What is life expectancy in Moldova?

Life expectancy in Moldova was 71.2 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 Moldova?

The highest recorded value was 71.55 years in 2022.

What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Moldova?

The lowest recorded value was 54.03 years in 1950.

How does Moldova rank for life expectancy?

Moldova ranks 162nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is life expectancy rising or falling in Moldova?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Moldova 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 Moldova

Name: Life expectancy in Moldova
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)

Moldova: Life expectancy was 71.2 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

71.2 years

Change on year

down 0.5%

World rank

162nd

of 236 countries

All-time high

71.55 years

in 2022

All-time low

54.03 years

in 1950

Years of data

1950–2023

Life expectancy in Moldova, 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

In 2023, life expectancy in Moldova stood at 71.2 years.

The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy in Moldova peaked at 71.55 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 54.03 years, in 1950.

That places Moldova 162nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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	56.54 years	54.03 years	59.02 years	10
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	70.41 years	68.99 years	71.55 years	4

Countries ranked near Moldova

159 Vanuatu 71.48 years compare
160 Western Sahara 71.39 years compare
161 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 71.23 years compare
163 Indonesia 71.15 years compare
164 Dominica 71.13 years compare
165 Cambodia 70.67 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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, male, interpolated 21,421 (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)

All data for Moldova →

Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy in Moldova?: Life expectancy in Moldova was 71.2 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 Moldova?: The highest recorded value was 71.55 years in 2022.
What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Moldova?: The lowest recorded value was 54.03 years in 1950.
How does Moldova rank for life expectancy?: Moldova ranks 162nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy rising or falling in Moldova?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Moldova 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.