What is life expectancy at birth, total in Moldova?

Life expectancy at birth, total in Moldova was 71.33 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).

What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Moldova?

The highest recorded value was 71.55 years in 2022.

What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Moldova?

The lowest recorded value was 59.44 years in 1960.

How does Moldova rank for life expectancy at birth, total?

Moldova ranks 142nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.

Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Moldova?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Moldova 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.

Life expectancy at birth, total in Moldova

Name: Life expectancy at birth, total in Moldova
Creator: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Moldova: Life expectancy at birth, total was 71.33 years in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

71.33 years

Change on year

up 0.2%

World rank

142nd

of 215 countries

All-time high

71.55 years

in 2022

All-time low

59.44 years

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2024

Life expectancy at birth, total in Moldova, 1960–2024

Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.

Analysis

Moldova recorded 71.33 years for life expectancy at birth, total in 2024.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Moldova peaked at 71.55 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 59.44 years, in 1960.

That places Moldova 142nd 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	60.99 years	59.44 years	62.18 years	10
1970s	63.58 years	62.41 years	64.82 years	10
1980s	66.78 years	65.19 years	68.19 years	10
1990s	66.82 years	66.22 years	67.92 years	10
2000s	68.25 years	67.46 years	69.41 years	10
2010s	70.2 years	69.88 years	70.38 years	10
2020s	70.6 years	68.99 years	71.55 years	5

Countries ranked near Moldova

139 Vanuatu 71.65 years compare
140 Jamaica 71.61 years compare
141 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 71.38 years compare
143 Dominica 71.29 years compare
144 Indonesia 71.29 years compare
145 Libya 71.12 years compare

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More health data for Moldova

Population ages 65 and above 16.9% (2025)
Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 20,165 (2025)
Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 20,450 (2025)
Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 20,257 (2025)
Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 20,597 (2025)
Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 22,598 (2025)
Population ages 65 and above, male 139,923 (2025)
Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 23,715 (2025)
Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 21,335 (2025)
Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 19,859 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at birth, total in Moldova?: Life expectancy at birth, total in Moldova was 71.33 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Moldova?: The highest recorded value was 71.55 years in 2022.
What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Moldova?: The lowest recorded value was 59.44 years in 1960.
How does Moldova rank for life expectancy at birth, total?: Moldova ranks 142nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Moldova?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Moldova 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

Indicator: Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Unit: years
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 17,126 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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.