Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males in Libya
Libya: Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males was 68.27 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males in Libya, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males in Libya is 68.27 years, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.2% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males in Libya peaked at 72 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 30.7 years, in 1950.
Libya ranks 160th 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 | 33.09 years | 30.7 years | 37.08 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 46.89 years | 38.74 years | 54.06 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 58.97 years | 55.13 years | 62.02 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 64.8 years | 62.45 years | 66.98 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 68.5 years | 67.31 years | 69.07 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.51 years | 68.91 years | 70.11 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.28 years | 66.83 years | 70.5 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.83 years | 68.27 years | 72 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 157 Venezuela 68.72 years compare
- 158 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 68.66 years compare
- 159 Saint Kitts and Nevis 68.57 years compare
- 161 Dominica 68.21 years compare
- 162 Kyrgyzstan 68.18 years compare
- 163 Greenland 68.09 years compare
More health data for Libya
- Number of infants who die before age 1 133 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,084 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 70,474 (2025)
- Population, male 50.8% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 64,590 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 68,143 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 65,669 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 69,260 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males in Libya?
- Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males in Libya was 68.27 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 72 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.7 years in 1950.
- How does Libya rank for remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males?
- Libya ranks 160th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The period life expectancy at birth among males, in a given year.