Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for North Macedonia

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2023, the total life expectancy at birth for North Macedonia was 75.32 years. A difference of +0.89 compared to 2022. The most recent figures on male and female life expectancies at birth for North Macedonia were 73.16 years and 77.58 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 North Macedonia for recent years.

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Data Source: World Bank.

Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for North Macedonia (Years)

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Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for North Macedonia (Years)

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Year	Total (Yrs)	Male (Yrs)	Female (Yrs)
1960	60.5	60.61	60.39
1961	61.78	61.44	62.13
1962	59.29	59.03	59.55
1963	61.36	60.68	62.07
1964	61.5	60.98	62.05
1965	62.56	61.66	63.51
1966	63.48	62.8	64.2
1967	63.71	62.78	64.69
1968	64.52	63.83	65.25
1969	63.93	62.99	64.92
1970	64.9	64.08	65.77
1971	65.14	64.11	66.21
1972	65.57	64.51	66.68
1973	66.99	65.16	68.91
1974	67.03	65.47	68.66
1975	67.16	65.86	68.53
1976	67.77	66.2	69.42
1977	68.14	66.64	69.7
1978	68.96	67.61	70.37
1979	69.06	67.32	70.9
1980	68.97	67.35	70.67
1981	69.33	67.47	71.28
1982	69.73	68.19	71.36
1983	69.61	67.86	71.44
1984	70.06	67.99	72.23
1985	70.09	67.96	72.32
1986	70.15	68.34	72.06
1987	70.26	68.42	72.2
1988	70.31	68.36	72.37
1989	70.96	69.12	72.89
1990	71.17	69.18	73.27
1991	71.58	69.5	73.77
1992	71.15	68.93	73.48
1993	71.6	69.18	74.14
1994	71.69	69.4	74.1
1995	71.85	69.8	74
1996	72.5	70.3	74.8
1997	72.45	70.3	74.7
1998	72.3	70.2	74.5
1999	72.79	70.4	75.3
2000	72.95	70.8	75.2
2001	73.44	70.9	76.1
2002	73.04	70.6	75.6
2003	73.24	70.9	75.7
2004	73.6	71.5	75.8
2005	73.7	71.6	75.9
2006	73.9	71.7	76.2
2007	73.8	71.8	75.9
2008	74.4	72.4	76.5
2009	74.45	72.3	76.7
2010	75	72.9	77.2
2011	75.1	73.1	77.2
2012	74.9	73	76.9
2013	75.4	73.4	77.5
2014	75.45	73.5	77.5
2015	75.4	73.5	77.4
2016	75.4	73.4	77.5
2017	75.95	74.1	77.9
2018	76.65	74.6	78.8
2019	76.6	74.7	78.6
2020	74.4	72.2	76.7
2021	73.25	71.1	75.5
2022	74.43	72.22	76.74
2023	75.32	73.16	77.58