Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Libya

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2023, the total life expectancy at birth for Libya was 69.34 years. A difference of -5.12 compared to 2022. The most recent figures on male and female life expectancies at birth for Libya were 68.27 years and 70.42 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 Libya for recent years.

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Data Source: World Bank.

Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Libya (Years)

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Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Libya (Years)

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Year	Total (Yrs)	Male (Yrs)	Female (Yrs)
1960	40.75	38.74	43.05
1961	42.36	40.55	44.43
1962	44.08	42.48	45.89
1963	45.58	44.24	47.11
1964	47.65	46.48	48.98
1965	49.28	48.18	50.53
1966	50.95	49.91	52.12
1967	52.46	51.46	53.61
1968	53.85	52.84	55.01
1969	55.17	54.06	56.45
1970	56.38	55.13	57.81
1971	57.58	56.14	59.25
1972	58.69	57.08	60.54
1973	59.71	57.97	61.72
1974	60.71	58.82	62.88
1975	61.62	59.63	63.92
1976	62.45	60.37	64.87
1977	63.13	60.97	65.66
1978	63.8	61.57	66.43
1979	64.33	62.02	67.08
1980	64.8	62.45	67.61
1981	65.26	62.85	68.16
1982	65.77	63.39	68.64
1983	66.26	63.98	69.1
1984	66.75	64.58	69.54
1985	67.29	65.19	69.96
1986	67.81	65.78	70.37
1987	68.26	66.24	70.8
1988	68.61	66.61	71.13
1989	68.98	66.97	71.51
1990	69.31	67.31	71.84
1991	69.64	67.65	72.14
1992	69.97	68.04	72.41
1993	70.25	68.38	72.61
1994	70.47	68.64	72.79
1995	70.64	68.87	72.87
1996	70.74	69.05	72.87
1997	70.72	69.07	72.82
1998	70.66	69.04	72.72
1999	70.6	68.98	72.69
2000	70.54	68.91	72.67
2001	70.65	68.98	72.83
2002	70.79	69.06	73.03
2003	71	69.25	73.24
2004	71.21	69.43	73.46
2005	71.44	69.62	73.69
2006	71.63	69.79	73.85
2007	71.79	69.92	74.03
2008	71.94	70.01	74.25
2009	72.07	70.11	74.42
2010	72.2	70.18	74.61
2011	69.95	66.83	73.71
2012	72.19	69.83	74.98
2013	72.34	70.01	75.08
2014	71.3	68.17	75.02
2015	71.64	68.58	75.25
2016	71.8	68.65	75.48
2017	72.72	69.98	75.88
2018	73.15	70.5	76.17
2019	72.94	70.08	76.2
2020	72.39	69.53	75.7
2021	72.06	69.51	74.94
2022	74.46	72	77.15
2023	69.34	68.27	70.42