Life expectancy by sex in Libya
Libya: Life expectancy by sex was 70.42 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy by sex in Libya, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Libya recorded 70.42 years for life expectancy by sex in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.7% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy by sex in Libya peaked at 77.15 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 36.05 years, in 1950.
Libya ranks 190th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 38.25 years | 36.05 years | 41.78 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 49.72 years | 43.05 years | 56.45 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 63.02 years | 57.81 years | 67.08 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 69.68 years | 67.61 years | 71.51 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 72.58 years | 71.84 years | 72.87 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.55 years | 72.67 years | 74.42 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.24 years | 73.71 years | 76.2 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.55 years | 70.42 years | 77.15 years | 4 |
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More population data for Libya
- World population growth -0.2% (2100)
- Population density 5.56 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 455,012 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.2% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 2.3 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 2.3 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 200,335 people (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 2.3 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 2.35 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 2.29 children per women (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy by sex in Libya?
- Life expectancy by sex in Libya was 70.42 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy by sex recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 77.15 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest life expectancy by sex recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.05 years in 1950.
- How does Libya rank for life expectancy by sex?
- Libya ranks 190th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy by sex rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The period life expectancy at birth among females, in a given year.