Life expectancy at birth, female in Liberia
Liberia: Life expectancy at birth, female was 63.63 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
63.63 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
205th
of 217 countries
All-time high
63.63 years
in 2024
All-time low
39.14 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, female in Liberia, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 63.63 years for life expectancy at birth, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in Liberia peaked at 63.63 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 39.14 years, in 1960.
Liberia ranks 205th of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, female in Liberia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 39.14 years | — |
| 1961 | 39.18 years | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 39.25 years | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 39.4 years | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 39.55 years | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 39.78 years | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 40.04 years | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 40.35 years | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 40.69 years | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 41.09 years | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 41.45 years | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 41.78 years | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 42.26 years | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 42.63 years | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 43.05 years | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 43.45 years | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 43.8 years | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 44.17 years | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 44.45 years | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 44.78 years | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 44.97 years | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 45.16 years | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 45.21 years | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 45.32 years | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 45.44 years | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 45.04 years | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 45.39 years | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 45.32 years | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 45.27 years | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 45.28 years | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 44.72 years | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 45.37 years | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 45.97 years | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 45.39 years | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 45.37 years | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 46.95 years | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 47.48 years | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 50.15 years | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 51.22 years | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 52.38 years | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 53.46 years | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 54.61 years | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 55.55 years | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 55.31 years | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 57.38 years | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 58.22 years | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 58.95 years | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 59.62 years | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 60.13 years | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 60.53 years | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 60.71 years | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 60.8 years | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 60.97 years | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 61.16 years | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 60.35 years | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 60.37 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 61.63 years | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 61.94 years | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 62.17 years | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 62.44 years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 62.62 years | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 62.42 years | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 63.21 years | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 63.44 years | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 63.63 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 39.85 years | 39.14 years | 41.09 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 43.18 years | 41.45 years | 44.78 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 45.24 years | 44.97 years | 45.44 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 47.5 years | 44.72 years | 52.38 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.38 years | 53.46 years | 60.53 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.25 years | 60.35 years | 62.44 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.06 years | 62.42 years | 63.63 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 202 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 64.23 years compare
- 203 Naoero 64.19 years compare
- 204 Sierra Leone 63.7 years compare
- 206 Burkina Faso 63.43 years compare
- 207 Togo 63.15 years compare
- 208 Benin 62.42 years compare
More health data for Liberia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.57 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7528 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,097 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 3,457 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate 0.9492 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.3908 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 2.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.2897 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, female in Liberia?
- Life expectancy at birth, female in Liberia was 63.63 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 63.63 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.14 years in 1960.
- How does Liberia rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
- Liberia ranks 205th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, female (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.