Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita was 77.39 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita in North Macedonia, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in North Macedonia stood at 77.39 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in North Macedonia peaked at 77.39 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 48.52 years, in 1951.
North Macedonia ranks 86th 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 vs. GDP per capita in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 50.61 years | — |
| 1951 | 48.52 years | -4.1% |
| 1952 | 52.51 years | +8.2% |
| 1953 | 53.16 years | +1.2% |
| 1954 | 55.68 years | +4.7% |
| 1955 | 55.37 years | -0.6% |
| 1956 | 58.47 years | +5.6% |
| 1957 | 55.74 years | -4.7% |
| 1958 | 60.31 years | +8.2% |
| 1959 | 59.54 years | -1.3% |
| 1960 | 60.5 years | +1.6% |
| 1961 | 61.79 years | +2.1% |
| 1962 | 59.3 years | -4.0% |
| 1963 | 61.39 years | +3.5% |
| 1964 | 61.54 years | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 62.61 years | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 63.52 years | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 63.76 years | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 64.57 years | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 63.99 years | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 64.97 years | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 65.21 years | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 65.64 years | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 67.06 years | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 67.11 years | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 67.25 years | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 67.87 years | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 68.24 years | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 69.05 years | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 69.16 years | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 69.06 years | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 69.43 years | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 69.84 years | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 69.73 years | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 70.19 years | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 70.22 years | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 70.29 years | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 70.42 years | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 70.47 years | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 71.12 years | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 71.34 years | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 71.75 years | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 71.3 years | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 71.73 years | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 71.49 years | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 71.97 years | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 71.85 years | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 71.88 years | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 71.8 years | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 72.31 years | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 72.57 years | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 73.01 years | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 72.71 years | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 73.05 years | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 73.45 years | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 73.61 years | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 73.79 years | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 73.74 years | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 74.44 years | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 74.47 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 75.04 years | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 75.14 years | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 75.04 years | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 75.58 years | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 75.63 years | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 75.63 years | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 75.57 years | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 76.15 years | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 76.88 years | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 76.83 years | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 74.47 years | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 73.29 years | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 76.64 years | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 77.39 years | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 54.99 years | 48.52 years | 60.31 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 62.3 years | 59.3 years | 64.57 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 67.16 years | 64.97 years | 69.16 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 70.08 years | 69.06 years | 71.12 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 71.74 years | 71.3 years | 72.31 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.48 years | 72.57 years | 74.47 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.75 years | 75.04 years | 76.88 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.45 years | 73.29 years | 77.39 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
- 83 Antigua and Barbuda 77.6 years compare
- 84 Sri Lanka 77.48 years compare
- 85 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 77.44 years compare
- 86 Argentina 77.39 years compare
- 88 Ecuador 77.39 years compare
- 89 British Virgin Islands 77.28 years compare
More health data for North Macedonia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,700 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -2.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0805 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -1.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0848 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in North Macedonia?
- Life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in North Macedonia was 77.39 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy vs. gdp per capita recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 77.39 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs. gdp per capita recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.52 years in 1951.
- How does North Macedonia rank for life expectancy vs. gdp per capita?
- North Macedonia ranks 86th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Macedonia data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Period life expectancy at birth.