Life expectancy at birth, female in Libya
Libya: Life expectancy at birth, female was 72.68 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, female in Libya, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, female in Libya is 72.68 years, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in Libya peaked at 77.15 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 43.05 years, in 1960.
That places Libya 151st out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49.72 years | 43.05 years | 56.45 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 63.02 years | 57.81 years | 67.08 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 69.68 years | 67.61 years | 71.51 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 72.58 years | 71.84 years | 72.87 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.55 years | 72.67 years | 74.42 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.24 years | 73.71 years | 76.2 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.18 years | 70.42 years | 77.15 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 148 Cambodia 73.36 years compare
- 149 Turkmenistan 73.01 years compare
- 150 Philippines 72.96 years compare
- 152 Greenland 72.23 years compare
- 153 Solomon Islands 72.18 years compare
- 154 Nepal 72.14 years compare
More health data for Libya
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 69,418 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 66,591 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 70,624 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 65,956 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 70,369 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 66,833 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 69,260 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 65,669 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 64,989 (2025)
- Age population, age 21, female, interpolated 62,426 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, female in Libya?
- Life expectancy at birth, female in Libya was 72.68 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 77.15 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.05 years in 1960.
- How does Libya rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
- Libya ranks 151st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.