Life expectancy at birth — all countries

Life expectancy at birth — Saudi Arabia

Life expectancy at birth in Saudi Arabia in 2024 — 79 years. Ranked 57 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 74.3%.

2024 79 years +0.32% vs 2023
World rank 57of 217
Period maximum 79 years2024
Period minimum 45.3 years1960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Life expectancy at birth — Saudi Arabia, 1960–2024405060708019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 45.3 years1962: 46.5 years1964: 47.7 years1966: 49.2 years1968: 50.9 years1970: 52.7 years1972: 54.7 years1974: 56.8 years1976: 58.8 years1978: 60.7 years1980: 62.4 years1982: 64 years1984: 65.4 years1986: 66.6 years1988: 67.8 years1990: 68.9 years1992: 69.8 years1994: 70.6 years1996: 71.3 years1998: 72 years2000: 72.6 years2002: 73.3 years2004: 74 years2006: 74.8 years2008: 75.3 years2010: 75.6 years2012: 76.1 years2014: 77.1 years2016: 78.4 years2018: 78.8 years2020: 77.6 years2022: 77.3 years2024: 79 years
Change over the period: +33.7 (+74.31%) Average annual rate: 0.87 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Saudi Arabia 79 years
World 73.5 years
Western Asia computed 75.8 years
High-income countries computed 80.4 years
Life expectancy at birth — Saudi Arabia, by year Saudi Arabia All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 79 +0.3 +0.32%
2023 78.7 +1.4 +1.84%
2022 77.3 +0.2 +0.29%
2021 77.1 −0.5 −0.65%
2020 77.6 −0.7 −0.92%
2019 78.3 −0.4 −0.55%
2018 78.8 +0 +0.04%
2017 78.7 +0.4 +0.47%
2016 78.4 +0.6 +0.74%
2015 77.8 +0.7 +0.86%
2014 77.1 +0.6 +0.78%
2013 76.5 +0.4 +0.56%
2012 76.1 +0.3 +0.37%
2011 75.8 +0.2 +0.25%
2010 75.6 +0.2 +0.22%
2009 75.4 +0.1 +0.19%
2008 75.3 +0.2 +0.31%
2007 75.1 +0.3 +0.41%
2006 74.8 +0.4 +0.49%
2005 74.4 +0.4 +0.5%
2004 74 +0.4 +0.5%
2003 73.7 +0.4 +0.49%
2002 73.3 +0.3 +0.47%
2001 73 +0.3 +0.47%
2000 72.6 +0.3 +0.44%
1999 72.3 +0.3 +0.46%
1998 72 +0.3 +0.46%
1997 71.6 +0.3 +0.47%
1996 71.3 +0.3 +0.48%
1995 70.9 +0.4 +0.51%
1994 70.6 +0.4 +0.54%
1993 70.2 +0.4 +0.59%
1992 69.8 +0.5 +0.66%
1991 69.3 +0.5 +0.68%
1990 68.9 +0.5 +0.75%
1989 68.4 +0.5 +0.8%
1988 67.8 +0.6 +0.85%
1987 67.2 +0.6 +0.89%
1986 66.6 +0.6 +0.94%
1985 66 +0.6 +0.97%
1984 65.4 +0.7 +1.04%
1983 64.7 +0.7 +1.11%
1982 64 +0.8 +1.2%
1981 63.3 +0.8 +1.29%
1980 62.4 +0.9 +1.51%
1979 61.5 +0.8 +1.37%
1978 60.7 +0.9 +1.57%
1977 59.7 +1 +1.65%
1976 58.8 +1 +1.73%
1975 57.8 +1 +1.75%
1974 56.8 +1 +1.83%
1973 55.8 +1 +1.87%
1972 54.7 +1 +1.89%
1971 53.7 +1 +1.89%
1970 52.7 +1 +1.85%
1969 51.8 +0.9 +1.8%
1968 50.9 +0.9 +1.73%
1967 50 +0.8 +1.64%
1966 49.2 +0.8 +1.55%
1965 48.4 +0.7 +1.47%
1964 47.7 +0.6 +1.37%
1963 47.1 +0.6 +1.33%
1962 46.5 +0.6 +1.28%
1961 45.9 +0.6 +1.26%
1960 45.3

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.