Life expectancy at birth, female in Tunisia
Tunisia: Life expectancy at birth, female was 79.33 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, female in Tunisia, 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 Tunisia is 79.33 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in Tunisia peaked at 79.33 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 45.08 years, in 1960.
Tunisia ranks 95th 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48.93 years | 45.08 years | 53.36 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 60.03 years | 54.93 years | 64.56 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 68.27 years | 65.35 years | 70.87 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 72.94 years | 71.22 years | 74.74 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.03 years | 75.03 years | 76.8 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.44 years | 76.9 years | 78.26 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.15 years | 75.82 years | 79.33 years | 5 |
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- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 107,938 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 106,038 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 110,890 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 105,019 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 110,215 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 104,458 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 98,985 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 96,344 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 101,548 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 103,782 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, female in Tunisia?
- Life expectancy at birth, female in Tunisia was 79.33 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 Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 79.33 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.08 years in 1960.
- How does Tunisia rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
- Tunisia ranks 95th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia 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.