Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Iran

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2023, the total life expectancy at birth for Iran was 77.65 years. A difference of +0.85 compared to 2022. The most recent figures on male and female life expectancies at birth for Iran were 75.79 years and 79.63 years respectively in 2023.

You can see similar information for other countries.

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 Iran for recent years.

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Data Source: World Bank.
Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Iran (Years)
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Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Iran (Years)
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Year Total (Yrs) Male (Yrs) Female (Yrs)
1960 43.3 43.94 42.61
1961 43.9 44.51 43.25
1962 43.77 44.41 43.08
1963 45.11 45.64 44.53
1964 45.74 46.22 45.21
1965 46.37 46.81 45.9
1966 47.07 47.44 46.67
1967 47.8 48.1 47.48
1968 47.95 48.23 47.63
1969 49.38 49.52 49.23
1970 50.22 50.26 50.17
1971 51.12 51.05 51.18
1972 51.73 51.58 51.88
1973 52.94 52.65 53.26
1974 53.86 53.43 54.33
1975 54.82 54.27 55.41
1976 55.77 55.1 56.5
1977 56.66 55.87 57.52
1978 56.04 55.2 56.97
1979 58.45 57.29 59.74
1980 58.37 56.32 60.73
1981 56.63 52.84 61.3
1982 57.63 53.81 62.47
1983 58.52 54.66 63.38
1984 60.88 57.97 64.37
1985 61.54 58.55 65.13
1986 62.14 59.07 65.82
1987 62.69 59.55 66.44
1988 63.26 60.05 67.07
1989 65.31 63.18 67.74
1990 64.07 62.12 66.26
1991 66.23 63.99 68.77
1992 66.65 64.37 69.23
1993 67.04 64.72 69.64
1994 67.49 65.16 70.1
1995 67.9 65.56 70.52
1996 68.33 65.98 70.94
1997 68.65 66.32 71.24
1998 69.21 66.87 71.81
1999 69.69 67.35 72.26
2000 70.17 67.84 72.72
2001 70.62 68.31 73.14
2002 71.11 68.83 73.58
2003 70.46 68.39 72.7
2004 72.04 69.84 74.41
2005 72.45 70.3 74.76
2006 72.9 70.8 75.15
2007 73.3 71.25 75.5
2008 73.68 71.68 75.82
2009 74.04 72.07 76.13
2010 74.39 72.46 76.43
2011 74.72 72.83 76.72
2012 75.04 73.18 76.99
2013 75.35 73.51 77.29
2014 75.64 73.8 77.57
2015 75.91 74.07 77.84
2016 76.16 74.3 78.11
2017 76.4 74.55 78.35
2018 76.62 74.74 78.61
2019 76.86 74.99 78.83
2020 74.14 72.22 76.24
2021 73.75 71.95 75.69
2022 76.8 74.9 78.81
2023 77.65 75.79 79.63