What is life expectancy in Morocco?

Life expectancy in Morocco was 75.31 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 Morocco?

The highest recorded value was 75.31 years in 2023.

What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Morocco?

The lowest recorded value was 38.77 years in 1950.

How does Morocco rank for life expectancy?

Morocco ranks 118th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is life expectancy rising or falling in Morocco?

Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Morocco 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 Morocco

Name: Life expectancy in Morocco
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)

Morocco: Life expectancy was 75.31 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

75.31 years

Change on year

up 0.2%

World rank

118th

of 236 countries

All-time high

75.31 years

in 2023

All-time low

38.77 years

in 1950

Years of data

1950–2023

Life expectancy in Morocco, 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

The most recent figure for life expectancy in Morocco is 75.31 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy in Morocco peaked at 75.31 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 38.77 years, in 1950.

Morocco ranks 118th 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.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	40.63 years	38.77 years	42.68 years	10
1960s	45.51 years	41.73 years	48.19 years	10
1970s	51.27 years	48.69 years	54.38 years	10
1980s	58.71 years	55.22 years	61.82 years	10
1990s	64.49 years	62.4 years	66.4 years	10
2000s	68.58 years	66.79 years	70.45 years	10
2010s	72.63 years	70.82 years	74.24 years	10
2020s	74.25 years	73.13 years	75.31 years	4

Countries ranked near Morocco

115 Bulgaria 75.64 years compare
116 United States Virgin Islands 75.47 years compare
117 Brunei 75.33 years compare
119 Cook Islands 75.28 years compare
120 Grenada 75.21 years compare
121 Mexico 75.07 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Morocco

Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,240 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Number of infants who die before age 1 925 deaths (2100)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 295,615 (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 279,449 (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 299,685 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 282,721 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 299,802 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 283,621 (2025)

All data for Morocco →

Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy in Morocco?: Life expectancy in Morocco was 75.31 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 Morocco?: The highest recorded value was 75.31 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Morocco?: The lowest recorded value was 38.77 years in 1950.
How does Morocco rank for life expectancy?: Morocco ranks 118th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy rising or falling in Morocco?: Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Morocco 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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About this data

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: 07 August 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.