Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) in Libya
Libya: Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) was 22.62 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at age 60, male in Libya, 1960–2024
Source: 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at age 60, male in Libya stood at 22.62 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 28.7% on the previous year and up 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, male in Libya peaked at 22.62 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.49 years, in 1960.
That places Libya 41st out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) in Libya, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 13.49 years | — |
| 1961 | 13.59 years | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 13.71 years | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 13.8 years | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 14 years | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 14.05 years | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 14.18 years | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 14.27 years | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 14.35 years | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 14.42 years | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 14.47 years | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 14.52 years | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 14.58 years | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 14.66 years | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 14.74 years | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 14.83 years | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 14.91 years | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 14.97 years | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 15.06 years | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 15.08 years | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 15.12 years | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 15.14 years | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 15.24 years | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 15.37 years | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 15.5 years | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 15.65 years | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 15.81 years | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 15.91 years | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 15.97 years | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 16.05 years | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 16.12 years | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 16.21 years | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 16.33 years | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 16.42 years | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 16.48 years | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 16.54 years | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 16.59 years | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 16.57 years | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 16.53 years | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 16.48 years | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 16.44 years | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 16.44 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 16.45 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 16.51 years | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 16.57 years | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 16.64 years | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 16.7 years | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 16.74 years | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 16.78 years | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 16.81 years | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 16.85 years | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 16.4 years | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 16.85 years | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 16.89 years | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 16.76 years | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 16.86 years | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 16.95 years | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 17.18 years | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 17.32 years | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 17.35 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 16.35 years | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 16.22 years | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 17.81 years | +9.8% |
| 2023 | 17.57 years | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 22.62 years | +28.7% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 22.62 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 18.53 years, 1.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Libya's 22.62 years is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 19.37 years, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) in Libya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +28.7% | 17.57 years | 22.62 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.99 years | 13.49 years | 14.42 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 14.78 years | 14.47 years | 15.08 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.57 years | 15.12 years | 16.05 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.43 years | 16.12 years | 16.59 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.61 years | 16.44 years | 16.81 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.94 years | 16.4 years | 17.35 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.11 years | 16.22 years | 22.62 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 38 Lebanon 22.82 years compare
- 39 Philippines 22.8 years compare
- 40 New Caledonia 22.63 years compare
- 42 Micronesia (country) 22.45 years compare
- 43 Slovakia 22.41 years compare
- 44 Tonga 22.38 years compare
More gender data for Libya
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,888 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.23 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 5,998 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 5,998 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.82 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 58,243 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 61,596 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 59,014 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 62,364 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 60,166 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, male in Libya?
- Life expectancy at age 60, male in Libya was 22.62 years in 2024, according to 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023.
- What is the highest life expectancy at age 60, male recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 22.62 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, male recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.49 years in 1960.
- How does Libya rank for life expectancy at age 60, male?
- Libya ranks 41st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, male rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023, published as part of Life expectancy at age 60, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at age 60, male is the average number of years that a male at age 60 would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of age 60 were to stay the same throughout his life.