Life expectancy at birth, total in Qatar
Qatar: Life expectancy at birth, total was 82.52 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Qatar, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth, total in Qatar stood at 82.52 years.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Qatar peaked at 82.94 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 57.77 years, in 1960.
Qatar ranks 27th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 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 | 61.05 years | 57.77 years | 64.25 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 67.33 years | 64.89 years | 69.51 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 71.6 years | 69.92 years | 73.13 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 74.28 years | 73.41 years | 75.05 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.82 years | 75.25 years | 78.84 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.44 years | 79.44 years | 82.94 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.65 years | 80.41 years | 82.52 years | 5 |
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More health data for Qatar
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 15,066 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 13,452 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 14,413 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 14,009 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 15,428 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 14,519 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 16,318 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 17,220 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 17,415 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 16,060 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Qatar?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Qatar was 82.52 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 82.94 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.77 years in 1960.
- How does Qatar rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Qatar ranks 27th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Qatar 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.