A blood pressure status measuring apparatus includes a first photoplethysmographic sensor that includes a light emitting element) outputting near-infrared light and acquires a photoplethysmographic signal of a carotid artery, a second photoplethysmographic sensor that includes a light emitting element outputting blue to yellow-green light and acquires a photoplethysmographic signal of an arteriole or a capillary near the carotid artery, a pulse wave propagation time measuring unit that acquires a pulse wave propagation time on the basis of the photoplethysmographic signal of the carotid artery and the photoplethysmographic signal of the arteriole or the capillary near the carotid artery, a pulse wave propagation time change acquisition unit that acquires a temporal change of the pulse wave propagation time after measurement is started, and a blood pressure status measuring unit that measures circulatory dynamics including a blood pressure status on the basis of the temporal change of the pulse wave propagation time after measurement is started.