North Macedonia — Life expectancy
Life Expectancy at Birth for North Macedonia, 1960–2024.
Life expectancy for North Macedonia was 76.6 in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1960 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 76.6 in 2018. The lowest was 59.3 in 1962 (about 1.3× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.37% per year.
North Macedonia ranks 89 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 41%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 80.0, so North Macedonia sits below it. It peaked in 2018 and has fallen 0% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 2%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 42 of 58 economies; Romania (76.5) is just below it.
Data highlights
Doubling roughly every 188 years at that pace.
World ranking. Slipped: 78th of 215 in 1960 → 77th of 216 in 1970 → 78th of 216 in 1980 → 70th of 217 in 1990 → 75th of 217 in 2000 → 80th of 217 in 2010 → 96th of 217 in 2020 → 89th of 217 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1960 to 2024
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 76.62 | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 75.32 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 74.42 | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 73.25 | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 74.4 | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 76.6 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 76.65 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 75.95 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 75.4 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 75.4 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 75.45 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 75.4 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 74.9 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 75.1 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 75 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 74.45 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 74.4 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 73.8 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 73.9 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 73.7 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 73.6 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 73.24 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 73.04 | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 73.44 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 72.95 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 72.79 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 72.3 | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 72.45 | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 72.5 | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 71.85 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 71.69 | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 71.6 | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 71.15 | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 71.58 | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 71.17 | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 70.96 | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 70.31 | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 70.26 | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 70.15 | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 70.09 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 70.06 | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 69.61 | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 69.73 | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 69.33 | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 68.97 | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 69.06 | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 68.95 | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 68.14 | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 67.77 | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 67.16 | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 67.03 | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 66.99 | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 65.57 | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 65.14 | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 64.9 | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 63.93 | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 64.52 | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 63.71 | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 63.48 | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 62.56 | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 61.5 | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 61.36 | +3.5% |
| 1962 | 59.28 | -4.0% |
| 1961 | 61.78 | +2.1% |
| 1960 | 60.5 | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was North Macedonia’s Life expectancy in 1961?
61.78 (1961). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are North Macedonia’s Life expectancy figures nominal or inflation-adjusted?
They are exactly as the World Bank publishes them — years — with no inflation restatement and no PPP conversion. Years the source does not report are omitted rather than interpolated.
Is North Macedonia’s Life expectancy growing or shrinking?
Between 1960 and 2024 the series was growing overall: +26.6% in total — about 0.4% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.DYN.LE00.IN. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 76.62; 2023: 75.32; 2022: 74.42; 2021: 73.25; 2020: 74.4. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.DYN.LE00.IN — Life Expectancy at Birth. Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.