Female life expectancy — all countries

Female life expectancy — North Macedonia

Female life expectancy in North Macedonia in 2024 — 78.86 years. Ranked 103 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 30.6%.

2024 78.86 years +1.65% vs 2023
World rank 103of 217
Period maximum 78.86 years2024
Period minimum 59.55 years1962

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Female life expectancy — North Macedonia, 1960–202455606570758019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 60.39 years1962: 59.55 years1964: 62.05 years1966: 64.2 years1968: 65.25 years1970: 65.77 years1972: 66.68 years1974: 68.66 years1976: 69.42 years1978: 70.37 years1980: 70.67 years1982: 71.36 years1984: 72.23 years1986: 72.06 years1988: 72.37 years1990: 73.27 years1992: 73.48 years1994: 74.1 years1996: 74.8 years1998: 74.5 years2000: 75.2 years2002: 75.6 years2004: 75.8 years2006: 76.2 years2008: 76.5 years2010: 77.2 years2012: 76.9 years2014: 77.5 years2016: 77.5 years2018: 78.8 years2020: 76.7 years2022: 76.74 years2024: 78.86 years
Change over the period: +18.47 (+30.59%) Average annual rate: 0.42 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: North Macedonia

North Macedonia 78.86 years
World 75.97 years
Europe & Central Asia 81.79 years
Southern Europe computed 85.19 years
Upper-middle-income countries computed 79.14 years
Female life expectancy — North Macedonia, by year North Macedonia All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 78.86 +1.28 +1.65%
2023 77.58 +0.84 +1.09%
2022 76.74 +1.24 +1.64%
2021 75.5 −1.2 −1.56%
2020 76.7 −1.9 −2.42%
2019 78.6 −0.2 −0.25%
2018 78.8 +0.9 +1.16%
2017 77.9 +0.4 +0.52%
2016 77.5 +0.1 +0.13%
2015 77.4 −0.1 −0.13%
2014 77.5 +0 +0%
2013 77.5 +0.6 +0.78%
2012 76.9 −0.3 −0.39%
2011 77.2 +0 +0%
2010 77.2 +0.5 +0.65%
2009 76.7 +0.2 +0.26%
2008 76.5 +0.6 +0.79%
2007 75.9 −0.3 −0.39%
2006 76.2 +0.3 +0.4%
2005 75.9 +0.1 +0.13%
2004 75.8 +0.1 +0.13%
2003 75.7 +0.1 +0.13%
2002 75.6 −0.5 −0.66%
2001 76.1 +0.9 +1.2%
2000 75.2 −0.1 −0.13%
1999 75.3 +0.8 +1.07%
1998 74.5 −0.2 −0.27%
1997 74.7 −0.1 −0.13%
1996 74.8 +0.8 +1.08%
1995 74 −0.1 −0.13%
1994 74.1 −0.04 −0.05%
1993 74.14 +0.65 +0.89%
1992 73.48 −0.29 −0.39%
1991 73.77 +0.5 +0.69%
1990 73.27 +0.38 +0.52%
1989 72.89 +0.52 +0.72%
1988 72.37 +0.16 +0.23%
1987 72.2 +0.14 +0.2%
1986 72.06 −0.26 −0.36%
1985 72.32 +0.09 +0.12%
1984 72.23 +0.79 +1.11%
1983 71.44 +0.09 +0.12%
1982 71.36 +0.08 +0.11%
1981 71.28 +0.61 +0.86%
1980 70.67 −0.22 −0.32%
1979 70.9 +0.53 +0.75%
1978 70.37 +0.66 +0.95%
1977 69.7 +0.28 +0.4%
1976 69.42 +0.89 +1.3%
1975 68.53 −0.12 −0.18%
1974 68.66 −0.25 −0.36%
1973 68.91 +2.23 +3.34%
1972 66.68 +0.47 +0.7%
1971 66.21 +0.44 +0.67%
1970 65.77 +0.85 +1.31%
1969 64.92 −0.33 −0.51%
1968 65.25 +0.57 +0.87%
1967 64.69 +0.49 +0.76%
1966 64.2 +0.68 +1.08%
1965 63.51 +1.46 +2.35%
1964 62.05 −0.01 −0.02%
1963 62.07 +2.52 +4.23%
1962 59.55 −2.58 −4.16%
1961 62.13 +1.74 +2.89%
1960 60.39

About the indicator

Life expectancy at birth for women. The female advantage holds almost everywhere and is explained by both biology and behavior: men die more often from external causes, smoke and drink more, and turn to doctors less. Where maternal mortality is high the advantage narrows — the only factor that works in the opposite direction.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by the female population rather than by the whole population. The difference from male life expectancy is the gap that is usually asked about.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.