Female life expectancy — all countries

Female life expectancy — Saudi Arabia

Female life expectancy in Saudi Arabia in 2024 — 81.33 years. Ranked 67 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 70.6%.

2024 81.33 years +0.21% vs 2023
World rank 67of 217
Period maximum 81.33 years2024
Period minimum 47.67 years1960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Female life expectancy — Saudi Arabia, 1960–202440506070809019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 47.67 years1962: 48.81 years1964: 50.03 years1966: 51.39 years1968: 52.91 years1970: 54.66 years1972: 56.62 years1974: 58.67 years1976: 60.67 years1978: 62.56 years1980: 64.3 years1982: 65.85 years1984: 67.23 years1986: 68.49 years1988: 69.64 years1990: 70.68 years1992: 71.61 years1994: 72.41 years1996: 73.11 years1998: 73.74 years2000: 74.34 years2002: 75.06 years2004: 75.9 years2006: 76.82 years2008: 77.57 years2010: 78.04 years2012: 78.48 years2014: 79.21 years2016: 80.11 years2018: 80.54 years2020: 80.06 years2022: 80.16 years2024: 81.33 years
Change over the period: +33.66 (+70.61%) Average annual rate: 0.84 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia 81.33 years
World 75.97 years
Western Asia computed 78 years
High-income countries computed 83.24 years
Female life expectancy — Saudi Arabia, by year Saudi Arabia All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 81.33 +0.17 +0.21%
2023 81.16 +1 +1.24%
2022 80.16 +0.28 +0.35%
2021 79.88 −0.17 −0.22%
2020 80.06 −0.32 −0.4%
2019 80.38 −0.17 −0.21%
2018 80.54 +0.11 +0.14%
2017 80.43 +0.32 +0.4%
2016 80.11 +0.43 +0.54%
2015 79.68 +0.47 +0.59%
2014 79.21 +0.42 +0.53%
2013 78.79 +0.31 +0.4%
2012 78.48 +0.24 +0.3%
2011 78.24 +0.21 +0.26%
2010 78.04 +0.23 +0.29%
2009 77.81 +0.24 +0.31%
2008 77.57 +0.34 +0.44%
2007 77.23 +0.41 +0.54%
2006 76.82 +0.46 +0.6%
2005 76.36 +0.46 +0.6%
2004 75.9 +0.44 +0.58%
2003 75.46 +0.4 +0.54%
2002 75.06 +0.37 +0.49%
2001 74.69 +0.34 +0.46%
2000 74.34 +0.29 +0.4%
1999 74.05 +0.31 +0.41%
1998 73.74 +0.31 +0.42%
1997 73.43 +0.32 +0.44%
1996 73.11 +0.34 +0.47%
1995 72.77 +0.36 +0.5%
1994 72.41 +0.39 +0.54%
1993 72.02 +0.41 +0.58%
1992 71.61 +0.45 +0.64%
1991 71.15 +0.47 +0.66%
1990 70.68 +0.51 +0.73%
1989 70.17 +0.54 +0.77%
1988 69.64 +0.56 +0.82%
1987 69.07 +0.59 +0.86%
1986 68.49 +0.62 +0.91%
1985 67.87 +0.63 +0.94%
1984 67.23 +0.67 +1.01%
1983 66.56 +0.71 +1.08%
1982 65.85 +0.75 +1.16%
1981 65.1 +0.8 +1.24%
1980 64.3 +0.85 +1.34%
1979 63.44 +0.88 +1.41%
1978 62.56 +0.93 +1.51%
1977 61.63 +0.96 +1.58%
1976 60.67 +1 +1.68%
1975 59.67 +1 +1.71%
1974 58.67 +1.03 +1.78%
1973 57.64 +1.02 +1.81%
1972 56.62 +1 +1.8%
1971 55.62 +0.96 +1.76%
1970 54.66 +0.9 +1.67%
1969 53.76 +0.84 +1.6%
1968 52.91 +0.79 +1.51%
1967 52.13 +0.74 +1.44%
1966 51.39 +0.7 +1.37%
1965 50.69 +0.66 +1.33%
1964 50.03 +0.62 +1.26%
1963 49.41 +0.6 +1.23%
1962 48.81 +0.58 +1.2%
1961 48.23 +0.56 +1.17%
1960 47.67

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.