Life expectancy by sex in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Life expectancy by sex was 71.5 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
71.5 years
Change on year
down 9.7%
World rank
176th
of 236 countries
All-time high
79.14 years
in 2022
All-time low
48.44 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy by sex in Palestine, State of, 1950–2023
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 Palestine, State of stood at 71.5 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.7% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy by sex in Palestine, State of peaked at 79.14 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 48.44 years, in 1950.
That places Palestine, State of 176th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy by sex in Palestine, State of, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 48.44 years | — |
| 1951 | 48.71 years | +0.5% |
| 1952 | 48.97 years | +0.5% |
| 1953 | 49.24 years | +0.5% |
| 1954 | 49.52 years | +0.6% |
| 1955 | 49.83 years | +0.6% |
| 1956 | 50.17 years | +0.7% |
| 1957 | 50.54 years | +0.7% |
| 1958 | 50.94 years | +0.8% |
| 1959 | 51.37 years | +0.8% |
| 1960 | 51.82 years | +0.9% |
| 1961 | 52.29 years | +0.9% |
| 1962 | 52.82 years | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 53.39 years | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 53.98 years | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 54.56 years | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 55.18 years | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 55.58 years | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 56.48 years | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 57.08 years | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 57.66 years | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 58.25 years | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 58.81 years | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 59.4 years | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 59.93 years | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 60.63 years | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 61.35 years | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 62.05 years | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 62.76 years | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 63.47 years | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 64.11 years | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 64.68 years | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 65.27 years | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 65.89 years | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 66.45 years | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 66.98 years | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 67.46 years | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 68.04 years | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 68.54 years | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 68.98 years | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 69.4 years | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 69.75 years | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 70.07 years | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 70.48 years | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 70.86 years | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 71.18 years | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 71.47 years | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 71.76 years | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 72 years | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 72.23 years | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 72.38 years | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 72.58 years | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 72.88 years | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 73.27 years | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 73.54 years | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 73.87 years | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 74.08 years | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 74.33 years | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 74.19 years | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 74.32 years | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 75.1 years | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 75.46 years | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 75.77 years | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 76.17 years | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 75.61 years | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 76.73 years | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 77.05 years | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 77.34 years | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 77.61 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 78.09 years | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 77.6 years | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 76.44 years | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 79.14 years | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 71.5 years | -9.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 49.77 years | 48.44 years | 51.37 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 54.32 years | 51.82 years | 57.08 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 60.43 years | 57.66 years | 63.47 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 66.64 years | 64.11 years | 68.98 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 70.92 years | 69.4 years | 72.23 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.54 years | 72.38 years | 74.33 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.49 years | 75.1 years | 78.09 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.17 years | 71.5 years | 79.14 years | 4 |
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- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.0758 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -3.21 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.0758 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.1948 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.5205 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth 0.1% (2100)
- Population density 1,906 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 600,680 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.1% (2100)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate 2.02 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy by sex in Palestine, State of?
- Life expectancy by sex in Palestine, State of was 71.5 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 Palestine, State of?
- The highest recorded value was 79.14 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest life expectancy by sex recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.44 years in 1950.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for life expectancy by sex?
- Palestine, State of ranks 176th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy by sex rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine, State of 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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Period life expectancy at birth among females, in a given year.