Life Expectancy at Birth in Albania
Albania: Life Expectancy at Birth was 79.78 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
79.78
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
53rd
of 216 countries
All-time high
79.78
in 2024
All-time low
56.41
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life Expectancy at Birth in Albania, 1960–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Albania recorded 79.78 for life expectancy at birth in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Albania peaked at 79.78 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 56.41, in 1960.
Albania ranks 53rd of 216 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life Expectancy at Birth in Albania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 56.41 | — |
| 1961 | 57.49 | +1.9% |
| 1962 | 58.49 | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 59.48 | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 60.4 | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 61.27 | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 62.15 | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 62.98 | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 63.79 | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 64.54 | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 65.23 | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 65.9 | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 66.53 | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 67.11 | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 67.63 | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 68.12 | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 68.57 | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 68.99 | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 69.37 | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 69.62 | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 69.9 | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 70.14 | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 70.42 | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 70.7 | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 70.98 | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 71.28 | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 71.67 | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 71.98 | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 72.22 | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 72.46 | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 72.71 | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 73 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 73.3 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 73.64 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 73.84 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 74.02 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 74.11 | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 73.38 | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 74.36 | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 74.57 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 74.83 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 75.08 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 75.3 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 75.56 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 75.95 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 76.43 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 76.99 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 77.69 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 78.25 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 78.51 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 78.41 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 78.3 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 78.08 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 78 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 78.03 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 78.36 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 78.64 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 78.9 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 79.24 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 79.47 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 77.82 | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 76.84 | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 78.77 | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 79.6 | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 79.78 | +0.2% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 79.78 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.45, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Albania's 79.78 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 79.88, 100% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 60.7 | 56.41 | 64.54 | 10 |
| 1970s | 67.71 | 65.23 | 69.62 | 10 |
| 1980s | 71.18 | 69.9 | 72.46 | 10 |
| 1990s | 73.69 | 72.71 | 74.57 | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.46 | 74.83 | 78.51 | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.54 | 78 | 79.47 | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.56 | 76.84 | 79.78 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Albania
More gender data for Albania
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 395.13 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -3.37 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 2,277 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 2,277 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.2733 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 13,104 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 13,984 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 13,211 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 14,132 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 13,321 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Albania?
- Life expectancy at birth in Albania was 79.78 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 79.78 in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.41 in 1960.
- How does Albania rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Albania ranks 53rd out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Life Expectancy at Birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.