Life expectancy at birth — all countries

Life expectancy at birth — Libya

Life expectancy at birth in Libya in 2024 — 71.1 years. Ranked 147 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 74.5%.

2024 71.1 years +2.57% vs 2023
World rank 147of 217
Period maximum 74.5 years2022
Period minimum 40.8 years1960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Life expectancy at birth — Libya, 1960–2024405060708019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 40.8 years1962: 44.1 years1964: 47.7 years1966: 50.9 years1968: 53.8 years1970: 56.4 years1972: 58.7 years1974: 60.7 years1976: 62.4 years1978: 63.8 years1980: 64.8 years1982: 65.8 years1984: 66.7 years1986: 67.8 years1988: 68.6 years1990: 69.3 years1992: 70 years1994: 70.5 years1996: 70.7 years1998: 70.7 years2000: 70.5 years2002: 70.8 years2004: 71.2 years2006: 71.6 years2008: 71.9 years2010: 72.2 years2012: 72.2 years2014: 71.3 years2016: 71.8 years2018: 73.2 years2020: 72.4 years2022: 74.5 years2024: 71.1 years
Change over the period: +30.4 (+74.52%) Average annual rate: 0.87 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Libya 71.1 years
World 73.5 years
Northern Africa computed 72.3 years
Upper-middle-income countries computed 76.3 years
Life expectancy at birth — Libya, by year Libya All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 71.1 +1.8 +2.57%
2023 69.3 −5.1 −6.88%
2022 74.5 +2.4 +3.33%
2021 72.1 −0.3 −0.45%
2020 72.4 −0.6 −0.76%
2019 72.9 −0.2 −0.29%
2018 73.2 +0.4 +0.59%
2017 72.7 +0.9 +1.28%
2016 71.8 +0.2 +0.22%
2015 71.6 +0.3 +0.48%
2014 71.3 −1 −1.44%
2013 72.3 +0.2 +0.21%
2012 72.2 +2.2 +3.2%
2011 70 −2.2 −3.11%
2010 72.2 +0.1 +0.17%
2009 72.1 +0.1 +0.19%
2008 71.9 +0.1 +0.21%
2007 71.8 +0.2 +0.22%
2006 71.6 +0.2 +0.27%
2005 71.4 +0.2 +0.32%
2004 71.2 +0.2 +0.3%
2003 71 +0.2 +0.29%
2002 70.8 +0.1 +0.19%
2001 70.7 +0.1 +0.16%
2000 70.5 −0.1 −0.08%
1999 70.6 −0.1 −0.08%
1998 70.7 −0.1 −0.09%
1997 70.7 −0 −0.02%
1996 70.7 +0.1 +0.13%
1995 70.6 +0.2 +0.24%
1994 70.5 +0.2 +0.32%
1993 70.2 +0.3 +0.39%
1992 70 +0.3 +0.49%
1991 69.6 +0.3 +0.47%
1990 69.3 +0.3 +0.48%
1989 69 +0.4 +0.54%
1988 68.6 +0.4 +0.51%
1987 68.3 +0.5 +0.67%
1986 67.8 +0.5 +0.77%
1985 67.3 +0.5 +0.8%
1984 66.7 +0.5 +0.74%
1983 66.3 +0.5 +0.75%
1982 65.8 +0.5 +0.79%
1981 65.3 +0.5 +0.71%
1980 64.8 +0.5 +0.73%
1979 64.3 +0.5 +0.83%
1978 63.8 +0.7 +1.06%
1977 63.1 +0.7 +1.09%
1976 62.4 +0.8 +1.34%
1975 61.6 +0.9 +1.5%
1974 60.7 +1 +1.67%
1973 59.7 +1 +1.75%
1972 58.7 +1.1 +1.91%
1971 57.6 +1.2 +2.14%
1970 56.4 +1.2 +2.19%
1969 55.2 +1.3 +2.46%
1968 53.8 +1.4 +2.64%
1967 52.5 +1.5 +2.98%
1966 50.9 +1.7 +3.38%
1965 49.3 +1.6 +3.41%
1964 47.7 +2.1 +4.54%
1963 45.6 +1.5 +3.42%
1962 44.1 +1.7 +4.04%
1961 42.4 +1.6 +3.95%
1960 40.8

Northern Africa, 2024

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About the indicator

Life expectancy at birth is the average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates stayed the same as in the year of calculation. It is not a forecast for any individual but a summary measure of the current mortality regime: the indicator falls sharply in years of epidemics and wars and recovers just as fast.

Important: The indicator is highly sensitive to infant mortality: a decline there adds more years than an improvement in the health of the elderly.

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