Women survival to age 65 in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Women survival to age 65 was 87.62 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Women survival to age 65 in Bulgaria, 1960–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 87.62 for women survival to age 65 in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women survival to age 65 in Bulgaria peaked at 87.62 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 77.81, in 1960.
That places Bulgaria 91st out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Women survival to age 65 in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 77.81 | — |
| 1961 | 78.94 | +1.5% |
| 1962 | 78.5 | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 79.27 | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 80.83 | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 81.27 | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 81.28 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 80.61 | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 81.29 | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 80.92 | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 81.77 | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 81.61 | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 81.6 | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 82.28 | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 82.17 | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 82.25 | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 82.47 | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 82.07 | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 82.09 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 82.57 | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 82.62 | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 82.94 | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 82.47 | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 83.02 | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 82.78 | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 82.71 | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 83.43 | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 83.3 | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 83.28 | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 83.65 | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 83.25 | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 83.04 | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 82.87 | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 83.56 | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 83.15 | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 83.08 | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 82.95 | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 81.76 | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 83.08 | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 83.5 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 83.3 | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 83.96 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 84.23 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 84.72 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 84.84 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 84.81 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 84.77 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 85.22 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 85.68 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 85.91 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 85.97 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 86.2 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 86.61 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 87.12 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 85.94 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 86.28 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 86.22 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 86.23 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 86.18 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 86.76 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 84.52 | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 80.96 | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 85.18 | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 87.33 | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 87.62 | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 80.07 | 77.81 | 81.29 | 10 |
| 1970s | 82.09 | 81.6 | 82.57 | 10 |
| 1980s | 83.02 | 82.47 | 83.65 | 10 |
| 1990s | 83.02 | 81.76 | 83.56 | 10 |
| 2000s | 84.75 | 83.3 | 85.91 | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.35 | 85.94 | 87.12 | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.12 | 80.96 | 87.62 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More gender data for Bulgaria
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 907.24 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.48 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 29,446 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 31,195 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 29,990 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 31,775 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 30,724 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 32,554 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 29,940 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 31,598 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women survival to age 65 in Bulgaria?
- Women survival to age 65 in Bulgaria was 87.62 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women survival to age 65 recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 87.62 in 2024.
- What is the lowest women survival to age 65 recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.81 in 1960.
- How does Bulgaria rank for women survival to age 65?
- Bulgaria ranks 91st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is women survival to age 65 rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Women survival to age 65. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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