Life expectancy estimates and projections in Libya
Life expectancy at birth in Libya was 69.3 years in 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest since 1990.
Libya, 2023 (latest estimate)
69.3
Change from 2022
−6.9%
Projection for 2030
75.9 years
Projection for 2050
79.3 years
Projection for 2100
86.6 years
Position in 2023
154th of 216
Life expectancy estimates and projections in Libya over time: Men
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Years. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Libya |
|---|---|
| 2100 | 85.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2095 | 84.9 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2090 | 84.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2085 | 83.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2080 | 82.7 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2075 | 81.9 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2070 | 81.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2065 | 80.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2060 | 79.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2055 | 78.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2050 | 77.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2045 | 76.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2040 | 75.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2035 | 74.4 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2030 | 73.4 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2025 | 71.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2023 | 68.3 years |
| 2022 | 72.0 years |
| 2021 | 69.5 years |
| 2020 | 69.5 years |
| 2019 | 70.1 years |
| 2018 | 70.5 years |
| 2017 | 70.0 years |
| 2016 | 68.7 years |
| 2015 | 68.6 years |
| 2014 | 68.2 years |
Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −6.9% from 74.5 years in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 72.3 years, the figure has changed by −4.1%.
- Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Libya has the 154th highest value.