Life expectancy at birth, female in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Life expectancy at birth, female was 81.33 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
81.33 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
66th
of 217 countries
All-time high
81.33 years
in 2024
All-time low
47.67 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, female in Saudi Arabia, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 81.33 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 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in Saudi Arabia peaked at 81.33 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 47.67 years, in 1960.
That places Saudi Arabia 66th out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, female in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 47.67 years | — |
| 1961 | 48.23 years | +1.2% |
| 1962 | 48.81 years | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 49.41 years | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 50.03 years | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 50.69 years | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 51.39 years | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 52.13 years | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 52.91 years | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 53.76 years | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 54.66 years | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 55.62 years | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 56.62 years | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 57.64 years | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 58.67 years | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 59.67 years | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 60.67 years | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 61.63 years | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 62.56 years | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 63.44 years | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 64.3 years | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 65.1 years | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 65.85 years | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 66.56 years | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 67.23 years | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 67.87 years | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 68.48 years | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 69.07 years | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 69.64 years | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 70.17 years | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 70.68 years | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 71.15 years | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 71.61 years | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 72.02 years | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 72.41 years | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 72.77 years | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 73.11 years | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 73.43 years | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 73.74 years | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 74.05 years | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 74.34 years | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 74.69 years | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 75.06 years | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 75.46 years | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 75.9 years | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 76.36 years | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 76.82 years | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 77.23 years | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 77.57 years | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 77.81 years | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 78.04 years | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 78.24 years | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 78.48 years | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 78.79 years | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 79.21 years | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 79.68 years | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 80.11 years | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 80.43 years | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 80.54 years | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 80.38 years | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 80.06 years | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 79.88 years | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 80.16 years | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 81.16 years | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 81.33 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.5 years | 47.67 years | 53.76 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 59.12 years | 54.66 years | 63.44 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 67.43 years | 64.3 years | 70.17 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 72.5 years | 70.68 years | 74.05 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.12 years | 74.34 years | 77.81 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.39 years | 78.04 years | 80.54 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.52 years | 79.88 years | 81.33 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 63 Latvia 81.5 years compare
- 64 New Caledonia 81.41 years compare
- 65 United States of America 81.4 years compare
- 67 Bosnia and Herzegovina 81.07 years compare
- 68 Thailand 80.98 years compare
- 69 China 80.97 years compare
More health data for Saudi Arabia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8373 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3736 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 483.6 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 829 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 3.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1159 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 3.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1203 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, female in Saudi Arabia?
- Life expectancy at birth, female in Saudi Arabia was 81.33 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 Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 81.33 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.67 years in 1960.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 66th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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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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.