Life expectancy in Tunisia
Tunisia: Life expectancy was 76.51 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
76.51 years
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
101st
of 236 countries
All-time high
76.51 years
in 2023
All-time low
28.8 years
in 1923
Years of data
77
1923–2023
Life expectancy in Tunisia, 1923–2023
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, life expectancy in Tunisia stood at 76.51 years. That is the highest value across all 77 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy in Tunisia peaked at 76.51 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 28.8 years, in 1923.
Tunisia ranks 101st of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 77 years of available data.
Life expectancy in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1923 | 28.8 years | — |
| 1933 | 31.22 years | +8.4% |
| 1943 | 33.72 years | +8.0% |
| 1950 | 38.22 years | +13.3% |
| 1951 | 38.72 years | +1.3% |
| 1952 | 39.31 years | +1.5% |
| 1953 | 39.75 years | +1.1% |
| 1954 | 40 years | +0.6% |
| 1955 | 40.76 years | +1.9% |
| 1956 | 41.35 years | +1.4% |
| 1957 | 42.08 years | +1.8% |
| 1958 | 42.7 years | +1.5% |
| 1959 | 43.36 years | +1.5% |
| 1960 | 44.05 years | +1.6% |
| 1961 | 44.26 years | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 45.56 years | +2.9% |
| 1963 | 46.41 years | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 47.27 years | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 48.2 years | +2.0% |
| 1966 | 49.16 years | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 50.16 years | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 51.34 years | +2.4% |
| 1969 | 52.3 years | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 53.79 years | +2.9% |
| 1971 | 54.91 years | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 56.09 years | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 57.12 years | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 58.25 years | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 59.31 years | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 60.31 years | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 61.26 years | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 62.15 years | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 62.93 years | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 63.67 years | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 64.37 years | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 65.01 years | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 65.7 years | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 66.29 years | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 66.88 years | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 67.43 years | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 68.01 years | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 68.46 years | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 68.83 years | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 69.09 years | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 69.4 years | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 69.68 years | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 69.99 years | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 70.36 years | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 70.79 years | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 71.25 years | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 71.67 years | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 72.07 years | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 72.34 years | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 72.6 years | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 72.82 years | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 73.07 years | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 73.3 years | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 73.52 years | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 73.71 years | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 73.89 years | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 74.04 years | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 74.19 years | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 74.32 years | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 74.44 years | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 74.47 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 74.6 years | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 74.67 years | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 74.78 years | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 74.87 years | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 75.01 years | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 75.18 years | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 75.37 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 75.6 years | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 75 years | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 72.89 years | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 76.05 years | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 76.51 years | +0.6% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 76.51 years is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 67.65 years, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 76.51 years is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 76.51 years, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 28.8 years | 28.8 years | 28.8 years | 1 |
| 1930s | 31.22 years | 31.22 years | 31.22 years | 1 |
| 1940s | 33.72 years | 33.72 years | 33.72 years | 1 |
| 1950s | 40.62 years | 38.22 years | 43.36 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 47.87 years | 44.05 years | 52.3 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 58.61 years | 53.79 years | 62.93 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 66.46 years | 63.67 years | 68.83 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 70.66 years | 69.09 years | 72.34 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.55 years | 72.6 years | 74.32 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.9 years | 74.44 years | 75.6 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.11 years | 72.89 years | 76.51 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
More health data for Tunisia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.68 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2883 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,287 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 117 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.64 % 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 0.033 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy in Tunisia?
- Life expectancy in Tunisia was 76.51 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 Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 76.51 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.8 years in 1923.
- How does Tunisia rank for life expectancy?
- Tunisia ranks 101st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia 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
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.