Life expectancy at birth, total in Morocco
Morocco: Life expectancy at birth, total was 75.49 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Morocco, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, total in Morocco is 75.49 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Morocco peaked at 75.49 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 41.73 years, in 1960.
Morocco ranks 101st of 215 countries on this measure, 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 | 45.51 years | 41.73 years | 48.19 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 51.27 years | 48.69 years | 54.38 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 58.71 years | 55.22 years | 61.82 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 64.49 years | 62.4 years | 66.4 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.58 years | 66.79 years | 70.45 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.63 years | 70.82 years | 74.25 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.5 years | 73.13 years | 75.49 years | 5 |
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More health data for Morocco
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 334,088 (2025)
- Population, male 50.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 12.62 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 9.68 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 315,409 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 329,894 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 316,627 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 332,006 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 317,440 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 338,030 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Morocco?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Morocco was 75.49 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 75.49 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.73 years in 1960.
- How does Morocco rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Morocco ranks 101st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco 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.