Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in Liberia
Liberia: Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 was 56.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in Liberia, 1960–2024
Source: United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 56.2% for share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in Liberia peaked at 56.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 16.1%, in 1990.
That places Liberia 200th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in Liberia, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 27.7% | — |
| 1961 | 27.7% | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 27.8% | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 28.0% | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 28.1% | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 28.4% | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 28.7% | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 29.0% | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 29.4% | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 29.8% | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 30.3% | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 30.7% | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 31.3% | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 31.8% | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 32.4% | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 32.9% | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 33.4% | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 33.8% | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 34.3% | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 34.7% | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 35.0% | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 35.4% | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 35.7% | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 36.0% | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 36.3% | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 34.8% | -4.1% |
| 1986 | 35.9% | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 35.3% | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 34.8% | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 34.2% | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 16.1% | -52.8% |
| 1991 | 33.1% | +105.2% |
| 1992 | 31.9% | -3.6% |
| 1993 | 31.0% | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 29.5% | -4.9% |
| 1995 | 33.1% | +12.3% |
| 1996 | 33.1% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 39.7% | +20.0% |
| 1998 | 41.1% | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 42.1% | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 44.8% | +6.5% |
| 2001 | 46.7% | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 47.6% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 43.5% | -8.6% |
| 2004 | 49.8% | +14.3% |
| 2005 | 50.5% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 51.2% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 51.9% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 52.5% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 52.9% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 53.1% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 53.0% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 53.6% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 53.8% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 52.2% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 52.1% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 54.2% | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 54.5% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 54.7% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 55.0% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 54.1% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 53.7% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 55.7% | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 56.0% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 56.2% | +0.4% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 56.2% is below the median for low income countries, which is 60.0%, 94% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 56.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 59.0%, 95% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in Liberia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +105.2% | 16.1% | 33.1% |
| 1990 | -52.8% | 34.2% | 16.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28.5% | 27.7% | 29.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 32.5% | 30.3% | 34.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 35.3% | 34.2% | 36.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 33.1% | 16.1% | 42.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.2% | 43.5% | 52.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.6% | 52.1% | 55.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.2% | 53.7% | 56.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 197 Tuvalu 56.7% compare
- 198 Micronesia (country) 56.6% compare
- 199 Mali 56.6% compare
- 201 Benin 56.1% compare
- 202 Burkina Faso 55.6% compare
- 203 Mozambique 54.3% compare
More reference data data for Liberia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0476 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1282 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.229 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0532 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.229 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1597 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.183 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5564 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2896 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in Liberia?
- Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in Liberia was 56.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 56.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.1% in 1990.
- How does Liberia rank for share of men expected to survive to the age of 65?
- Liberia ranks 200th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This measure shows the share newborns that would survive to the age of 65, if subject to age-specific death rates in a given year.