Life expectancy at birth, female in North Macedonia

North Macedonia: Life expectancy at birth, female was 78.86 years in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
78.86 years
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
101st
of 215 countries
All-time high
78.86 years
in 2024
All-time low
59.55 years
in 1962
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Life expectancy at birth, female in North Macedonia, 1960–2024

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Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2024, life expectancy at birth, female in North Macedonia stood at 78.86 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in North Macedonia peaked at 78.86 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 59.55 years, in 1962.

North Macedonia ranks 101st of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 62.88 years 59.55 years 65.25 years 10
1970s 68.51 years 65.77 years 70.89 years 10
1980s 71.88 years 70.67 years 72.89 years 10
1990s 74.21 years 73.27 years 75.3 years 10
2000s 75.96 years 75.2 years 76.7 years 10
2010s 77.65 years 76.9 years 78.8 years 10
2020s 77.08 years 75.5 years 78.86 years 5

Countries ranked near North Macedonia

  1. 98 Brazil 79.14 years compare
  2. 99 Aruba 78.92 years compare
  3. 100 Russia 78.88 years compare
  4. 102 Barbados 78.76 years compare
  5. 103 Kazakhstan 78.52 years compare
  6. 104 Grenada 78.5 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at birth, female in North Macedonia?
Life expectancy at birth, female in North Macedonia was 78.86 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 North Macedonia?
The highest recorded value was 78.86 years in 2024.
What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in North Macedonia?
The lowest recorded value was 59.55 years in 1962.
How does North Macedonia rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
North Macedonia ranks 101st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in North Macedonia?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this North Macedonia 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

Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,126 data points, 1960–2024
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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.