What is life expectancy in Libya?

Life expectancy in Libya was 69.34 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Libya?

The highest recorded value was 74.46 years in 2022.

What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Libya?

The lowest recorded value was 33.11 years in 1950.

How does Libya rank for life expectancy?

Libya ranks 174th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is life expectancy rising or falling in Libya?

Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Libya data come from?

The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Life expectancy in Libya

Name: Life expectancy in Libya
Creator: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Libya: Life expectancy was 69.34 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

69.34 years

Change on year

down 6.9%

World rank

174th

of 236 countries

All-time high

74.46 years

in 2022

All-time low

33.11 years

in 1950

Years of data

1950–2023

Life expectancy in Libya, 1950–2023

Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Libya recorded 69.34 years for life expectancy in 2023.

That represents a change of down 6.9% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy in Libya peaked at 74.46 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 33.11 years, in 1950.

Libya ranks 174th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	35.46 years	33.11 years	39.27 years	10
1960s	48.21 years	40.75 years	55.17 years	10
1970s	60.84 years	56.38 years	64.33 years	10
1980s	66.98 years	64.8 years	68.98 years	10
1990s	70.3 years	69.31 years	70.74 years	10
2000s	71.31 years	70.54 years	72.07 years	10
2010s	72.02 years	69.95 years	73.15 years	10
2020s	72.06 years	69.34 years	74.46 years	4

Countries ranked near Libya

171 Niue 69.98 years compare
172 Philippines 69.83 years compare
173 Sao Tome and Principe 69.72 years compare
175 Yemen 69.3 years compare
176 Palau 69.27 years compare
177 Botswana 69.16 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Libya

Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 66,961 (2025)
Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 65,956 (2025)
Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 70,624 (2025)
Population ages 65 and above, male 4.7% (2025)
Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 66,591 (2025)
Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 70,737 (2025)
Population ages 15-64, female 67.7% (2025)
Population ages 65 and above 5.2% (2025)
Population ages 65 and above, total 387,216 (2025)
Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 70,369 (2025)

All data for Libya →

Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy in Libya?: Life expectancy in Libya was 69.34 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Libya?: The highest recorded value was 74.46 years in 2022.
What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Libya?: The lowest recorded value was 33.11 years in 1950.
How does Libya rank for life expectancy?: Libya ranks 174th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy rising or falling in Libya?: Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Libya data come from?: The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Life expectancy
Unit: years
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.