Life expectancy at birth, total in Albania
Albania: Life expectancy at birth, total was 79.78 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Albania, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth, total in Albania stood at 79.78 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Albania peaked at 79.78 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 56.41 years, in 1960.
That places Albania 53rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 60.7 years | 56.41 years | 64.54 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 67.71 years | 65.23 years | 69.62 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 71.18 years | 69.9 years | 72.46 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 73.69 years | 72.71 years | 74.57 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.46 years | 74.83 years | 78.51 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.54 years | 78 years | 79.47 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.56 years | 76.84 years | 79.78 years | 5 |
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More health data for Albania
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 17,014 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 15,287 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 16,635 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 15,286 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 65.8% (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 16,619 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 15,382 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 17.5% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 414,045 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 17.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Albania?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Albania was 79.78 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 79.78 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.41 years in 1960.
- How does Albania rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Albania ranks 53rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (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.