Ireland vs Portugal: Life expectancy at age 15
Ireland
91.82 years
in 2100
Portugal
91.94 years
in 2100
Ireland rank
27th
Portugal rank
25th
Life expectancy at age 15 over time
- Ireland
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 91.94 years against 91.82 years in Ireland, a difference of 0.12 years.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 151 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 27th and Portugal ranks 25th of 236 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 11 and Portugal in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 71.29 years | 70.82 years | 0.4728 years | Ireland |
| 1960s | 72.76 years | 72.25 years | 0.5155 years | Ireland |
| 1970s | 73.16 years | 73 years | 0.1619 years | Ireland |
| 1980s | 74.57 years | 75.02 years | 0.4493 years | Portugal |
| 1990s | 76.29 years | 76.33 years | 0.0413 years | Portugal |
| 2000s | 79.05 years | 78.88 years | 0.1746 years | Ireland |
| 2010s | 81.82 years | 81.5 years | 0.317 years | Ireland |
| 2020s | 82.97 years | 82.71 years | 0.2571 years | Ireland |
| 2030s | 84.44 years | 84.38 years | 0.0619 years | Ireland |
| 2040s | 85.73 years | 85.66 years | 0.0687 years | Ireland |
| 2050s | 86.92 years | 86.85 years | 0.0738 years | Ireland |
| 2060s | 88.06 years | 87.99 years | 0.0665 years | Ireland |
| 2070s | 89.15 years | 89.12 years | 0.0329 years | Ireland |
| 2080s | 90.2 years | 90.23 years | 0.0271 years | Portugal |
| 2090s | 91.25 years | 91.33 years | 0.0788 years | Portugal |
| 2100s | 91.82 years | 91.94 years | 0.124 years | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at age 15, Ireland or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 91.94 years against 91.82 years in Ireland as of 2100.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at age 15 between Ireland and Portugal?
- 0.12 years, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Portugal?
- 151 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
- How do Ireland and Portugal rank globally for life expectancy at age 15?
- Ireland ranks 27th and Portugal ranks 25th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy at age 15. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total period life expectancy at age 15, in a given year.