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Life expectancy by sex in Qatar

Qatar: Life expectancy by sex was 83.37 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
83.37 years
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
48th
of 236 countries
All-time high
84.06 years
in 2019
All-time low
53.29 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Life expectancy by sex in Qatar, 1950–2023

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Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2023, life expectancy by sex in Qatar stood at 83.37 years.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy by sex in Qatar peaked at 84.06 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 53.29 years, in 1950.

Qatar ranks 48th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Life expectancy by sex in Qatar, year by year

Year years Change
1950 53.29 years —
1951 53.95 years +1.2%
1952 54.61 years +1.2%
1953 55.26 years +1.2%
1954 55.91 years +1.2%
1955 56.56 years +1.2%
1956 57.22 years +1.2%
1957 57.89 years +1.2%
1958 58.56 years +1.2%
1959 59.25 years +1.2%
1960 59.94 years +1.2%
1961 60.64 years +1.2%
1962 61.36 years +1.2%
1963 62.07 years +1.2%
1964 62.79 years +1.2%
1965 63.51 years +1.1%
1966 64.21 years +1.1%
1967 64.91 years +1.1%
1968 65.58 years +1.0%
1969 66.24 years +1.0%
1970 66.87 years +1.0%
1971 67.48 years +0.9%
1972 68.07 years +0.9%
1973 68.64 years +0.8%
1974 69.19 years +0.8%
1975 69.7 years +0.7%
1976 70.18 years +0.7%
1977 70.63 years +0.6%
1978 71.05 years +0.6%
1979 71.43 years +0.5%
1980 71.77 years +0.5%
1981 72.13 years +0.5%
1982 72.43 years +0.4%
1983 72.71 years +0.4%
1984 72.97 years +0.4%
1985 73.22 years +0.3%
1986 73.45 years +0.3%
1987 73.68 years +0.3%
1988 73.91 years +0.3%
1989 74.13 years +0.3%
1990 74.33 years +0.3%
1991 74.53 years +0.3%
1992 74.72 years +0.3%
1993 74.9 years +0.2%
1994 75.06 years +0.2%
1995 75.23 years +0.2%
1996 75.39 years +0.2%
1997 75.55 years +0.2%
1998 75.73 years +0.2%
1999 75.92 years +0.3%
2000 76.13 years +0.3%
2001 76.39 years +0.3%
2002 76.69 years +0.4%
2003 77.05 years +0.5%
2004 77.46 years +0.5%
2005 77.92 years +0.6%
2006 78.41 years +0.6%
2007 78.93 years +0.7%
2008 79.46 years +0.7%
2009 80 years +0.7%
2010 80.53 years +0.7%
2011 81.05 years +0.6%
2012 81.55 years +0.6%
2013 82.02 years +0.6%
2014 82.45 years +0.5%
2015 82.84 years +0.5%
2016 83.19 years +0.4%
2017 83.51 years +0.4%
2018 83.8 years +0.3%
2019 84.06 years +0.3%
2020 82.16 years -2.3%
2021 82.18 years +0.0%
2022 82.8 years +0.8%
2023 83.37 years +0.7%

Qatar compared with similar countries

  • Qatar's 83.37 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 83.13 years, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • Qatar's 83.37 years is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 79.15 years, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 56.25 years 53.29 years 59.25 years 10
1960s 63.13 years 59.94 years 66.24 years 10
1970s 69.32 years 66.87 years 71.43 years 10
1980s 73.04 years 71.77 years 74.13 years 10
1990s 75.14 years 74.33 years 75.92 years 10
2000s 77.84 years 76.13 years 80 years 10
2010s 82.5 years 80.53 years 84.06 years 10
2020s 82.63 years 82.16 years 83.37 years 4

Countries ranked near Qatar

  1. 45 Cyprus 83.67 years compare
  2. 46 Taiwan 83.61 years compare
  3. 47 Costa Rica 83.42 years compare
  4. 49 United Kingdom 83.21 years compare
  5. 50 Isle of Man 83.13 years compare
  6. 51 Chile 83.08 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy by sex in Qatar?
Life expectancy by sex in Qatar was 83.37 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 Qatar?
The highest recorded value was 84.06 years in 2019.
What is the lowest life expectancy by sex recorded in Qatar?
The lowest recorded value was 53.29 years in 1950.
How does Qatar rank for life expectancy by sex?
Qatar ranks 48th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy by sex rising or falling in Qatar?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Qatar 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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Indicator
Life expectancy by sex
Unit
years
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
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Period life expectancy at birth among females, in a given year.