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Life expectancy of women vs. men in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: Life expectancy of women vs. men was 81.16 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
81.16 years
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
74th
of 236 countries
All-time high
81.16 years
in 2023
All-time low
42.5 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Life expectancy of women vs. men in Saudi Arabia, 1950–2023

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Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Saudi Arabia recorded 81.16 years for life expectancy of women vs. men in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy of women vs. men in Saudi Arabia peaked at 81.16 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 42.5 years, in 1950.

Saudi Arabia ranks 74th 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 of women vs. men in Saudi Arabia, year by year

Year years Change
1950 42.5 years —
1951 43.01 years +1.2%
1952 43.51 years +1.2%
1953 44.02 years +1.2%
1954 44.52 years +1.2%
1955 45.03 years +1.1%
1956 45.55 years +1.1%
1957 46.07 years +1.1%
1958 46.59 years +1.1%
1959 47.13 years +1.1%
1960 47.67 years +1.2%
1961 48.23 years +1.2%
1962 48.81 years +1.2%
1963 49.41 years +1.2%
1964 50.03 years +1.3%
1965 50.69 years +1.3%
1966 51.39 years +1.4%
1967 52.13 years +1.4%
1968 52.91 years +1.5%
1969 53.76 years +1.6%
1970 54.66 years +1.7%
1971 55.62 years +1.8%
1972 56.62 years +1.8%
1973 57.64 years +1.8%
1974 58.67 years +1.8%
1975 59.67 years +1.7%
1976 60.67 years +1.7%
1977 61.63 years +1.6%
1978 62.56 years +1.5%
1979 63.44 years +1.4%
1980 64.3 years +1.3%
1981 65.1 years +1.2%
1982 65.85 years +1.2%
1983 66.56 years +1.1%
1984 67.23 years +1.0%
1985 67.87 years +0.9%
1986 68.48 years +0.9%
1987 69.07 years +0.9%
1988 69.64 years +0.8%
1989 70.17 years +0.8%
1990 70.68 years +0.7%
1991 71.15 years +0.7%
1992 71.61 years +0.6%
1993 72.02 years +0.6%
1994 72.41 years +0.5%
1995 72.77 years +0.5%
1996 73.11 years +0.5%
1997 73.43 years +0.4%
1998 73.74 years +0.4%
1999 74.05 years +0.4%
2000 74.34 years +0.4%
2001 74.69 years +0.5%
2002 75.06 years +0.5%
2003 75.46 years +0.5%
2004 75.9 years +0.6%
2005 76.36 years +0.6%
2006 76.82 years +0.6%
2007 77.23 years +0.5%
2008 77.57 years +0.4%
2009 77.81 years +0.3%
2010 78.04 years +0.3%
2011 78.24 years +0.3%
2012 78.48 years +0.3%
2013 78.79 years +0.4%
2014 79.21 years +0.5%
2015 79.68 years +0.6%
2016 80.11 years +0.5%
2017 80.43 years +0.4%
2018 80.54 years +0.1%
2019 80.38 years -0.2%
2020 80.06 years -0.4%
2021 79.88 years -0.2%
2022 80.16 years +0.3%
2023 81.16 years +1.2%

Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries

  • Saudi Arabia's 81.16 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 83.13 years, 98% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • Saudi Arabia's 81.16 years is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 79.15 years, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 44.79 years 42.5 years 47.13 years 10
1960s 50.5 years 47.67 years 53.76 years 10
1970s 59.12 years 54.66 years 63.44 years 10
1980s 67.43 years 64.3 years 70.17 years 10
1990s 72.5 years 70.68 years 74.05 years 10
2000s 76.12 years 74.34 years 77.81 years 10
2010s 79.39 years 78.04 years 80.54 years 10
2020s 80.31 years 79.88 years 81.16 years 4

Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia

  1. 71 United States Virgin Islands 81.35 years compare
  2. 72 New Caledonia 81.29 years compare
  3. 73 Falkland Islands, Malvinas 81.24 years compare
  4. 75 China 80.93 years compare
  5. 76 Bosnia and Herzegovina 80.9 years compare
  6. 77 Thailand 80.86 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy of women vs. men in Saudi Arabia?
Life expectancy of women vs. men in Saudi Arabia was 81.16 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy of women vs. men recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The highest recorded value was 81.16 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy of women vs. men recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The lowest recorded value was 42.5 years in 1950.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for life expectancy of women vs. men?
Saudi Arabia ranks 74th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy of women vs. men rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy of women vs. men. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Life expectancy of women vs. men
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Period life expectancy at birth.