Life expectancy at birth, total in Lebanon
Lebanon: Life expectancy at birth, total was 77.82 years in 2023. β² Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Lebanon, 1970β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, life expectancy at birth, total in Lebanon stood at 77.82 years.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Lebanon peaked at 78.31 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 36.44 years, in 1976.
That places Lebanon 68th out of 212 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 60.51 years | 36.44 years | 66.41 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 60.35 years | 47.19 years | 65.11 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 71.58 years | 65.48 years | 73.51 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.68 years | 73.89 years | 77.26 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.07 years | 77.53 years | 78.31 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.44 years | 73.65 years | 78 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 65 Turks and Caicos Islands 78.01 years compare
- 66 China (People's Republic of) 77.95 years compare
- 67 Bosnia and Herzegovina 77.85 years compare
- 69 Jordan 77.81 years compare
- 70 Peru 77.74 years compare
- 71 Colombia 77.72 years compare
More population data for Lebanon
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.331 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 333,428 (2100)
- Population density 703.09 (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.331 (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 2.23 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 758,642 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 2.23 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 2.23 (2024)
- Natural population growth 1.02 (2023)
- Fertility rate with projections 2.24 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Lebanon?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Lebanon was 77.82 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 78.31 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.44 years in 1976.
- How does Lebanon rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Lebanon ranks 68th out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release