Australia vs French Polynesia: Life expectancy for people of different ages
Australia
83.92 years
in 2023
French Polynesia
84.07 years
in 2023
Australia rank
10th
French Polynesia rank
7th
Life expectancy for people of different ages over time
- Australia
- French Polynesia
How they compare
French Polynesia currently reports 84.07 years against 83.92 years in Australia, a difference of 0.15 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 10th and French Polynesia ranks 7th of 236 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | French Polynesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 69.82 years | 55.76 years | 14.06 years | Australia |
| 1960s | 70.87 years | 60.9 years | 9.97 years | Australia |
| 1970s | 72.49 years | 64.24 years | 8.25 years | Australia |
| 1980s | 75.51 years | 70.69 years | 4.82 years | Australia |
| 1990s | 78.14 years | 76.06 years | 2.07 years | Australia |
| 2000s | 80.76 years | 79.92 years | 0.8357 years | Australia |
| 2010s | 82.61 years | 82.22 years | 0.3889 years | Australia |
| 2020s | 83.48 years | 82.49 years | 0.9895 years | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy for people of different ages, Australia or French Polynesia?
- French Polynesia, at 84.07 years against 83.92 years in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy for people of different ages between Australia and French Polynesia?
- 0.15 years, with French Polynesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and French Polynesia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Australia and French Polynesia rank globally for life expectancy for people of different ages?
- Australia ranks 10th and French Polynesia ranks 7th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy for people of different ages. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.