Female and male life expectancy at birth in years in Morocco
Morocco: Female and male life expectancy at birth in years was 73.17 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
73.17
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
107th
of 236 countries
All-time high
73.17
in 2023
All-time low
37.78
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Female and male life expectancy at birth in years in Morocco, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 73.17 for female and male life expectancy at birth in years in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female and male life expectancy at birth in years in Morocco peaked at 73.17 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 37.78, in 1950.
That places Morocco 107th 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.
Female and male life expectancy at birth in years in Morocco, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 37.78 | — |
| 1951 | 38.16 | +1.0% |
| 1952 | 38.57 | +1.1% |
| 1953 | 38.96 | +1.0% |
| 1954 | 39.36 | +1.0% |
| 1955 | 39.79 | +1.1% |
| 1956 | 40.24 | +1.1% |
| 1957 | 40.73 | +1.2% |
| 1958 | 41.23 | +1.2% |
| 1959 | 41.72 | +1.2% |
| 1960 | 40.97 | -1.8% |
| 1961 | 42.72 | +4.3% |
| 1962 | 43.33 | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 43.87 | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 44.44 | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 45 | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 45.57 | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 46.15 | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 46.7 | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 47.2 | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 47.7 | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 48.16 | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 48.73 | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 49.25 | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 49.8 | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 50.41 | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 51.1 | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 51.82 | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 52.55 | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 53.33 | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 54.1 | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 54.83 | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 55.63 | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 56.41 | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 57.13 | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 57.84 | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 58.55 | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 59.2 | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 59.77 | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 60.33 | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 60.91 | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 61.43 | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 61.9 | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 62.33 | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 62.79 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 63.16 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 63.67 | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 64.06 | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 64.43 | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 64.77 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 65.13 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 65.55 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 65.95 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 66.35 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 66.69 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 67.11 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 67.47 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 67.95 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 68.41 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 68.84 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 69.24 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 69.61 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 69.94 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 70.38 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 70.8 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 71.17 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 71.5 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 71.79 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 72.04 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 72.25 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 70.85 | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 71.3 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 73.06 | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 73.17 | +0.2% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 73.17 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 65.33, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 73.17 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 74.89, 98% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 39.65 | 37.78 | 41.72 | 10 |
| 1960s | 44.59 | 40.97 | 47.2 | 10 |
| 1970s | 50.28 | 47.7 | 53.33 | 10 |
| 1980s | 57.38 | 54.1 | 60.33 | 10 |
| 1990s | 62.94 | 60.91 | 64.77 | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.95 | 65.13 | 68.84 | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.87 | 69.24 | 72.25 | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.1 | 70.85 | 73.17 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
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Frequently asked questions
- What is female and male life expectancy at birth in years in Morocco?
- Female and male life expectancy at birth in years in Morocco was 73.17 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female and male life expectancy at birth in years recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 73.17 in 2023.
- What is the lowest female and male life expectancy at birth in years recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.78 in 1950.
- How does Morocco rank for female and male life expectancy at birth in years?
- Morocco ranks 107th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female and male life expectancy at birth in years rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Female and male life expectancy at birth in years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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