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Life expectancy at birth in Liberia

Liberia: Life expectancy at birth was 62.16 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
62.16 years
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
221st
of 236 countries
All-time high
62.16 years
in 2023
All-time low
37.64 years
in 1990
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Life expectancy at birth in Liberia, 1950–2023

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

Analysis

In 2023, life expectancy at birth in Liberia stood at 62.16 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Liberia peaked at 62.16 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 37.64 years, in 1990.

Liberia ranks 221st of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Life expectancy at birth in Liberia, year by year

Year years Change
1950 37.97 years —
1951 38.02 years +0.2%
1952 38.05 years +0.1%
1953 38.08 years +0.1%
1954 38.1 years +0.1%
1955 38.11 years +0.0%
1956 38.1 years -0.0%
1957 38.08 years -0.0%
1958 38.05 years -0.1%
1959 38.06 years +0.0%
1960 38.07 years +0.0%
1961 38.1 years +0.1%
1962 38.17 years +0.2%
1963 38.31 years +0.4%
1964 38.45 years +0.4%
1965 38.69 years +0.6%
1966 38.95 years +0.7%
1967 39.26 years +0.8%
1968 39.59 years +0.8%
1969 39.99 years +1.0%
1970 40.36 years +0.9%
1971 40.72 years +0.9%
1972 41.2 years +1.2%
1973 41.62 years +1.0%
1974 42.06 years +1.1%
1975 42.46 years +1.0%
1976 42.85 years +0.9%
1977 43.22 years +0.9%
1978 43.57 years +0.8%
1979 43.89 years +0.7%
1980 44.09 years +0.5%
1981 44.34 years +0.6%
1982 44.45 years +0.2%
1983 44.58 years +0.3%
1984 44.68 years +0.2%
1985 44.03 years -1.5%
1986 44.49 years +1.1%
1987 44.27 years -0.5%
1988 44.06 years -0.5%
1989 43.86 years -0.5%
1990 37.64 years -14.2%
1991 43.58 years +15.8%
1992 43.57 years -0.0%
1993 43.02 years -1.2%
1994 42.62 years -0.9%
1995 44.57 years +4.6%
1996 44.95 years +0.8%
1997 48.3 years +7.5%
1998 49.37 years +2.2%
1999 50.41 years +2.1%
2000 51.85 years +2.9%
2001 53.11 years +2.4%
2002 54.06 years +1.8%
2003 53.05 years -1.9%
2004 55.95 years +5.5%
2005 56.77 years +1.5%
2006 57.49 years +1.3%
2007 58.15 years +1.1%
2008 58.67 years +0.9%
2009 59.11 years +0.7%
2010 59.36 years +0.4%
2011 59.49 years +0.2%
2012 59.78 years +0.5%
2013 59.99 years +0.3%
2014 59.21 years -1.3%
2015 59.25 years +0.1%
2016 60.48 years +2.1%
2017 60.78 years +0.5%
2018 61 years +0.4%
2019 61.23 years +0.4%
2020 61.27 years +0.1%
2021 61.17 years -0.2%
2022 61.93 years +1.3%
2023 62.16 years +0.4%

Liberia compared with similar countries

  • Liberia's 62.16 years is below the median for low income countries, which is 63.65 years, 98% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Liberia's 62.16 years is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 64.1 years, 97% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 38.06 years 37.97 years 38.11 years 10
1960s 38.76 years 38.07 years 39.99 years 10
1970s 42.2 years 40.36 years 43.89 years 10
1980s 44.29 years 43.86 years 44.68 years 10
1990s 44.8 years 37.64 years 50.41 years 10
2000s 55.82 years 51.85 years 59.11 years 10
2010s 60.06 years 59.21 years 61.23 years 10
2020s 61.63 years 61.17 years 62.16 years 4

Countries ranked near Liberia

  1. 218 Mozambique 63.61 years compare
  2. 219 Zimbabwe 62.77 years compare
  3. 220 Togo 62.74 years compare
  4. 222 Nauru 62.11 years compare
  5. 223 Cote d'Ivoire 61.94 years compare
  6. 224 Democratic Republic of Congo 61.9 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at birth in Liberia?
Life expectancy at birth in Liberia was 62.16 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Liberia?
The highest recorded value was 62.16 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Liberia?
The lowest recorded value was 37.64 years in 1990.
How does Liberia rank for life expectancy at birth?
Liberia ranks 221st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Liberia?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Liberia data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth
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
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