Life expectancy at birth, total in Liberia
Liberia: Life expectancy at birth, total was 62.32 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Liberia, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, total in Liberia is 62.32 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Liberia peaked at 62.32 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 37.64 years, in 1990.
Liberia ranks 200th of 215 countries on this measure, 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 | 38.76 years | 38.07 years | 39.99 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 42.2 years | 40.36 years | 43.89 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 44.29 years | 43.86 years | 44.68 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 44.8 years | 37.64 years | 50.41 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.82 years | 51.85 years | 59.11 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.06 years | 59.21 years | 61.23 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.77 years | 61.17 years | 62.32 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 197 Mozambique 63.8 years compare
- 198 Zimbabwe 63.06 years compare
- 199 Togo 62.94 years compare
- 201 Nauru 62.28 years compare
- 202 Cote d'Ivoire 62.11 years compare
- 203 Democratic Republic of Congo 62.07 years compare
More health data for Liberia
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 73,964 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 72,718 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 70,974 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 70,922 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 73,179 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 71,424 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 72,906 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 73,669 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 75,517 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 71,291 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Liberia?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Liberia was 62.32 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 62.32 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.64 years in 1990.
- How does Liberia rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Liberia ranks 200th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia 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.