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Life expectancy in Moldova

Moldova: Life expectancy was 71.2 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
71.2 years
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
162nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
71.55 years
in 2022
All-time low
54.03 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Life expectancy in Moldova, 1950–2023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for life expectancy in Moldova is 71.2 years, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy in Moldova peaked at 71.55 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 54.03 years, in 1950.

Moldova ranks 162nd 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 Moldova, year by year

Year years Change
1950 54.03 years —
1951 54.52 years +0.9%
1952 55.08 years +1.0%
1953 55.67 years +1.1%
1954 56.28 years +1.1%
1955 56.85 years +1.0%
1956 57.43 years +1.0%
1957 58 years +1.0%
1958 58.53 years +0.9%
1959 59.02 years +0.8%
1960 59.44 years +0.7%
1961 59.86 years +0.7%
1962 60.25 years +0.7%
1963 60.62 years +0.6%
1964 60.96 years +0.6%
1965 61.28 years +0.5%
1966 61.55 years +0.5%
1967 61.78 years +0.4%
1968 61.97 years +0.3%
1969 62.18 years +0.3%
1970 62.41 years +0.4%
1971 62.67 years +0.4%
1972 62.93 years +0.4%
1973 63.18 years +0.4%
1974 63.44 years +0.4%
1975 63.7 years +0.4%
1976 63.97 years +0.4%
1977 64.23 years +0.4%
1978 64.49 years +0.4%
1979 64.82 years +0.5%
1980 65.19 years +0.6%
1981 65.59 years +0.6%
1982 65.86 years +0.4%
1983 66.15 years +0.4%
1984 66.43 years +0.4%
1985 66.88 years +0.7%
1986 67.39 years +0.8%
1987 67.92 years +0.8%
1988 68.19 years +0.4%
1989 68.17 years -0.0%
1990 67.92 years -0.4%
1991 67.55 years -0.5%
1992 66.75 years -1.2%
1993 66.66 years -0.1%
1994 66.32 years -0.5%
1995 66.22 years -0.2%
1996 66.25 years +0.0%
1997 66.48 years +0.4%
1998 66.84 years +0.5%
1999 67.2 years +0.5%
2000 67.46 years +0.4%
2001 67.67 years +0.3%
2002 67.79 years +0.2%
2003 67.9 years +0.2%
2004 68.02 years +0.2%
2005 68.2 years +0.3%
2006 68.42 years +0.3%
2007 68.67 years +0.4%
2008 69 years +0.5%
2009 69.41 years +0.6%
2010 69.88 years +0.7%
2011 70.17 years +0.4%
2012 70.34 years +0.2%
2013 70.29 years -0.1%
2014 70.24 years -0.1%
2015 70.12 years -0.2%
2016 70.18 years +0.1%
2017 70.38 years +0.3%
2018 70.24 years -0.2%
2019 70.18 years -0.1%
2020 69.91 years -0.4%
2021 68.99 years -1.3%
2022 71.55 years +3.7%
2023 71.2 years -0.5%

Moldova compared with similar countries

  • Moldova's 71.2 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.42 years, 96% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Moldova's 71.2 years is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 79.72 years, 89% of the median. (56 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 56.54 years 54.03 years 59.02 years 10
1960s 60.99 years 59.44 years 62.18 years 10
1970s 63.58 years 62.41 years 64.82 years 10
1980s 66.78 years 65.19 years 68.19 years 10
1990s 66.82 years 66.22 years 67.92 years 10
2000s 68.25 years 67.46 years 69.41 years 10
2010s 70.2 years 69.88 years 70.38 years 10
2020s 70.41 years 68.99 years 71.55 years 4

Countries ranked near Moldova

  1. 159 Vanuatu 71.48 years compare
  2. 160 Western Sahara 71.39 years compare
  3. 161 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 71.23 years compare
  4. 163 Indonesia 71.15 years compare
  5. 164 Dominica 71.13 years compare
  6. 165 Cambodia 70.67 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy in Moldova?
Life expectancy in Moldova was 71.2 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 Moldova?
The highest recorded value was 71.55 years in 2022.
What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Moldova?
The lowest recorded value was 54.03 years in 1950.
How does Moldova rank for life expectancy?
Moldova ranks 162nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy rising or falling in Moldova?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Moldova 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
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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.