Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Lebanon
Lebanon: Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 was 89.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Lebanon, 1960–2024
Source: United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
In 2024, share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Lebanon stood at 89.6%.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Lebanon peaked at 89.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 33.9%, in 1976.
That places Lebanon 73rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 68.4% | — |
| 1961 | 68.9% | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 69.4% | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 69.8% | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 70.1% | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 70.4% | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 70.7% | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 70.9% | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 71.1% | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 71.2% | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 71.4% | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 71.5% | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 71.6% | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 71.7% | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 71.9% | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 69.2% | -3.7% |
| 1976 | 33.9% | -51.0% |
| 1977 | 65.0% | +91.7% |
| 1978 | 64.6% | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 64.1% | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 64.6% | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 65.1% | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 48.7% | -25.2% |
| 1983 | 69.6% | +43.0% |
| 1984 | 70.2% | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 70.7% | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 71.2% | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 68.1% | -4.3% |
| 1988 | 68.7% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 75.7% | +10.2% |
| 1990 | 76.2% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 78.2% | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 78.8% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 79.7% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 80.6% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 81.3% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 81.8% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 82.4% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 82.8% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 83.4% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 84.0% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 84.9% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 85.6% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 86.3% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 86.8% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 87.4% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 87.7% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 88.2% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 88.5% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 88.8% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 89.1% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 89.3% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 89.5% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 89.6% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 89.7% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 89.8% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 89.9% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 89.9% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 89.8% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 89.8% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 87.7% | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 85.5% | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 89.6% | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 89.4% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 89.6% | +0.2% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 89.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 75.2%, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 89.6% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 89.6%, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Lebanon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +91.7% | 33.9% | 65.0% |
| 1976 | -51.0% | 69.2% | 33.9% |
| 1983 | +43.0% | 48.7% | 69.6% |
| 1982 | -25.2% | 65.1% | 48.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 70.1% | 68.4% | 71.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 65.5% | 33.9% | 71.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 67.2% | 48.7% | 75.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 80.5% | 76.2% | 83.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 86.8% | 84.0% | 88.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.6% | 89.1% | 89.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.4% | 85.5% | 89.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 70 North Macedonia 89.8% compare
- 71 Armenia 89.7% compare
- 72 Bosnia and Herzegovina 89.6% compare
- 74 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 89.4% compare
- 75 Aruba 89.3% compare
- 76 Montenegro 89.2% compare
More gender data for Lebanon
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,385 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.26 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 4,719 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 4,719 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 44,373 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 46,608 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 44,213 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 46,432 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 44,307 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Lebanon?
- Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Lebanon was 89.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 89.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.9% in 1976.
- How does Lebanon rank for share of women expected to survive to the age of 65?
- Lebanon ranks 73rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This measure shows the share newborns that would survive to the age of 65, if subject to age-specific death rates in a given year.