Life expectancy at birth, total in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Life expectancy at birth, total was 76.62 years in 2024. β² Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in North Macedonia, 1960β2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
North Macedonia recorded 76.62 years for life expectancy at birth, total in 2024.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in North Macedonia peaked at 76.65 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 59.28 years, in 1962.
That places North Macedonia 89th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 62.26 years | 59.28 years | 64.52 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 67.07 years | 64.9 years | 69.06 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 69.95 years | 68.97 years | 70.96 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 71.91 years | 71.15 years | 72.79 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.65 years | 72.95 years | 74.45 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.59 years | 74.9 years | 76.65 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.8 years | 73.25 years | 76.62 years | 5 |
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More health data for North Macedonia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,700 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate -0.1588 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.4866 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 10,719 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in North Macedonia?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in North Macedonia was 76.62 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 76.65 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.28 years in 1962.
- How does North Macedonia rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- North Macedonia ranks 89th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Macedonia 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.