Life Expectancy of Libya
Created on April 3, 2021.
Updated on May 15, 2023.

The total life expectancy at birth for Libya was 71.91 years in 2021, a difference of -0.56 years compared to 2020, according to recent data from the World Bank. The most recent figures on male and female life expectancies at birth for Libya were 69.63 years and 74.40 years respectively in 2021.

The World Bank defines life expectancy at birth as "the average number of years a newborn is expected to live if mortality patterns at the time of its birth remain constant in the future".

The chart and table below shows the total, male, and female life expectancies of Libya for 1960-2021.

Data Source: World Bank.
Life Expectancy of Libya (Years)
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Male
Female
Life Expectancy of Libya (Years)
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Year Total (Yrs) Male (Yrs) Female (Yrs)
1960 40.27 39.21 41.45
1961 42.06 40.99 43.27
1962 43.84 42.66 45.19
1963 45.31 44.21 46.56
1964 47.14 45.97 48.50
1965 48.66 47.40 50.11
1966 50.13 48.82 51.65
1967 51.39 50.03 52.97
1968 52.71 51.24 54.43
1969 54.00 52.64 55.58
1970 55.19 53.76 56.86
1971 56.34 54.90 58.01
1972 57.49 56.02 59.19
1973 58.29 56.81 60.00
1974 59.59 58.13 61.26
1975 60.81 59.12 62.77
1976 62.06 60.26 64.15
1977 62.79 60.85 65.06
1978 63.57 61.52 66.00
1979 64.26 62.10 66.84
1980 64.89 62.64 67.61
1981 65.36 63.06 68.15
1982 65.81 63.42 68.73
1983 66.41 64.07 69.26
1984 66.87 64.66 69.54
1985 67.29 65.03 70.02
1986 67.77 65.65 70.31
1987 68.20 65.97 70.86
1988 68.62 66.53 71.09
1989 68.99 66.81 71.58
1990 69.42 67.37 71.83
1991 69.82 67.72 72.31
1992 70.23 68.29 72.49
1993 70.42 68.52 72.62
1994 70.71 68.71 73.06
1995 71.09 69.25 73.22
1996 71.28 69.49 73.37
1997 71.13 69.34 73.22
1998 71.08 69.19 73.33
1999 71.06 69.29 73.16
2000 70.68 68.82 72.94
2001 70.86 68.91 73.24
2002 71.00 68.96 73.50
2003 71.13 69.15 73.53
2004 71.49 69.46 73.91
2005 71.59 69.55 73.99
2006 71.72 69.66 74.09
2007 71.86 69.82 74.20
2008 72.27 70.07 74.79
2009 72.36 70.19 74.84
2010 72.37 70.18 74.88
2011 70.07 66.83 73.86
2012 72.25 69.77 75.07
2013 72.34 69.98 75.00
2014 71.51 68.24 75.30
2015 71.70 68.50 75.37
2016 71.76 68.50 75.47
2017 72.48 69.63 75.67
2018 72.79 70.02 75.88
2019 72.46 69.50 75.77
2020 72.47 69.87 75.35
2021 71.91 69.63 74.40