Economy · Life expectancy at birth · Morocco
Morocco’s life expectancy at birth rose to 75.5 years in 2024.
75.5 years
2024
Up 0.18 years from 2023.
Updated 8 Oct 2026
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75.5 years
What it is. Life expectancy at birth is the average number of years a newborn would live if the death rates seen in one year applied at every age for the rest of that person's life. It is built from age-specific death rates across the whole population, and deaths in infancy and childhood pull the average down sharply. One national figure folds together differences between regions, income groups, and men and women. Years lived in good health sit outside it.
Higher is better. A higher figure means death rates at every age are lower, so people can expect more years of life. Morocco's latest figure is 75.5 years for 2024, against 75.3 years a year earlier, a gain of 0.18 years. Since 2015 the series has ranged from a low of 72.9 years in 2015 to a high of 75.5 years in 2024. The latest reading is therefore the top of its range over that span.
Why it matters. For Moroccan households, a life expectancy of 75.5 years means planning for a longer retirement and a longer period of possible health needs. Health services and pension schemes have to serve people for more years on average. Firms also draw on a workforce that stays active later in life.
| Period | Life expectancy at birth · Morocco |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 72.9 years |
| 2016 | 73.2 years |
| 2017 | 73.6 years |
| 2018 | 73.9 years |
| 2019 | 74.2 years |
| 2020 | 73.1 years |
| 2021 | 73.4 years |
| 2022 | 75.2 years |
| 2023 | 75.3 years |
| 2024 | 75.5 years |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · Licence: CC BY 4.0
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Strata-AF™ Data, Life expectancy at birth, Morocco, 2024; source World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0), retrieved 8 Oct 2026; https://data.strata-af.com/economy/life-expectancy/morocco
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Life expectancy at birth, total. Unit: years.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (series SP.DYN.LE00.IN), retrieved through the World Bank API and published under CC BY 4.0. Updated annually; the World Bank's own source notes apply.