What is life expectancy at birth, total in North Macedonia?

Life expectancy at birth, total in North Macedonia was 76.62 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).

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

The highest recorded value was 76.65 years in 2018.

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

The lowest recorded value was 59.28 years in 1962.

How does North Macedonia rank for life expectancy at birth, total?

North Macedonia ranks 87th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.

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

Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this North Macedonia 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 North Macedonia

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

North Macedonia: Life expectancy at birth, total was 76.62 years in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

76.62 years

Change on year

up 1.7%

World rank

87th

of 215 countries

All-time high

76.65 years

in 2018

All-time low

59.28 years

in 1962

Years of data

1960–2024

Life expectancy at birth, total in North Macedonia, 1960–2024

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

Analysis

North Macedonia recorded 76.62 years for life expectancy at birth, total in 2024.

The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in North Macedonia peaked at 76.65 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 59.28 years, in 1962.

That places North Macedonia 87th 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	62.26 years	59.28 years	64.52 years	10
1970s	67.07 years	64.9 years	69.06 years	10
1980s	69.95 years	68.97 years	70.96 years	10
1990s	71.91 years	71.15 years	72.79 years	10
2000s	73.65 years	72.95 years	74.45 years	10
2010s	75.59 years	74.9 years	76.65 years	10
2020s	74.8 years	73.25 years	76.62 years	5

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Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 10,788 (2025)
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Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 10,651 (2025)
Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 10,578 (2025)
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Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 10,564 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at birth, total in North Macedonia?: Life expectancy at birth, total in North Macedonia was 76.62 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in North Macedonia?: The highest recorded value was 76.65 years in 2018.
What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in North Macedonia?: The lowest recorded value was 59.28 years in 1962.
How does North Macedonia rank for life expectancy at birth, total?: North Macedonia ranks 87th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in North Macedonia?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this North Macedonia 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.