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Female life expectancy at birth in Western Sahara

Female life expectancy at birth in Western Sahara was 73.5 years in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 0.3 from 2022.

2023, years73.5 Estimated
Change on 2022+0.3
Series high73.52023
Series low36.51950
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Female life expectancy at birth in Western Sahara, 1950 to 2023

30405060708019501961197219831994200520231950: 36.5 years1951: 36.9 years1952: 37.2 years1953: 37.6 years1954: 38 years1955: 38.4 years1956: 38.8 years1957: 39.2 years1958: 39.6 years1959: 40 years1960: 40.3 years1961: 40.7 years1962: 41.1 years1963: 41.4 years1964: 41.8 years1965: 42.2 years1966: 42.5 years1967: 42.9 years1968: 43.4 years1969: 43.8 years1970: 44.3 years1971: 44.8 years1972: 45.4 years1973: 46 years1974: 46.7 years1975: 46.4 years1976: 47.1 years1977: 48.1 years1978: 49.1 years1979: 49.5 years1980: 50.5 years1981: 51.8 years1982: 52.7 years1983: 53.6 years1984: 54.4 years1985: 55.3 years1986: 56 years1987: 56.7 years1988: 57.7 years1989: 58.2 years1990: 59.4 years1991: 59.9 years1992: 60.4 years1993: 60.9 years1994: 61.5 years1995: 61.9 years1996: 62.4 years1997: 63 years1998: 63.5 years1999: 64 years2000: 64.5 years2001: 65 years2002: 65.6 years2003: 66.1 years2004: 66.6 years2005: 67.1 years2006: 67.5 years2007: 68 years2008: 68.5 years2009: 68.9 years2010: 69.3 years2011: 69.7 years2012: 70.1 years2013: 70.5 years2014: 70.9 years2015: 71.3 years2016: 71.6 years2017: 71.9 years2018: 72.1 years2019: 72.3 years2020: 72.6 years2021: 72.9 years2022: 73.2 years2023: 73.5 years30405060708019501975200020231950: 36.5 years1951: 36.9 years1952: 37.2 years1953: 37.6 years1954: 38 years1955: 38.4 years1956: 38.8 years1957: 39.2 years1958: 39.6 years1959: 40 years1960: 40.3 years1961: 40.7 years1962: 41.1 years1963: 41.4 years1964: 41.8 years1965: 42.2 years1966: 42.5 years1967: 42.9 years1968: 43.4 years1969: 43.8 years1970: 44.3 years1971: 44.8 years1972: 45.4 years1973: 46 years1974: 46.7 years1975: 46.4 years1976: 47.1 years1977: 48.1 years1978: 49.1 years1979: 49.5 years1980: 50.5 years1981: 51.8 years1982: 52.7 years1983: 53.6 years1984: 54.4 years1985: 55.3 years1986: 56 years1987: 56.7 years1988: 57.7 years1989: 58.2 years1990: 59.4 years1991: 59.9 years1992: 60.4 years1993: 60.9 years1994: 61.5 years1995: 61.9 years1996: 62.4 years1997: 63 years1998: 63.5 years1999: 64 years2000: 64.5 years2001: 65 years2002: 65.6 years2003: 66.1 years2004: 66.6 years2005: 67.1 years2006: 67.5 years2007: 68 years2008: 68.5 years2009: 68.9 years2010: 69.3 years2011: 69.7 years2012: 70.1 years2013: 70.5 years2014: 70.9 years2015: 71.3 years2016: 71.6 years2017: 71.9 years2018: 72.1 years2019: 72.3 years2020: 72.6 years2021: 72.9 years2022: 73.2 years2023: 73.5 years
years. Source: UN WPP, World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Female life expectancy at birth, estimates 1950 to 2023 (LExFemale). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2024-12-13.
All 74 values
Periodyears
202373.5 Estimated
202273.2 Estimated
202172.9 Estimated
202072.6 Estimated
201972.3 Estimated
201872.1 Estimated
201771.9 Estimated
201671.6 Estimated
201571.3 Estimated
201470.9 Estimated
201370.5 Estimated
201270.1 Estimated
201169.7 Estimated
201069.3 Estimated
200968.9 Estimated
200868.5 Estimated
200768 Estimated
200667.5 Estimated
200567.1 Estimated
200466.6 Estimated
200366.1 Estimated
200265.6 Estimated
200165 Estimated
200064.5 Estimated
199964 Estimated
199863.5 Estimated
199763 Estimated
199662.4 Estimated
199561.9 Estimated
199461.5 Estimated
199360.9 Estimated
199260.4 Estimated
199159.9 Estimated
199059.4 Estimated
198958.2 Estimated
198857.7 Estimated
198756.7 Estimated
198656 Estimated
198555.3 Estimated
198454.4 Estimated
198353.6 Estimated
198252.7 Estimated
198151.8 Estimated
198050.5 Estimated
197949.5 Estimated
197849.1 Estimated
197748.1 Estimated
197647.1 Estimated
197546.4 Estimated
197446.7 Estimated
197346 Estimated
197245.4 Estimated
197144.8 Estimated
197044.3 Estimated
196943.8 Estimated
196843.4 Estimated
196742.9 Estimated
196642.5 Estimated
196542.2 Estimated
196441.8 Estimated
196341.4 Estimated
196241.1 Estimated
196140.7 Estimated
196040.3 Estimated
195940 Estimated
195839.6 Estimated
195739.2 Estimated
195638.8 Estimated
195538.4 Estimated
195438 Estimated
195337.6 Estimated
195237.2 Estimated
195136.9 Estimated
195036.5 Estimated

Western Sahara compared with nearby places

United Arab Emirates: 84.2 yearsAfghanistan: 67.5 yearsAntigua and Barbuda: 80.3 yearsAlbania: 81.4 yearsArmenia: 79.5 yearsAngola: 67.1 yearsArgentina: 79.9 yearsAustria: 84.3 yearsAustralia: 85.7 yearsAzerbaijan: 77.1 yearsBosnia and Herzegovina: 80.9 yearsBangladesh: 76.4 yearsBelgium: 84.3 yearsBurkina Faso: 63.2 yearsBulgaria: 79.2 yearsBurundi: 65.7 yearsBenin: 62.2 yearsBrunei: 77.6 yearsBolivia: 71.1 yearsBrazil: 79 yearsBahamas: 78.2 yearsBhutan: 75 yearsBotswana: 71.7 yearsBelarus: 79.1 yearsBelize: 76.5 yearsCanada: 84.8 yearsDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 64 yearsCentral African Republic: 59.3 yearsRepublic of the Congo: 67.5 yearsSwitzerland: 85.8 yearsCôte d’Ivoire: 64.1 yearsChile: 83.1 yearsCameroon: 65.9 yearsChina: 80.9 yearsColombia: 80.5 yearsCosta Rica: 83.4 yearsCuba: 80.5 yearsCape Verde: 79.2 yearsCyprus: 83.7 yearsCzechia: 82.6 yearsGermany: 83.8 yearsDjibouti: 68.5 yearsDenmark: 83.9 yearsDominican Republic: 77 yearsAlgeria: 77.7 yearsEcuador: 80.1 yearsEstonia: 83 yearsEgypt: 73.8 yearsWestern Sahara: 73.5 yearsEritrea: 70.7 yearsSpain: 86.3 yearsEthiopia: 70.7 yearsFinland: 84.7 yearsFiji: 69.4 yearsFalkland Islands: 81.2 yearsFaroe Islands: 82.5 yearsFrance: 86.1 yearsGabon: 71.1 yearsUnited Kingdom: 83.2 yearsGeorgia: 79.1 yearsGhana: 67.9 yearsGreenland: 72.4 yearsGambia: 67.5 yearsGuinea: 61.9 yearsEquatorial Guinea: 65.7 yearsGreece: 84.3 yearsGuatemala: 74.9 yearsGuinea-Bissau: 66.4 yearsGuyana: 73.9 yearsHong Kong: 88.1 yearsHonduras: 75.5 yearsCroatia: 81.7 yearsHaiti: 68.3 yearsHungary: 80.2 yearsIndonesia: 73.3 yearsIreland: 84.5 yearsIsrael: 84.6 yearsIsle of Man: 83.1 yearsIndia: 73.6 yearsIraq: 74.1 yearsIran: 79.6 yearsIceland: 84.5 yearsItaly: 85.7 yearsJamaica: 74 yearsJordan: 80.2 yearsJapan: 87.7 yearsKenya: 65.9 yearsKyrgyzstan: 75.2 yearsCambodia: 73.2 yearsKiribati: 68.2 yearsNorth Korea: 75.7 yearsSouth Korea: 87.2 yearsKuwait: 81.8 yearsCayman Islands: 82.9 yearsKazakhstan: 78.4 yearsLaos: 71.3 yearsLebanon: 79.7 yearsSri Lanka: 80.6 yearsLiberia: 63.4 yearsLesotho: 60 yearsLithuania: 80.7 yearsLuxembourg: 83.8 yearsLatvia: 80.5 yearsLibya: 70.4 yearsMorocco: 77.6 yearsMoldova: 75.5 yearsMontenegro: 80.3 yearsMadagascar: 65.4 yearsNorth Macedonia: 79.6 yearsMali: 61.9 yearsMyanmar: 70.2 yearsMongolia: 76.4 yearsMauritania: 70.5 yearsMauritius: 78.2 yearsMalawi: 70.6 yearsMexico: 77.8 yearsMalaysia: 79.4 yearsMozambique: 66.5 yearsNamibia: 71.3 yearsNew Caledonia: 81.3 yearsNiger: 62.1 yearsNigeria: 54.7 yearsNicaragua: 77.4 yearsNetherlands: 83.7 yearsNorway: 84.8 yearsNepal: 71.8 yearsNew Zealand: 83.8 yearsOman: 81.9 yearsPanama: 82.6 yearsPeru: 80.1 yearsFrench Polynesia: 86.5 yearsPapua New Guinea: 69.1 yearsPhilippines: 72.8 yearsPakistan: 70.2 yearsPoland: 82.4 yearsPuerto Rico: 85.2 yearsPalestine: 71.5 yearsPortugal: 85.1 yearsPalau: 71.8 yearsParaguay: 77 yearsQatar: 83.4 yearsRomania: 79.6 yearsSerbia: 80 yearsRussia: 79 yearsRwanda: 69.9 yearsSaudi Arabia: 81.2 yearsSolomon Islands: 72 yearsSudan: 69.6 yearsSweden: 85.1 yearsSingapore: 86.2 yearsSlovenia: 84.3 yearsSlovakia: 81.6 yearsSierra Leone: 63.5 yearsSenegal: 70.8 yearsSomalia: 61.4 yearsSuriname: 76.8 yearsSouth Sudan: 60.6 yearsEl Salvador: 76.3 yearsSyria: 74.4 yearsEswatini: 67 yearsChad: 57 yearsTogo: 62.9 yearsThailand: 80.9 yearsTajikistan: 74 yearsTimor-Leste: 69.4 yearsTurkmenistan: 72.8 yearsTunisia: 79.1 yearsTürkiye: 79.9 yearsTrinidad and Tobago: 76.7 yearsTaiwan: 83.6 yearsTanzania: 69.8 yearsUkraine: 80.2 yearsUganda: 71.1 yearsUnited States: 81.8 yearsUruguay: 81.9 yearsUzbekistan: 75.4 yearsVenezuela: 76.5 yearsVietnam: 79.3 yearsVanuatu: 73.9 yearsSamoa: 73.7 yearsYemen: 71.4 yearsSouth Africa: 69.6 yearsZambia: 68.7 yearsZimbabwe: 65 years
  • Under 68
  • 68 to 73
  • 73 to 77
  • 77 to 80
  • 80 to 84
  • 84 and over
  • No data
Female life expectancy at birth, 2023, years. Western Sahara is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

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Average number of years a newborn girl would live at current age-specific mortality.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Female life expectancy at birth, estimates 1950 to 2023 (LExFemale). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Female life expectancy at birth, estimates 1950 to 2023 (LExFemale), Female life expectancy at birth, Western Sahara, 1950 to 2023. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 13 Dec. 2024, https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/life-expectancy-female/western-sahara. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. 2024. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Female life expectancy at birth, estimates 1950 to 2023 (LExFemale). Female life expectancy at birth, Western Sahara, 1950 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/life-expectancy-female/western-sahara.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024) World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Female life expectancy at birth, estimates 1950 to 2023 (LExFemale), Female life expectancy at birth, Western Sahara, 1950 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/life-expectancy-female/western-sahara (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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}
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What is the female life expectancy at birth in Western Sahara?

Female life expectancy at birth in Western Sahara was 73.5 years in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 0.3 from 2022.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Female life expectancy at birth, estimates 1950 to 2023 (LExFemale). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest female life expectancy at birth in Western Sahara?

73.5 years in 2023, the highest value since 1950 in this series.

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