Life expectancy at birth, male in Libya
Libya: Life expectancy at birth, male was 69.62 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, male 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, male in Libya is 69.62 years, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in Libya peaked at 72 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 38.74 years, in 1960.
Libya ranks 130th 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 | 46.89 years | 38.74 years | 54.06 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 58.97 years | 55.13 years | 62.02 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 64.8 years | 62.45 years | 66.97 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 68.5 years | 67.31 years | 69.07 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.51 years | 68.91 years | 70.11 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.28 years | 66.83 years | 70.5 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.79 years | 68.27 years | 72 years | 5 |
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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, male in Libya?
- Life expectancy at birth, male in Libya was 69.62 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 72 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.74 years in 1960.
- How does Libya rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Libya ranks 130th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. 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, male (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.