Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex was 0.0893 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0893
Change on year
down 6.0%
World rank
153rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.3012
in 1947
All-time low
0.0893
in 2023
Years of data
77
1947–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Bulgaria, 1947–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 0.0893 for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 77 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.0% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Bulgaria peaked at 0.3012 in 1947 and was at its lowest, 0.0893, in 2023.
Bulgaria ranks 153rd of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 77 years of available data.
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1947 | 0.3012 | — |
| 1948 | 0.2859 | -5.1% |
| 1949 | 0.2589 | -9.4% |
| 1950 | 0.2334 | -9.9% |
| 1951 | 0.2383 | +2.1% |
| 1952 | 0.2339 | -1.8% |
| 1953 | 0.2004 | -14.3% |
| 1954 | 0.1985 | -1.0% |
| 1955 | 0.1948 | -1.8% |
| 1956 | 0.1795 | -7.9% |
| 1957 | 0.1748 | -2.6% |
| 1958 | 0.158 | -9.6% |
| 1959 | 0.161 | +1.9% |
| 1960 | 0.1472 | -8.6% |
| 1961 | 0.1369 | -7.0% |
| 1962 | 0.1319 | -3.7% |
| 1963 | 0.1324 | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 0.1279 | -3.4% |
| 1965 | 0.1222 | -4.5% |
| 1966 | 0.124 | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 0.1244 | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.1222 | -1.8% |
| 1969 | 0.1196 | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.1165 | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.1152 | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 0.1144 | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.1144 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1134 | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.1101 | -2.9% |
| 1976 | 0.1107 | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.1108 | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1119 | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1083 | -3.2% |
| 1980 | 0.1077 | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.107 | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.1079 | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.1044 | -3.2% |
| 1984 | 0.1059 | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.1041 | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.102 | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.103 | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1024 | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.1027 | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.1033 | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.1045 | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1065 | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.1039 | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.1065 | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1041 | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.1045 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1088 | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 0.104 | -4.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1035 | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1022 | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.1018 | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1001 | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0984 | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0992 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0978 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0987 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0964 | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0957 | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0952 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0947 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0934 | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0913 | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0914 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0938 | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0918 | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0917 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0916 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0925 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0913 | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0945 | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1005 | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0949 | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0893 | -6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.282 | 0.2589 | 0.3012 | 3 |
| 1950s | 0.1972 | 0.158 | 0.2383 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1289 | 0.1196 | 0.1472 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1126 | 0.1083 | 0.1165 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1047 | 0.102 | 0.1079 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.105 | 0.1033 | 0.1088 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0985 | 0.0952 | 0.1022 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0923 | 0.0913 | 0.0947 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0948 | 0.0893 | 0.1005 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 150 Montserrat 0.0902 compare
- 151 Saint Helena 0.0899 compare
- 152 Chile 0.0897 compare
- 154 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.089 compare
- 155 Tunisia 0.0884 compare
- 156 Lithuania 0.0884 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Bulgaria
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.75 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 5,224 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 1.41 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 29.97 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 30.0% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Bulgaria?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Bulgaria was 0.0893 in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3012 in 1947.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0893 in 2023.
- How does Bulgaria rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- Bulgaria ranks 153rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Level of inequality in lifespans, measured between 0 and 1.