Life Expectancy at Birth in Liberia
Liberia: Life Expectancy at Birth was 62.32 in 2024. β² Rising
Life Expectancy at Birth in Liberia, 1960β2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 62.32 for life expectancy at birth in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Liberia peaked at 62.32 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 37.64, in 1990.
Liberia ranks 201st of 216 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 | 38.76 | 38.07 | 39.99 | 10 |
| 1970s | 42.2 | 40.36 | 43.89 | 10 |
| 1980s | 44.29 | 43.86 | 44.68 | 10 |
| 1990s | 44.8 | 37.64 | 50.41 | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.82 | 51.85 | 59.11 | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.06 | 59.21 | 61.23 | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.77 | 61.17 | 62.32 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 198 Mozambique, Republic of 63.8 compare
- 199 Zimbabwe 63.06 compare
- 200 Togo 62.94 compare
- 202 Naoero, Republic of 62.28 compare
- 203 CΓ΄te d'Ivoire 62.11 compare
- 204 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 62.07 compare
More gender data for Liberia
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 81,391 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 83,748 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 79,207 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 81,337 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 77,744 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 79,813 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 76,343 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 78,339 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 75,245 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 77,167 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Liberia?
- Life expectancy at birth in Liberia was 62.32 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 62.32 in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.64 in 1990.
- How does Liberia rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Liberia ranks 201st out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia 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.