Bulgaria (2024)
16.9
years
+0.6% YoY
YoY Change
+0.6%
years
Trend
up
Series length
20
years of data

Data

Bulgaria Life Expectancy at Age 65 (2024) — source data. Eurostat.
Year years YoY Change
2024 16.9 +0.6%
2023 16.8 +8.4%
2022 15.5 +13.1%
2021 13.7 -9.3%
2020 15.1 -6.8%
2019 16.2 +0.6%
2018 16.1 +0.6%
2017 16 -0.6%
2016 16.1 +1.3%
2015 15.9 unchanged
2014 15.9 -1.9%
2013 16.2 +2.5%
2012 15.8 unchanged
2011 15.8 +1.3%
2010 15.6 unchanged
2009 15.6 +2.0%
2008 15.3 +2.0%
2007 15 +0.7%
2006 14.9 +1.4%
2005 14.7 n/a

About this Dataset

Bulgaria recorded 16.9 years in 2024. The latest change was +0.1. Across 2005–2024 the series ranges from 13.7 in 2021 to 16.9 in 2024.

This page tracks life expectancy at age 65 in Bulgaria from 2005 to present. Remaining years of life at retirement age is a key driver of pension system sustainability.

Data sourced from Eurostat via SDMX REST API. Values use harmonised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks life expectancy at age 65 in Bulgaria from 2005 to present. Remaining years of life at retirement age is a key driver of pension system sustainability. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2024. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2005–2024 (20 observations).

The series peaked at 16.9 years in 2024 and reached its lowest recorded value of 13.7 in 2021. The latest reading of 16.9 in 2024 represents a change of +0.1.