Life expectancy at birth, total in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Life expectancy at birth, total was 74.58 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Azerbaijan, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
Azerbaijan recorded 74.58 years for life expectancy at birth, total in 2024. 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 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Azerbaijan peaked at 74.58 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 50.86 years, in 1960.
That places Azerbaijan 110th 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 | 53.54 years | 50.86 years | 56.08 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 58.7 years | 56.59 years | 60.93 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 62.39 years | 61.43 years | 62.95 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 62.38 years | 60.28 years | 64.73 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.68 years | 65.38 years | 69.87 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.93 years | 70.31 years | 73.29 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.89 years | 70.31 years | 74.58 years | 5 |
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More health data for Azerbaijan
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 89,644 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 80,826 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 90,246 (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, young 30.4% (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 80,978 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 89,491 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 80,398 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 88,009 (2025)
- Population, female 5.22 million (2025)
- Age dependency ratio 43.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Azerbaijan?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Azerbaijan was 74.58 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 74.58 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.86 years in 1960.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Azerbaijan ranks 110th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Azerbaijan 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.