What is life expectancy in Albania?

Life expectancy in Albania was 79.6 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Albania?

The highest recorded value was 79.6 years in 2023.

What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Albania?

The lowest recorded value was 44.52 years in 1950.

How does Albania rank for life expectancy?

Albania ranks 60th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is life expectancy rising or falling in Albania?

Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Albania data come from?

The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Life expectancy in Albania

Name: Life expectancy in Albania
Creator: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Albania: Life expectancy was 79.6 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

79.6 years

Change on year

up 1.1%

World rank

60th

of 236 countries

All-time high

79.6 years

in 2023

All-time low

44.52 years

in 1950

Years of data

1950–2023

Life expectancy in Albania, 1950–2023

Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Albania recorded 79.6 years for life expectancy in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy in Albania peaked at 79.6 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 44.52 years, in 1950.

Albania ranks 60th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Life expectancy in Albania, year by year

Annual values for Life expectancy in Albania, 1950 to 2023.
Year	years	Change
1950	44.52 years	—
1951	45.27 years	+1.7%
1952	46.28 years	+2.2%
1953	47.37 years	+2.3%
1954	48.42 years	+2.2%
1955	49.58 years	+2.4%
1956	50.85 years	+2.6%
1957	52.26 years	+2.8%
1958	53.74 years	+2.8%
1959	55.13 years	+2.6%
1960	56.41 years	+2.3%
1961	57.49 years	+1.9%
1962	58.49 years	+1.8%
1963	59.48 years	+1.7%
1964	60.4 years	+1.6%
1965	61.27 years	+1.4%
1966	62.15 years	+1.4%
1967	62.98 years	+1.3%
1968	63.79 years	+1.3%
1969	64.54 years	+1.2%
1970	65.23 years	+1.1%
1971	65.9 years	+1.0%
1972	66.53 years	+1.0%
1973	67.11 years	+0.9%
1974	67.63 years	+0.8%
1975	68.12 years	+0.7%
1976	68.57 years	+0.7%
1977	68.99 years	+0.6%
1978	69.37 years	+0.5%
1979	69.62 years	+0.4%
1980	69.9 years	+0.4%
1981	70.14 years	+0.3%
1982	70.42 years	+0.4%
1983	70.71 years	+0.4%
1984	70.98 years	+0.4%
1985	71.28 years	+0.4%
1986	71.67 years	+0.5%
1987	71.98 years	+0.4%
1988	72.22 years	+0.3%
1989	72.46 years	+0.3%
1990	72.71 years	+0.3%
1991	73 years	+0.4%
1992	73.3 years	+0.4%
1993	73.64 years	+0.5%
1994	73.84 years	+0.3%
1995	74.02 years	+0.3%
1996	74.11 years	+0.1%
1997	73.38 years	-1.0%
1998	74.36 years	+1.3%
1999	74.57 years	+0.3%
2000	74.83 years	+0.3%
2001	75.08 years	+0.3%
2002	75.3 years	+0.3%
2003	75.56 years	+0.3%
2004	75.95 years	+0.5%
2005	76.43 years	+0.6%
2006	76.99 years	+0.7%
2007	77.69 years	+0.9%
2008	78.25 years	+0.7%
2009	78.51 years	+0.3%
2010	78.41 years	-0.1%
2011	78.3 years	-0.1%
2012	78.08 years	-0.3%
2013	78 years	-0.1%
2014	78.03 years	+0.0%
2015	78.36 years	+0.4%
2016	78.64 years	+0.4%
2017	78.9 years	+0.3%
2018	79.24 years	+0.4%
2019	79.47 years	+0.3%
2020	77.82 years	-2.1%
2021	76.84 years	-1.3%
2022	78.77 years	+2.5%
2023	79.6 years	+1.1%

Albania compared with similar countries

Albania's 79.6 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.42 years, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
Albania's 79.6 years is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 79.72 years, 100% of the median. (56 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	49.34 years	44.52 years	55.13 years	10
1960s	60.7 years	56.41 years	64.54 years	10
1970s	67.71 years	65.23 years	69.62 years	10
1980s	71.18 years	69.9 years	72.46 years	10
1990s	73.69 years	72.71 years	74.57 years	10
2000s	76.46 years	74.83 years	78.51 years	10
2010s	78.54 years	78 years	79.47 years	10
2020s	78.26 years	76.84 years	79.6 years	4

Countries ranked near Albania

57 Oman 80.03 years compare
58 Czechia 79.83 years compare
59 Jersey 79.71 years compare
61 Panama 79.59 years compare
62 Anguilla 79.31 years compare
63 United States 79.3 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.287 % change on previous year (2090)
Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 2,085 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Number of infants who die before age 1 12 deaths (2100)
Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.99 % change on previous year (2025)
Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.024 units per person (2025)
Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.15 % change on previous year (2025)
Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy in Albania?: Life expectancy in Albania was 79.6 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Albania?: The highest recorded value was 79.6 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Albania?: The lowest recorded value was 44.52 years in 1950.
How does Albania rank for life expectancy?: Albania ranks 60th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy rising or falling in Albania?: Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Albania data come from?: The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Life expectancy
Unit: years
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.