What is life expectancy in Azerbaijan?

Life expectancy in Azerbaijan was 74.43 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 Azerbaijan?

The highest recorded value was 74.43 years in 2023.

What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Azerbaijan?

The lowest recorded value was 46.29 years in 1950.

How does Azerbaijan rank for life expectancy?

Azerbaijan ranks 129th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is life expectancy rising or falling in Azerbaijan?

Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Azerbaijan 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.

Life expectancy in Azerbaijan

Name: Life expectancy in Azerbaijan
Creator: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Azerbaijan: Life expectancy was 74.43 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

74.43 years

Change on year

up 0.4%

World rank

129th

of 236 countries

All-time high

74.43 years

in 2023

All-time low

46.29 years

in 1950

Years of data

1950–2023

Life expectancy in Azerbaijan, 1950–2023

Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for life expectancy in Azerbaijan is 74.43 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy in Azerbaijan peaked at 74.43 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 46.29 years, in 1950.

Azerbaijan ranks 129th 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.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	48.15 years	46.29 years	50.26 years	10
1960s	53.54 years	50.86 years	56.08 years	10
1970s	58.7 years	56.59 years	60.93 years	10
1980s	62.39 years	61.43 years	62.94 years	10
1990s	62.38 years	60.28 years	64.73 years	10
2000s	67.68 years	65.38 years	69.87 years	10
2010s	71.93 years	70.31 years	73.29 years	10
2020s	72.47 years	70.31 years	74.43 years	4

Countries ranked near Azerbaijan

126 Bahamas 74.55 years compare
127 Georgia 74.5 years compare
128 Belarus 74.43 years compare
130 Kazakhstan 74.4 years compare
131 Paraguay 73.84 years compare
132 Dominican Republic 73.72 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Azerbaijan

Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,241 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Number of infants who die before age 1 264 deaths (2100)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 67,625 (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 65,036 (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 65,591 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 61,791 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 65,322 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 59,664 (2025)

All data for Azerbaijan →

Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy in Azerbaijan?: Life expectancy in Azerbaijan was 74.43 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 Azerbaijan?: The highest recorded value was 74.43 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Azerbaijan?: The lowest recorded value was 46.29 years in 1950.
How does Azerbaijan rank for life expectancy?: Azerbaijan ranks 129th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy rising or falling in Azerbaijan?: Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Azerbaijan 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

Indicator: Life expectancy
Unit: years
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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.