Life expectancy at birth in Albania
Life expectancy at birth in Albania was 80.4 years in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2013. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.
The latest value carries the source flag “Break in time series”.
Albania, 2024
80.4b (Break in time series)
Change from 2022
+1.6%
European Union, 2024
81.5 yearsep (Source flag ep)
Position in 2024
22nd of 37
Life expectancy at birth in Albania over time
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Years. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Albania | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 80.4 yearsb (break in time series) | 81.5 yearsep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2023 | – | 81.2 yearsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2022 | 79.1 years | 80.6 yearsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2021 | 75.5 years | 80.0 yearsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2020 | 77.4 years | 80.3 yearsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2019 | 79.1 years | 81.1 yearsbe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2018 | 78.9 years | 80.8 yearse (estimated) |
| 2017 | 78.5 years | 80.7 yearsbe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2016 | 78.5 years | 80.7 yearsbe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2015 | 77.9 years | 80.5 yearsb (break in time series) |
| 2014 | 78.2 years | 80.6 yearsbe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2013 | 77.9 years | 80.5 years |
| 2012 | – | 80.2 yearsb (break in time series) |
| 2011 | – | 80.1 yearsb (break in time series) |
| 2010 | – | 79.8 yearsb (break in time series) |
| 2009 | – | 79.5 years |
| 2008 | – | 79.3 years |
| 2007 | – | 79.1 years |
| 2006 | – | 78.9 years |
| 2005 | – | 78.4 years |
| 2004 | – | 78.3 years |
| 2003 | – | 77.7 years |
| 2002 | – | 77.6 years |
Flags: b break in time series; be break in time series, estimated; e estimated; bep break in time series, estimated, provisional; ep estimated, provisional . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- The previous available figure was 79.1 years in 2022, a change of +1.6%. The source marks a break in the series at 2024, so part of this change may come from a change in method.
- Since 2013, when it was 77.9 years, the figure has changed by +3.2%. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
- Among the 37 countries with data for 2024, Albania has the 22nd highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 81.5 years.
More for Albania
All statistics for Albania
Life expectancy at birth
79.8 years
2024 · World Bank
Infant mortality rate
6.1 per 1,000 live births
2023 · Eurostat
Hospital beds
289 per 100,000 people
2013 · Eurostat
People reporting good or very good health
84.7%
2025 · Eurostat
Life expectancy at age 65
19.1b (Break in time series) years
2024 · Eurostat
Life expectancy estimates and projections
79.6 years
2023 · UN Population Division