Life Expectancy at Birth in Albania
Albania: Life Expectancy at Birth was 79.78 in 2024. β² Rising
Life Expectancy at Birth in Albania, 1960β2024
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.
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
- 50 Saint Martin 80.44 compare
- 51 Oman 80.25 compare
- 52 Czech Republic 79.98 compare
- 54 Panama 79.78 compare
- 55 Kosovo, Republic of 79.52 compare
- 56 Estonia, Republic of 79.3 compare
More gender data for Albania
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 14,279 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 13,438 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 14,439 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 13,532 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 14,591 (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.