Life expectancy in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Life expectancy was 76.24 years in 2020. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy in Saudi Arabia, 1870–2020
Source: Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 76.24 years for life expectancy in 2020.
The figure is up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy in Saudi Arabia peaked at 76.92 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 25 years, in 1870.
That places Saudi Arabia 51st out of 162 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Life expectancy in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1870 | 25 years | — |
| 1880 | 25 years | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 25 years | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 25 years | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 25 years | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 25 years | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 27.5 years | +10.0% |
| 1933 | 30 years | +9.1% |
| 1938 | 34 years | +13.3% |
| 1950 | 39.9 years | +17.4% |
| 1955 | 42.9 years | +7.5% |
| 1960 | 44.7 years | +4.2% |
| 1965 | 48.32 years | +8.1% |
| 1970 | 52.31 years | +8.3% |
| 1975 | 56.8 years | +8.6% |
| 1980 | 61.02 years | +7.4% |
| 1985 | 64.92 years | +6.4% |
| 1990 | 68.95 years | +6.2% |
| 1995 | 71.01 years | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 72.47 years | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 74.59 years | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 75.76 years | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 76.92 years | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 76.24 years | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 25 years | 25 years | 25 years | 1 |
| 1880s | 25 years | 25 years | 25 years | 1 |
| 1890s | 25 years | 25 years | 25 years | 1 |
| 1900s | 25 years | 25 years | 25 years | 1 |
| 1910s | 25 years | 25 years | 25 years | 1 |
| 1920s | 26.25 years | 25 years | 27.5 years | 2 |
| 1930s | 32 years | 30 years | 34 years | 2 |
| 1950s | 41.4 years | 39.9 years | 42.9 years | 2 |
| 1960s | 46.51 years | 44.7 years | 48.32 years | 2 |
| 1970s | 54.56 years | 52.31 years | 56.8 years | 2 |
| 1980s | 62.97 years | 61.02 years | 64.92 years | 2 |
| 1990s | 69.98 years | 68.95 years | 71.01 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 73.53 years | 72.47 years | 74.59 years | 2 |
| 2010s | 76.34 years | 75.76 years | 76.92 years | 2 |
| 2020s | 76.24 years | 76.24 years | 76.24 years | 1 |
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More health data for Saudi Arabia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8373 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3736 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 483.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 829 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0023 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 8.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0022 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 482 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy in Saudi Arabia?
- Life expectancy in Saudi Arabia was 76.24 years in 2020, according to Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 76.92 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 25 years in 1870.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for life expectancy?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 51st out of 162 countries with data for 2020.
- Is life expectancy rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor 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
Average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.