Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) in IBRD only
IBRD only: Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) was 74.67 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in IBRD only, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, total in IBRD only is 74.67 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in IBRD only peaked at 74.67 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 45.92 years, in 1960.
That places IBRD only 19th out of 47 groups 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, total (years) (Life World Population) in IBRD only, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 45.92 years | — |
| 1961 | 48.62 years | +5.9% |
| 1962 | 52.52 years | +8.0% |
| 1963 | 53.05 years | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 53.52 years | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 53.23 years | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 53.92 years | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 54.43 years | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 55.14 years | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 55.59 years | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 56.05 years | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 56.64 years | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 57.08 years | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 57.69 years | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 58.21 years | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 58.78 years | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 59.12 years | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 59.85 years | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 60.33 years | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 60.81 years | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 61.21 years | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 61.65 years | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 62.1 years | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 62.57 years | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 62.98 years | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 63.39 years | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 63.87 years | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 64.22 years | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 64.53 years | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 64.89 years | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 65.11 years | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 65.48 years | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 65.72 years | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 65.98 years | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 66.26 years | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 66.63 years | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 67.03 years | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 67.4 years | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 67.72 years | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 67.97 years | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 68.29 years | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 68.58 years | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 68.9 years | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 69.17 years | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 69.4 years | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 69.83 years | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 70.15 years | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 70.51 years | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 70.76 years | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 71.16 years | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 71.5 years | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 71.83 years | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 72.16 years | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 72.46 years | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 72.75 years | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 73.03 years | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 73.26 years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 73.49 years | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 73.79 years | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 74.03 years | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 73.3 years | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 71.97 years | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 74.25 years | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 74.52 years | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 74.67 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 52.59 years | 45.92 years | 55.59 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 58.46 years | 56.05 years | 60.81 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 63.14 years | 61.21 years | 64.89 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 66.53 years | 65.11 years | 67.97 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.68 years | 68.29 years | 71.16 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.83 years | 71.5 years | 74.03 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.74 years | 71.97 years | 74.67 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near IBRD only
- 16 Macao 83.33 years compare
- 17 Israel 83.2 years compare
- 18 Luxembourg 83.2 years compare
- 19 Norway 83.16 years compare
- 20 Faroe Islands 83.08 years compare
- 21 United Arab Emirates 83.07 years compare
- 22 Australia 83.05 years compare
More health data for IBRD only
- Population, female, annual growth rate 0.5837 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male 50.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 1.74 billion (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.5044 units per person (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 0.5114 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.4956 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0468 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in IBRD only?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in IBRD only was 74.67 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 74.67 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.92 years in 1960.
- How does IBRD only rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- IBRD only ranks 19th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IBRD only 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.