Life expectancy at birth in Belarus

Life expectancy at birth in Belarus was 74.4 years in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.

Measure: Life expectancy at birth (UN estimates) Unit: Years Data: 1960 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Belarus, 2024 74.4 Years
Change from 2023 +0.2% 2023: 74.2 years
World, 2024 73.5 years Official aggregate
Position in 2024 114th of 217 See the full ranking

Life expectancy at birth in Belarus over time

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Years. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Life expectancy at birth (UN estimates) (years), 2000 to 2024
Period BelarusWorld
2024 74.4 years 73.5 years
2023 74.2 years 73.3 years
2022 74.1 years 73.0 years
2021 72.1 years 71.2 years
2020 72.1 years 72.2 years
2019 74.2 years 72.9 years
2018 74.2 years 72.6 years
2017 74.1 years 72.4 years
2016 73.8 years 72.2 years
2015 73.6 years 72.0 years
2014 73.0 years 71.8 years
2013 72.5 years 71.5 years
2012 72.0 years 71.3 years
2011 70.6 years 71.0 years
2010 70.4 years 70.7 years
2009 70.4 years 70.4 years
2008 70.5 years 70.0 years
2007 70.2 years 69.8 years
2006 69.4 years 69.5 years
2005 68.9 years 69.1 years
2004 69.0 years 68.8 years
2003 68.6 years 68.5 years
2002 68.1 years 68.2 years
2001 68.5 years 67.9 years
2000 68.9 years 67.7 years

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.2% from 74.2 years in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 73.0 years, the figure has changed by +1.9%.
  • Among the 217 countries with data for 2024, Belarus has the 114th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 73.5 years.

Source and dates

Original producer
United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SP.DYN.LE00.IN · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1960 to 2024 for Belarus
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects