Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) in Arab World
Arab World: Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) was 72.72 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Arab World, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
Arab World recorded 72.72 years for life expectancy at birth, total in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Arab World peaked at 72.72 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 44.79 years, in 1960.
Arab World ranks 25th of 47 groups on this measure, 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, total (years) (Life World Population) in Arab World, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 44.79 years | — |
| 1961 | 45.55 years | +1.7% |
| 1962 | 45.99 years | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 46.98 years | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 47.57 years | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 48.12 years | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 48.63 years | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 49.09 years | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 49.66 years | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 50.15 years | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 50.69 years | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 51.32 years | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 51.89 years | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 52.3 years | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 52.93 years | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 53.42 years | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 53.85 years | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 55.08 years | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 55.76 years | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 56.48 years | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 57.01 years | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 57.57 years | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 57.87 years | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 58.64 years | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 59.33 years | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 59.99 years | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 60.92 years | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 61.62 years | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 61.67 years | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 62.3 years | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 62.76 years | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 62.83 years | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 63.58 years | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 64.6 years | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 64.85 years | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 65.2 years | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 65.53 years | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 65.85 years | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 66.19 years | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 66.55 years | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 66.89 years | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 67.24 years | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 67.58 years | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 67.65 years | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 67.73 years | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 68.04 years | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 68.49 years | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 68.88 years | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 69.26 years | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 69.71 years | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 69.81 years | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 69.36 years | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 69.84 years | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 70.19 years | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 70.54 years | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 70.66 years | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 70.9 years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 71.11 years | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 71.43 years | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 71.84 years | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 70.73 years | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 70.4 years | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 71.88 years | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 72.44 years | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 72.72 years | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47.65 years | 44.79 years | 50.15 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 53.37 years | 50.69 years | 56.48 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 59.69 years | 57.01 years | 62.3 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 64.79 years | 62.76 years | 66.55 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.15 years | 66.89 years | 69.71 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.57 years | 69.36 years | 71.84 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.63 years | 70.4 years | 72.72 years | 5 |
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More health data for Arab World
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, annual growth rate 3.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0249 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 3.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0342 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0398 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Arab World?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Arab World was 72.72 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 72.72 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.79 years in 1960.
- How does Arab World rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Arab World ranks 25th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Arab World data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (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.