Life expectancy at birth, women in Benin

Life expectancy at birth for women in Benin was 62.4 years in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.

Measure: Life expectancy at birth, women Unit: Years Data: 1960 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Benin, 2024 62.4 Years
Change from 2023 +0.3% 2023: 62.2 years
World, 2024 76.0 years Official aggregate
Position in 2024 208th of 217 See the full ranking

Life expectancy at birth, women in Benin 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, women (years), 2000 to 2024
Period BeninWorld
2024 62.4 years 76.0 years
2023 62.2 years 75.8 years
2022 61.8 years 75.5 years
2021 60.8 years 73.7 years
2020 61.6 years 74.8 years
2019 61.1 years 75.3 years
2018 60.8 years 75.1 years
2017 60.6 years 74.9 years
2016 60.3 years 74.7 years
2015 60.1 years 74.5 years
2014 60.0 years 74.3 years
2013 59.8 years 74.0 years
2012 59.5 years 73.8 years
2011 59.3 years 73.5 years
2010 59.3 years 73.2 years
2009 59.2 years 72.9 years
2008 59.1 years 72.5 years
2007 59.4 years 72.3 years
2006 59.1 years 72.0 years
2005 58.9 years 71.6 years
2004 58.6 years 71.2 years
2003 58.4 years 71.0 years
2002 58.3 years 70.7 years
2001 58.2 years 70.4 years
2000 58.3 years 70.1 years

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.3% from 62.2 years in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 60.0 years, the figure has changed by +4.1%.
  • Among the 217 countries with data for 2024, Benin has the 208th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 76.0 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.FE.IN · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1960 to 2024 for Benin
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