880
63 1,313 1,781 825
62 1,246 1,696 772
61 1,189 1,628 728
60 1,100 1,498 676
59 1,011 1,374 624
58 961 1,318 581
57 895 1,227 538
56 818 1,113 498
55 755 1,024 462
54 701 958 420
53 643 895 371
52 587 814 345
51 536 728 329
50 489 658 305
49 452 612 279.6
48 414 562 253.9
47 362 484 228.2
46 320 422 207.9
45 303 401 195
44 269.4 353 177.6
43 230.5 297.7 157.1
42 209.5 274 139.2
41 196.4 259.3 127.9
40 177.6 229.7 121.7
39 158.6 208.2 105.8
38 144.8 196.7 89.4
37 135.5 185.2 82.5
36 119.3 161.1 75
35 105.7 142.3 66.9
34 104.1 144.4 61.2
33 100.7 142 56.5
32 84.5 116 51
31 74.7 102.1 45.6
30 71.3 98.7 42.2
29 68.3 93.2 41.6
28 64.2 85.9 40.9
27 61.1 83.3 37.8
26 61.1 89 32
25 61 91.4 28.7
24 57.4 81.5 31.4
23 52.9 72.3 31.9
22 49.7 68.3 29.9
21 49.4 69.7 27.9
20 52.7 74.7 29.4
19 56.6 77.7 34.1
18 49 66.9 30
17 37.4 51.7 22.4
16 31.3 42.9 19.1
15 27.2 35.5 18.4
14 22.6 27.7 17.1
13 17.1 20.6 13.4
12 14 18 9.73
11 14.9 20.2 9.28
10 13.7 15.8 11.5
9 11.9 12.2 11.6
8 12.4 16.3 8.27
7 13.7 16.2 11
6 14.1 14.8 13.4
5 13.1 17.3 8.71
4 14.8 19.6 9.7
3 20.8 19.1 22.5
2 24.8 24.5 25
1 36.6 33.6 39.8
0 456 519 390

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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This chart shows the number of deaths by age up to 100 for 3 cohorts of 100,000 newborns each — male, female, and both combined — illustrating how expected mortality is distributed throughout life.

In Bulgaria, the most probable age of death — the age at which the highest number of deaths occur — is 85 for both sexes combined, 81 for males, and 86 for females. Vertical lines mark the median age of death: 75.3 for men, 82.8 for women, and 79.5 combined, meaning only half of each cohort is expected to live past that age.

Note that this chart does not show rates per 100,000 population, as those would be skewed by age structure and reflect Bulgaria's demographics more than its death rate.

Life expectancy in other countries

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Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Data sources:

  1. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1950–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  2. World Health Organization (WHO) | Global Health Observatory (2021, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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