Egypt vs Palestinian Territories
Egypt vs Palestinian Territories: Life expectancy
Life expectancy in 2023: 71.6 years in Egypt and 65.2 years in Palestinian Territories, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Egypt, by 6.5 years, or 1.1 times that in Palestinian Territories.
years · UN
What the numbers say
- Egypt has been higher since 2023, when it overtook Palestinian Territories.
- In 2023, Egypt ranked 150 and Palestinian Territories ranked 201 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Egypt at 83.5 years and Palestinian Territories at 87.6 years in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 73.2 years in 2023.
Every year
years · UN
| Year | Egypt | Palestinian Territories | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 71.6 | 65.2 | 73.2 |
| 2022 | 71 | 76.7 | 72.6 |
| 2021 | 69 | 73.9 | 70.9 |
| 2020 | 69.8 | 75 | 71.9 |
| 2019 | 71.2 | 75.8 | 72.6 |
| 2018 | 71 | 75.4 | 72.4 |
| 2017 | 70.7 | 75.2 | 72.1 |
| 2016 | 70.4 | 74.9 | 71.9 |
| 2015 | 70.1 | 74.6 | 71.6 |
| 2014 | 69.9 | 72.8 | 71.4 |
| 2013 | 69.6 | 74.1 | 71.1 |
| 2012 | 69.5 | 73.7 | 70.8 |
| 2011 | 69.2 | 73.6 | 70.4 |
| 2010 | 69.1 | 73.3 | 70.1 |
| 2009 | 68.9 | 72.3 | 69.7 |
| 2008 | 68.8 | 72.2 | 69.3 |
| 2007 | 68.6 | 72.1 | 69 |
| 2006 | 68.5 | 71.8 | 68.6 |
| 2005 | 68.4 | 72 | 68.1 |
| 2004 | 68.2 | 71.1 | 67.7 |
| 2003 | 68.1 | 71 | 67.4 |
| 2002 | 67.9 | 70.9 | 67.1 |
| 2001 | 67.6 | 69.8 | 66.8 |
| 2000 | 67.3 | 70.3 | 66.4 |
| 1999 | 67 | 70.8 | 66 |
| 1998 | 66.6 | 70.6 | 65.7 |
| 1997 | 66.2 | 70.3 | 65.5 |
| 1996 | 65.7 | 70 | 65.2 |
| 1995 | 65.2 | 69.6 | 64.9 |
| 1994 | 64.7 | 69.3 | 64.3 |
| 1993 | 64.2 | 68.8 | 64.4 |
| 1992 | 63.6 | 68.5 | 64.3 |
| 1991 | 63.1 | 68.2 | 64.1 |
| 1990 | 62.5 | 67.8 | 64 |
| 1989 | 62 | 67.1 | 63.8 |
| 1988 | 61.4 | 66.7 | 63.4 |
| 1987 | 60.7 | 66.3 | 63.2 |
| 1986 | 60.1 | 65.7 | 62.7 |
| 1985 | 59.4 | 65.3 | 62.2 |
| 1984 | 58.7 | 64.7 | 61.9 |
| 1983 | 58 | 64.1 | 61.5 |
| 1982 | 57.2 | 63.5 | 61.3 |
| 1981 | 56.5 | 62.8 | 60.9 |
| 1980 | 55.7 | 62.2 | 60.5 |
| 1979 | 54.9 | 61.5 | 60.2 |
| 1978 | 54.1 | 60.8 | 59.5 |
| 1977 | 53.3 | 60.1 | 59.2 |
| 1976 | 52.5 | 59.4 | 58.6 |
| 1975 | 51.7 | 58.7 | 58.3 |
| 1974 | 51 | 58 | 58.1 |
| 1973 | 50.1 | 57.6 | 57.7 |
| 1972 | 49.9 | 56.7 | 57.2 |
| 1971 | 49.5 | 56 | 56 |
| 1970 | 49 | 55.4 | 56.3 |
| 1969 | 48.7 | 54.7 | 56 |
| 1968 | 48.6 | 54.1 | 55.6 |
| 1967 | 48.1 | 50.9 | 55.1 |
| 1966 | 48 | 52.8 | 54.6 |
| 1965 | 47.6 | 52.2 | 54 |
| 1964 | 47.1 | 51.6 | 54.3 |
| 1963 | 46.5 | 51 | 53.7 |
| 1962 | 45.8 | 50.4 | 53.2 |
| 1961 | 45.2 | 49.8 | 50.4 |
| 1960 | 44.4 | 49.3 | 47.8 |
| 1959 | 43.7 | 48.8 | 49.6 |
| 1958 | 42.9 | 48.4 | 51.6 |
| 1957 | 42.1 | 48 | 51.1 |
| 1956 | 41 | 47.6 | 50.7 |
| 1955 | 40.2 | 47.2 | 50.2 |
| 1954 | 39.1 | 46.9 | 49.7 |
| 1953 | 37.9 | 46.6 | 48.8 |
| 1952 | 36.6 | 46.3 | 48.2 |
| 1951 | 35.3 | 46 | 47.1 |
| 1950 | 34 | 45.8 | 46.4 |
| 1949 | 36.7 | – | – |
| 1948 | 36.2 | – | – |
| 1947 | 36.1 | – | – |
| 1946 | 34.4 | – | – |
| 1945 | 32.3 | – | – |
| 1944 | 33.4 | – | – |
| 1943 | 29.8 | – | – |
| 1942 | 30.5 | – | – |
| 1941 | 35.7 | – | – |
| 1940 | 34.4 | – | – |
| 1939 | 36 | – | – |
| 1938 | 34.8 | – | – |
| 1937 | 34.5 | – | – |
| 1936 | 31.3 | – | – |
| 1935 | 33.2 | – | – |
| 1934 | 31.5 | – | – |
| 1933 | 32.3 | – | – |
| 1932 | 31 | – | – |
| 1931 | 32.5 | – | – |
| 1930 | 35.4 | – | – |
| 1929 | 30.6 | – | – |
| 1928 | 30.7 | – | – |
| 1927 | 33 | – | – |
- 12.3Estimates, Our World in Data
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Egypt | Palestinian Territories | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 71.870.5–73.1 | 69.267.7–70.7 | 73.3 |
| 2025 | 7270.2–73.7 | 73.171.2–74.9 | 73.5 |
| 2026 | 72.270–74.3 | 77.475.3–79.6 | 73.8 |
| 2027 | 72.369.9–74.8 | 77.675.1–80 | 73.9 |
| 2028 | 72.569.6–75.2 | 77.875–80.3 | 74.1 |
| 2029 | 72.769.5–75.6 | 77.975–80.6 | 74.2 |
| 2030 | 72.969.4–75.9 | 78.175–81 | 74.4 |
| 2031 | 7369.2–76.3 | 78.374.9–81.3 | 74.5 |
| 2032 | 73.269.2–76.7 | 78.474.8–81.6 | 74.7 |
| 2033 | 73.469.3–77 | 78.675–82 | 74.8 |
| 2034 | 73.569.1–77.4 | 78.774.9–82.2 | 75 |
| 2035 | 73.769.2–77.7 | 78.974.7–82.5 | 75.1 |
| 2036 | 73.969.1–78 | 79.174.8–82.9 | 75.3 |
| 2037 | 7469.1–78.2 | 79.274.8–83.1 | 75.4 |
| 2038 | 74.269.2–78.5 | 79.475–83.5 | 75.5 |
| 2039 | 74.369.2–78.8 | 79.674.8–83.8 | 75.7 |
| 2040 | 74.569.1–79 | 79.774.8–84 | 75.8 |
| 2041 | 74.769.1–79.3 | 79.974.8–84.2 | 75.9 |
| 2042 | 74.869.1–79.7 | 8074.9–84.4 | 76.1 |
| 2043 | 7568.9–79.9 | 80.274.9–84.7 | 76.2 |
| 2044 | 75.169.1–80.2 | 80.374.9–84.6 | 76.3 |
| 2045 | 75.369.1–80.5 | 80.575–84.8 | 76.5 |
| 2046 | 75.469.1–80.7 | 80.774.8–85.2 | 76.6 |
| 2047 | 75.669.1–80.9 | 80.874.9–85.3 | 76.7 |
| 2048 | 75.869.4–81.4 | 8175.1–85.5 | 76.8 |
| 2049 | 75.969.3–81.5 | 81.175.2–85.7 | 76.9 |
| 2050 | 76.169.2–81.7 | 81.375.3–86 | 77 |
| 2051 | 76.269.4–81.8 | 81.475.3–86 | 77.1 |
| 2052 | 76.469.6–82.3 | 81.675.3–86.2 | 77.2 |
| 2053 | 76.569.6–82.6 | 81.775.4–86.4 | 77.3 |
| 2054 | 76.769.5–82.6 | 81.975.5–86.7 | 77.4 |
| 2055 | 76.969.7–83.1 | 8275.6–86.8 | 77.6 |
| 2056 | 7769.7–83.3 | 82.275.6–87 | 77.7 |
| 2057 | 77.269.6–83.6 | 82.375.5–87.1 | 77.8 |
| 2058 | 77.369.7–83.8 | 82.475.7–87.4 | 77.9 |
| 2059 | 77.569.8–83.9 | 82.675.9–87.5 | 78 |
| 2060 | 77.669.6–84.1 | 82.776–87.8 | 78.1 |
| 2061 | 77.869.7–84.3 | 82.975.8–87.9 | 78.2 |
| 2062 | 77.969.9–84.6 | 8375.8–88.2 | 78.3 |
| 2063 | 78.169.8–84.8 | 83.275.9–88.2 | 78.4 |
| 2064 | 78.369.8–84.8 | 83.375.9–88.3 | 78.5 |
| 2065 | 78.470–85.1 | 83.476.1–88.5 | 78.6 |
| 2066 | 78.670–85.3 | 83.676.1–88.7 | 78.7 |
| 2067 | 78.770–85.4 | 83.776.2–89 | 78.8 |
| 2068 | 78.969.9–85.6 | 83.876.3–89.1 | 78.9 |
| 2069 | 7970.2–85.9 | 83.976.4–89.5 | 79 |
| 2070 | 79.270.1–86.1 | 84.176.6–89.5 | 79.1 |
| 2071 | 79.470.1–86.1 | 84.276.6–89.9 | 79.2 |
| 2072 | 79.570.4–86.4 | 84.376.5–89.9 | 79.3 |
| 2073 | 79.770.6–86.6 | 84.476.6–90.1 | 79.4 |
| 2074 | 79.870.5–86.8 | 84.676.7–90.1 | 79.4 |
| 2075 | 8070.6–87.1 | 84.776.9–90.3 | 79.5 |
| 2076 | 80.170.5–87 | 84.876.9–90.4 | 79.6 |
| 2077 | 80.270.4–87.1 | 8577.1–90.5 | 79.7 |
| 2078 | 80.470.6–87.3 | 85.177.3–90.9 | 79.8 |
| 2079 | 80.570.7–87.5 | 85.277.3–90.9 | 79.9 |
| 2080 | 80.770.9–87.7 | 85.377.5–91.1 | 80 |
| 2081 | 80.870.7–87.9 | 85.477.5–91.2 | 80.1 |
| 2082 | 8170.7–87.8 | 85.577.6–91.5 | 80.2 |
| 2083 | 81.170.9–88 | 85.777.5–91.7 | 80.3 |
| 2084 | 81.370.9–88.2 | 85.877.5–91.7 | 80.3 |
| 2085 | 81.470.8–88.3 | 85.977.6–91.8 | 80.4 |
| 2086 | 81.570.8–88.5 | 8677.7–92.2 | 80.5 |
| 2087 | 81.770.8–88.7 | 86.177.8–92.2 | 80.6 |
| 2088 | 81.870.7–89 | 86.377.8–92.5 | 80.7 |
| 2089 | 8271–89.3 | 86.477.7–92.6 | 80.8 |
| 2090 | 82.171.2–89.5 | 86.578.1–92.8 | 80.9 |
| 2091 | 82.371.2–89.6 | 86.678.2–92.9 | 81 |
| 2092 | 82.471.2–89.6 | 86.778.2–93.1 | 81 |
| 2093 | 82.571.1–89.8 | 86.878.3–93.3 | 81.1 |
| 2094 | 82.771.2–90.2 | 86.978.6–93.4 | 81.2 |
| 2095 | 82.871.2–90.2 | 8778.8–93.5 | 81.3 |
| 2096 | 82.971.3–90.4 | 87.178.8–93.7 | 81.4 |
| 2097 | 83.171.4–90.5 | 87.278.9–93.9 | 81.5 |
| 2098 | 83.271.6–90.6 | 87.379.1–94 | 81.6 |
| 2099 | 83.371.5–90.9 | 87.478.8–94.4 | 81.7 |
| 2100 | 83.571.8–90.9 | 87.679.1–94.6 | 81.7 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- How long a newborn would live on average if the year’s death rates held all its life.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- Before 1950: Our World in Data, long-run life expectancy.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Egypt vs Palestinian Territories
Health
- Child mortalityEgypt: 2.2 per 100 live births in 2024Palestinian Territories: 3.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityEgypt: 14.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Palestinian Territories: 14.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionEgypt: 3.24% in 2017Palestinian Territories: 4.67% in 2017
- Suicide rateEgypt: 5.5 per 100,000 people in 2017Palestinian Territories: 3.5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationEgypt: 115 million people in 2023Palestinian Territories: 5.41 million people in 2023
- Population growthEgypt: 1.82% a year in 2023Palestinian Territories: 1.52% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateEgypt: 2.75 births per woman in 2023Palestinian Territories: 3.31 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationEgypt: 42.9% in 2025Palestinian Territories: 87.4% in 2025
- Median ageEgypt: 24 years in 2023Palestinian Territories: 19.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overEgypt: 5% in 2023Palestinian Territories: 3.8% in 2023
- Net migration rateEgypt: 2.7 per 1,000 people in 2023Palestinian Territories: -4.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Armed forces personnelEgypt: 836,000 people in 2020Palestinian Territories: 0 people in 2020
- Armed forces, share of workersEgypt: 2.76% of the labour force in 2020Palestinian Territories: 0% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsEgypt: 697 million TIV in 2025Palestinian Territories: 2 million TIV in 2023