Life expectancy at birth, total in IBRD only
IBRD only: Life expectancy at birth, total was 74.67 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in IBRD only, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, total in IBRD only is 74.67 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 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in IBRD only peaked at 74.67 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 45.92 years, in 1960.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 52.59 years | 45.92 years | 55.59 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 58.46 years | 56.05 years | 60.81 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 63.14 years | 61.21 years | 64.89 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 66.53 years | 65.11 years | 67.97 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.68 years | 68.29 years | 71.16 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.83 years | 71.5 years | 74.03 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.74 years | 71.97 years | 74.67 years | 5 |
More health data for IBRD only
- Population ages 0-14, female 514.86 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 67.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 1.07 billion (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 22.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 554.89 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 20.7% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 529.78 million (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, old 15.5% (2025)
- Population, female 2.48 billion (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 9.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in IBRD only?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in IBRD only was 74.67 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 74.67 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.92 years in 1960.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IBRD only 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.