Survival ages across the population in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Survival ages across the population was 23.44 years in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Survival ages across the population in Bulgaria, 1947–2021
Source: Alvarez & Vaupel (2023); Human Mortality Database (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2021, survival ages across the population in Bulgaria stood at 23.44 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.4% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival ages across the population in Bulgaria peaked at 25.86 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.08 years, in 1947.
Bulgaria ranks 38th of 41 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.0867 years | 0.08 years | 0.09 years | 3 |
| 1950s | 0.147 years | 0.11 years | 0.22 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.418 years | 0.26 years | 0.51 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.1 years | 0.63 years | 2.41 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5 years | 2.37 years | 8.41 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.68 years | 3.3 years | 7.77 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.98 years | 12.57 years | 18.91 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.47 years | 19.18 years | 24.17 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.65 years | 23.44 years | 25.86 years | 2 |
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More population data for Bulgaria
- World population growth -0.7% (2100)
- Population density 32.53 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 146,527 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.7% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.72 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.72 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 108,747 people (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.72 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 1.75 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 1.73 children per women (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival ages across the population in Bulgaria?
- Survival ages across the population in Bulgaria was 23.44 years in 2021, according to Alvarez & Vaupel (2023); Human Mortality Database (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest survival ages across the population recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 25.86 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest survival ages across the population recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.08 years in 1947.
- How does Bulgaria rank for survival ages across the population?
- Bulgaria ranks 38th out of 41 countries with data for 2021.
- Is survival ages across the population rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Alvarez & Vaupel (2023); Human Mortality Database (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Survival ages across the population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The age until which the 1st percentile (99% of the population) of the population would survive until, if they experienced the same age-specific death rates throughout their whole lives as the age-specific death rates seen in that particular year.