Life expectancy at birth in North Macedonia
Life expectancy at birth in North Macedonia was 73.2 years in 2021. The value for 2021 is the lowest since 2003. 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 for North Macedonia is for 2021. Most countries have figures for 2024.
The latest value carries the source flag “Break in time series”.
North Macedonia, 2021
73.2b (Break in time series)
Change from 2020
−1.6%
European Union, 2021
80.0 yearsbep (Source flag bep)
Life expectancy at birth in North Macedonia over time
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Years. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | North Macedonia | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | 81.5 yearsep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2023 | – | 81.2 yearsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2022 | – | 80.6 yearsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2021 | 73.2 yearsb (break in time series) | 80.0 yearsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2020 | 74.4 years | 80.3 yearsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2019 | 76.6 years | 81.1 yearsbe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2018 | 76.7 years | 80.8 yearse (estimated) |
| 2017 | 76.0 years | 80.7 yearsbe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2016 | 75.4 years | 80.7 yearsbe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2015 | 75.5 years | 80.5 yearsb (break in time series) |
| 2014 | 75.5 years | 80.6 yearsbe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2013 | 75.5 years | 80.5 years |
| 2012 | 74.9 years | 80.2 yearsb (break in time series) |
| 2011 | 75.1 years | 80.1 yearsb (break in time series) |
| 2010 | 75.0 years | 79.8 yearsb (break in time series) |
| 2009 | 74.4 years | 79.5 years |
| 2008 | 74.4 years | 79.3 years |
| 2007 | 73.8 years | 79.1 years |
| 2006 | 73.9 years | 78.9 years |
| 2005 | 73.7 years | 78.4 years |
| 2004 | 73.6 years | 78.3 years |
| 2003 | 73.2 years | 77.7 years |
| 2002 | 73.0 years | 77.6 years |
| 2001 | 73.4 years | – |
| 2000 | 73.0 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
- That is a change of −1.6% from 74.4 years in 2020. The source marks a break in the series at 2021, so part of this change may come from a change in method.
- Since 2011, when it was 75.1 years, the figure has changed by −2.5%. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
- The figure for the European Union in 2021 was 80.0 years.
More for North Macedonia
All statistics for North Macedonia
Life expectancy at birth
76.6 years
2024 · World Bank
Infant mortality rate
1.9 per 1,000 live births
2023 · Eurostat
Hospital beds
449 per 100,000 people
2021 · Eurostat
People reporting good or very good health
76.4%
2024 · Eurostat
Life expectancy at age 65
13.7b (Break in time series) years
2021 · Eurostat
Life expectancy estimates and projections
77.4 years
2023 · UN Population Division