Luxembourg vs Portugal: Life expectancy
Luxembourg
82.23 years
in 2023
Portugal
82.36 years
in 2023
Luxembourg rank
33rd
Portugal rank
31st
Life expectancy over time
- Luxembourg
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 82.36 years against 82.23 years in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.13 years.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Luxembourg ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 33rd and Portugal ranks 31st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 7 and Portugal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 66.88 years | 61.09 years | 5.79 years | Luxembourg |
| 1960s | 69.11 years | 65.27 years | 3.84 years | Luxembourg |
| 1970s | 70.52 years | 69.15 years | 1.38 years | Luxembourg |
| 1980s | 73.21 years | 73.15 years | 0.0598 years | Luxembourg |
| 1990s | 75.8 years | 75.33 years | 0.4737 years | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 78.51 years | 78.35 years | 0.1604 years | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 81 years | 81.14 years | 0.138 years | Portugal |
| 2020s | 81.92 years | 81.58 years | 0.3406 years | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Luxembourg or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 82.36 years against 82.23 years in Luxembourg as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Luxembourg and Portugal?
- 0.13 years, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Portugal?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Luxembourg and Portugal rank globally for life expectancy?
- Luxembourg ranks 33rd and Portugal ranks 31st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy. 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 at birth among totals, in a given year.