Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Tunisia

Tunisia: Remaining life expectancy at different ages was 76.51 years in 2023. β–² Rising

Latest (2023)
76.51 years
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
101st
of 236 countries
All-time high
76.51 years
in 2023
All-time low
38.22 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Tunisia, 1950–2023

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Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2023, remaining life expectancy at different ages in Tunisia stood at 76.51 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, remaining life expectancy at different ages in Tunisia peaked at 76.51 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 38.22 years, in 1950.

Tunisia ranks 101st 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 40.62 years 38.22 years 43.36 years 10
1960s 47.87 years 44.05 years 52.3 years 10
1970s 58.61 years 53.79 years 62.93 years 10
1980s 66.46 years 63.67 years 68.83 years 10
1990s 70.66 years 69.09 years 72.34 years 10
2000s 73.55 years 72.6 years 74.32 years 10
2010s 74.9 years 74.44 years 75.6 years 10
2020s 75.11 years 72.89 years 76.51 years 4

Countries ranked near Tunisia

  1. 98 Serbia 76.77 years compare
  2. 99 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 76.76 years compare
  3. 100 Malaysia 76.66 years compare
  4. 102 Thailand 76.41 years compare
  5. 103 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 76.37 years compare
  6. 104 Aruba 76.35 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is remaining life expectancy at different ages in Tunisia?
Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Tunisia was 76.51 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 recorded in Tunisia?
The highest recorded value was 76.51 years in 2023.
What is the lowest remaining life expectancy at different ages recorded in Tunisia?
The lowest recorded value was 38.22 years in 1950.
How does Tunisia rank for remaining life expectancy at different ages?
Tunisia ranks 101st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is remaining life expectancy at different ages rising or falling in Tunisia?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Tunisia 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Remaining life expectancy at different ages
Unit
years
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
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