Life expectancy at birth in North Macedonia

Life expectancy at birth in North Macedonia was 76.6 years in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest since 2018.

Measure: Life expectancy at birth (UN estimates) Unit: Years Data: 1960 to 2024 Source: World Bank
North Macedonia, 2024 76.6 Years
Change from 2023 +1.7% 2023: 75.3 years
World, 2024 73.5 years Official aggregate
Position in 2024 89th of 217 See the full ranking

Life expectancy at birth in North Macedonia 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 North MacedoniaWorld
2024 76.6 years 73.5 years
2023 75.3 years 73.3 years
2022 74.4 years 73.0 years
2021 73.2 years 71.2 years
2020 74.4 years 72.2 years
2019 76.6 years 72.9 years
2018 76.6 years 72.6 years
2017 76.0 years 72.4 years
2016 75.4 years 72.2 years
2015 75.4 years 72.0 years
2014 75.5 years 71.8 years
2013 75.4 years 71.5 years
2012 74.9 years 71.3 years
2011 75.1 years 71.0 years
2010 75.0 years 70.7 years
2009 74.4 years 70.4 years
2008 74.4 years 70.0 years
2007 73.8 years 69.8 years
2006 73.9 years 69.5 years
2005 73.7 years 69.1 years
2004 73.6 years 68.8 years
2003 73.2 years 68.5 years
2002 73.0 years 68.2 years
2001 73.4 years 67.9 years
2000 72.9 years 67.7 years

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.7% from 75.3 years in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 75.5 years, the figure has changed by +1.5%.
  • Among the 217 countries with data for 2024, North Macedonia has the 89th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 73.5 years.

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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 North Macedonia
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