Life expectancy at birth, total in Benin
Benin: Life expectancy at birth, total was 60.96 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Benin, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth, total in Benin stood at 60.96 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Benin peaked at 60.96 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 38.77 years, in 1960.
That places Benin 207th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom 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 | 40.7 years | 38.77 years | 42.59 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 45.18 years | 43.03 years | 47.36 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 49.89 years | 47.75 years | 52.45 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 54.97 years | 53.02 years | 56.34 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.48 years | 56.59 years | 58.26 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.08 years | 58.39 years | 59.89 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.39 years | 59.61 years | 60.96 years | 5 |
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More health data for Benin
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 205,619 (2025)
- Population, male 50.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 4.11 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 6.11 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 205,179 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 210,474 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 203,171 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 208,374 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 200,459 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 191,594 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Benin?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Benin was 60.96 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 60.96 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.77 years in 1960.
- How does Benin rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Benin ranks 207th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin 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.