What is life expectancy in Qatar?

Life expectancy in Qatar was 82.37 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 Qatar?

The highest recorded value was 82.95 years in 2019.

What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Qatar?

The lowest recorded value was 50.76 years in 1950.

How does Qatar rank for life expectancy?

Qatar ranks 30th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is life expectancy rising or falling in Qatar?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Qatar 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 Qatar

Name: Life expectancy in Qatar
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)

Qatar: Life expectancy was 82.37 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

82.37 years

Change on year

up 0.6%

World rank

30th

of 236 countries

All-time high

82.95 years

in 2019

All-time low

50.76 years

in 1950

Years of data

1950–2023

Life expectancy in Qatar, 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 Qatar is 82.37 years, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy in Qatar peaked at 82.95 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 50.76 years, in 1950.

That places Qatar 30th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	53.88 years	50.76 years	57.05 years	10
1960s	61.05 years	57.77 years	64.25 years	10
1970s	67.33 years	64.89 years	69.51 years	10
1980s	71.6 years	69.92 years	73.13 years	10
1990s	74.28 years	73.4 years	75.05 years	10
2000s	76.82 years	75.25 years	78.84 years	10
2010s	81.44 years	79.44 years	82.95 years	10
2020s	81.43 years	80.41 years	82.37 years	4

Countries ranked near Qatar

29 Israel 82.41 years compare
31 Portugal 82.36 years compare
32 Bermuda 82.31 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Qatar

Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 185.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Number of infants who die before age 1 136 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 40,302 (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 13,610 (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 32,435 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 12,414 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 26,028 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 11,414 (2025)

All data for Qatar →

Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy in Qatar?: Life expectancy in Qatar was 82.37 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 Qatar?: The highest recorded value was 82.95 years in 2019.
What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Qatar?: The lowest recorded value was 50.76 years in 1950.
How does Qatar rank for life expectancy?: Qatar ranks 30th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy rising or falling in Qatar?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Qatar 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 74 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

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.