Life expectancy at birth, total in Iran
Iran: Life expectancy at birth, total was 77.85 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Iran, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
Iran recorded 77.85 years for life expectancy at birth, total in 2024. 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 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Iran peaked at 77.85 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 43.3 years, in 1960.
That places Iran 74th 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 | 46.04 years | 43.3 years | 49.38 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 54.16 years | 50.22 years | 58.45 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 60.69 years | 56.62 years | 65.31 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 67.53 years | 64.07 years | 69.69 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.08 years | 70.17 years | 74.04 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.71 years | 74.39 years | 76.86 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.04 years | 73.75 years | 77.85 years | 5 |
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More health data for Iran
- Population ages 15-64, male 69.5% (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 638,155 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 606,752 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 746,242 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 64.14 million (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 621,001 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 32.64 million (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 667,754 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 588,864 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 654,438 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Iran?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Iran was 77.85 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 77.85 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.3 years in 1960.
- How does Iran rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Iran ranks 74th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran 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.