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Male life expectancy at birth in Western Sahara

Male life expectancy at birth in Western Sahara was 69.7 years in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 0.2 from 2022.

2023, years69.7 Estimated
Change on 2022+0.2
Series high69.72023
Series low30.51976
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Male life expectancy at birth in Western Sahara, 1950 to 2023

304050607019501961197219831994200520231950: 33.4 years1951: 33.8 years1952: 34.1 years1953: 34.5 years1954: 34.9 years1955: 35.2 years1956: 35.6 years1957: 36 years1958: 36.4 years1959: 36.8 years1960: 37.2 years1961: 37.5 years1962: 37.9 years1963: 38.3 years1964: 38.7 years1965: 39.1 years1966: 39.5 years1967: 39.9 years1968: 40.3 years1969: 40.7 years1970: 41.2 years1971: 41.7 years1972: 42.2 years1973: 42.8 years1974: 43.6 years1975: 30.5 years1976: 30.5 years1977: 32.6 years1978: 34.9 years1979: 30.9 years1980: 32.7 years1981: 38.6 years1982: 39.6 years1983: 40.5 years1984: 41.2 years1985: 42 years1986: 42.7 years1987: 42.7 years1988: 47.3 years1989: 45.9 years1990: 56.1 years1991: 56.6 years1992: 57.1 years1993: 57.6 years1994: 58.1 years1995: 58.6 years1996: 59.1 years1997: 59.6 years1998: 60.1 years1999: 60.6 years2000: 61.1 years2001: 61.6 years2002: 62.1 years2003: 62.6 years2004: 63.1 years2005: 63.6 years2006: 64.1 years2007: 64.5 years2008: 65 years2009: 65.5 years2010: 65.9 years2011: 66.3 years2012: 66.7 years2013: 67 years2014: 67.3 years2015: 67.6 years2016: 68 years2017: 68.3 years2018: 68.5 years2019: 68.8 years2020: 69 years2021: 69.3 years2022: 69.5 years2023: 69.7 years304050607019501975200020231950: 33.4 years1951: 33.8 years1952: 34.1 years1953: 34.5 years1954: 34.9 years1955: 35.2 years1956: 35.6 years1957: 36 years1958: 36.4 years1959: 36.8 years1960: 37.2 years1961: 37.5 years1962: 37.9 years1963: 38.3 years1964: 38.7 years1965: 39.1 years1966: 39.5 years1967: 39.9 years1968: 40.3 years1969: 40.7 years1970: 41.2 years1971: 41.7 years1972: 42.2 years1973: 42.8 years1974: 43.6 years1975: 30.5 years1976: 30.5 years1977: 32.6 years1978: 34.9 years1979: 30.9 years1980: 32.7 years1981: 38.6 years1982: 39.6 years1983: 40.5 years1984: 41.2 years1985: 42 years1986: 42.7 years1987: 42.7 years1988: 47.3 years1989: 45.9 years1990: 56.1 years1991: 56.6 years1992: 57.1 years1993: 57.6 years1994: 58.1 years1995: 58.6 years1996: 59.1 years1997: 59.6 years1998: 60.1 years1999: 60.6 years2000: 61.1 years2001: 61.6 years2002: 62.1 years2003: 62.6 years2004: 63.1 years2005: 63.6 years2006: 64.1 years2007: 64.5 years2008: 65 years2009: 65.5 years2010: 65.9 years2011: 66.3 years2012: 66.7 years2013: 67 years2014: 67.3 years2015: 67.6 years2016: 68 years2017: 68.3 years2018: 68.5 years2019: 68.8 years2020: 69 years2021: 69.3 years2022: 69.5 years2023: 69.7 years
years. Source: UN WPP, World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Male life expectancy at birth, estimates 1950 to 2023 (LExMale). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2024-12-13.
All 74 values
Periodyears
202369.7 Estimated
202269.5 Estimated
202169.3 Estimated
202069 Estimated
201968.8 Estimated
201868.5 Estimated
201768.3 Estimated
201668 Estimated
201567.6 Estimated
201467.3 Estimated
201367 Estimated
201266.7 Estimated
201166.3 Estimated
201065.9 Estimated
200965.5 Estimated
200865 Estimated
200764.5 Estimated
200664.1 Estimated
200563.6 Estimated
200463.1 Estimated
200362.6 Estimated
200262.1 Estimated
200161.6 Estimated
200061.1 Estimated
199960.6 Estimated
199860.1 Estimated
199759.6 Estimated
199659.1 Estimated
199558.6 Estimated
199458.1 Estimated
199357.6 Estimated
199257.1 Estimated
199156.6 Estimated
199056.1 Estimated
198945.9 Estimated
198847.3 Estimated
198742.7 Estimated
198642.7 Estimated
198542 Estimated
198441.2 Estimated
198340.5 Estimated
198239.6 Estimated
198138.6 Estimated
198032.7 Estimated
197930.9 Estimated
197834.9 Estimated
197732.6 Estimated
197630.5 Estimated
197530.5 Estimated
197443.6 Estimated
197342.8 Estimated
197242.2 Estimated
197141.7 Estimated
197041.2 Estimated
196940.7 Estimated
196840.3 Estimated
196739.9 Estimated
196639.5 Estimated
196539.1 Estimated
196438.7 Estimated
196338.3 Estimated
196237.9 Estimated
196137.5 Estimated
196037.2 Estimated
195936.8 Estimated
195836.4 Estimated
195736 Estimated
195635.6 Estimated
195535.2 Estimated
195434.9 Estimated
195334.5 Estimated
195234.1 Estimated
195133.8 Estimated
195033.4 Estimated

Western Sahara compared with nearby places

United Arab Emirates: 82 yearsAfghanistan: 64.5 yearsAntigua and Barbuda: 74.5 yearsAlbania: 77.7 yearsArmenia: 71.4 yearsAngola: 62.1 yearsArgentina: 74.8 yearsAustria: 79.5 yearsAustralia: 82.1 yearsAzerbaijan: 71.6 yearsBosnia and Herzegovina: 74.4 yearsBangladesh: 73 yearsBelgium: 79.9 yearsBurkina Faso: 58.9 yearsBulgaria: 72.2 yearsBurundi: 61.6 yearsBenin: 59.3 yearsBrunei: 73.3 yearsBolivia: 66.1 yearsBrazil: 72.8 yearsBahamas: 70.9 yearsBhutan: 71.3 yearsBotswana: 66.7 yearsBelarus: 69.5 yearsBelize: 70.9 yearsCanada: 80.4 yearsDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 59.8 yearsCentral African Republic: 55.3 yearsRepublic of the Congo: 64.1 yearsSwitzerland: 82 yearsCôte d’Ivoire: 60 yearsChile: 79.2 yearsCameroon: 61.5 yearsChina: 75.2 yearsColombia: 75 yearsCosta Rica: 78.1 yearsCuba: 75.7 yearsCape Verde: 72.9 yearsCyprus: 79.6 yearsCzechia: 77 yearsGermany: 79 yearsDjibouti: 63.5 yearsDenmark: 80 yearsDominican Republic: 70.5 yearsAlgeria: 74.9 yearsEcuador: 74.7 yearsEstonia: 74.9 yearsEgypt: 69.5 yearsWestern Sahara: 69.7 yearsEritrea: 66.5 yearsSpain: 81 yearsEthiopia: 64.1 yearsFinland: 79.2 yearsFiji: 65.3 yearsFalkland Islands: 77.2 yearsFaroe Islands: 78.2 yearsFrance: 80.4 yearsGabon: 65.9 yearsUnited Kingdom: 79.4 yearsGeorgia: 69.6 yearsGhana: 63.1 yearsGreenland: 68.1 yearsGambia: 64.2 yearsGuinea: 59.5 yearsEquatorial Guinea: 62 yearsGreece: 79.3 yearsGuatemala: 70.3 yearsGuinea-Bissau: 61.7 yearsGuyana: 66.5 yearsHong Kong: 82.8 yearsHonduras: 70.3 yearsCroatia: 75.4 yearsHaiti: 61.7 yearsHungary: 73.7 yearsIndonesia: 69 yearsIreland: 80.4 yearsIsrael: 80.2 yearsIsle of Man: 78.9 yearsIndia: 70.5 yearsIraq: 70.4 yearsIran: 75.8 yearsIceland: 81 yearsItaly: 81.6 yearsJamaica: 69 yearsJordan: 75.7 yearsJapan: 81.7 yearsKenya: 61.5 yearsKyrgyzstan: 68.2 yearsCambodia: 68 yearsKiribati: 64.6 yearsNorth Korea: 71.5 yearsSouth Korea: 81.2 yearsKuwait: 79.3 yearsCayman Islands: 78 yearsKazakhstan: 70.1 yearsLaos: 66.8 yearsLebanon: 75.7 yearsSri Lanka: 74.2 yearsLiberia: 60.9 yearsLesotho: 54.6 yearsLithuania: 71.2 yearsLuxembourg: 80.6 yearsLatvia: 71.6 yearsLibya: 68.3 yearsMorocco: 73.2 yearsMoldova: 66.6 yearsMontenegro: 73.7 yearsMadagascar: 61.9 yearsNorth Macedonia: 75.1 yearsMali: 59 yearsMyanmar: 63.8 yearsMongolia: 67.2 yearsMauritania: 66.5 yearsMauritius: 71.9 yearsMalawi: 64.1 yearsMexico: 72.2 yearsMalaysia: 74.3 yearsMozambique: 60.3 yearsNamibia: 63.3 yearsNew Caledonia: 76.3 yearsNiger: 60.3 yearsNigeria: 54.2 yearsNicaragua: 72.3 yearsNetherlands: 80.5 yearsNorway: 81.7 yearsNepal: 68.8 yearsNew Zealand: 80.4 yearsOman: 78.5 yearsPanama: 76.7 yearsPeru: 75.4 yearsFrench Polynesia: 81.8 yearsPapua New Guinea: 63.7 yearsPhilippines: 66.9 yearsPakistan: 65.3 yearsPoland: 74.9 yearsPuerto Rico: 78 yearsPalestine: 59.7 yearsPortugal: 79.4 yearsPalau: 67.2 yearsParaguay: 70.9 yearsQatar: 81.6 yearsRomania: 72.4 yearsSerbia: 73.5 yearsRussia: 67.3 yearsRwanda: 65.5 yearsSaudi Arabia: 77.1 yearsSolomon Islands: 69.2 yearsSudan: 63.3 yearsSweden: 81.4 yearsSingapore: 81.2 yearsSlovenia: 78.9 yearsSlovakia: 75 yearsSierra Leone: 60.1 yearsSenegal: 66.8 yearsSomalia: 56.3 yearsSuriname: 70.5 yearsSouth Sudan: 54.6 yearsEl Salvador: 67.5 yearsSyria: 69.8 yearsEswatini: 61.2 yearsChad: 53.2 yearsTogo: 62.5 yearsThailand: 72.2 yearsTajikistan: 69.6 yearsTimor-Leste: 66.1 yearsTurkmenistan: 66.9 yearsTunisia: 73.9 yearsTürkiye: 74.5 yearsTrinidad and Tobago: 70.4 yearsTaiwan: 77.6 yearsTanzania: 64.2 yearsUkraine: 66.9 yearsUganda: 65.3 yearsUnited States: 76.9 yearsUruguay: 74.2 yearsUzbekistan: 69.5 yearsVenezuela: 68.7 yearsVietnam: 69.9 yearsVanuatu: 69.4 yearsSamoa: 69.9 yearsYemen: 67.2 yearsSouth Africa: 62.6 yearsZambia: 63.9 yearsZimbabwe: 60.2 years
  • Under 63
  • 63 to 67
  • 67 to 71
  • 71 to 75
  • 75 to 79
  • 79 and over
  • No data
Male 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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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Male life expectancy at birth, estimates 1950 to 2023 (LExMale). 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. Male life expectancy at birth, estimates 1950 to 2023 (LExMale), Male 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-male/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. Male life expectancy at birth, estimates 1950 to 2023 (LExMale), Male 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-male/western-sahara (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Male life expectancy at birth in Western Sahara was 69.7 years in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 0.2 from 2022.

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

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

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

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