Life expectancy at birth, by sex in Italy
Italy: Life expectancy at birth, by sex was 81.57 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
81.57 years
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
13th
of 236 countries
All-time high
81.57 years
in 2023
All-time low
63.52 years
in 1951
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy at birth, by sex in Italy, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Italy recorded 81.57 years for life expectancy at birth, by sex in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, by sex in Italy peaked at 81.57 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 63.52 years, in 1951.
That places Italy 13th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, by sex in Italy, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 63.94 years | — |
| 1951 | 63.52 years | -0.7% |
| 1952 | 64.07 years | +0.9% |
| 1953 | 64.7 years | +1.0% |
| 1954 | 65.78 years | +1.7% |
| 1955 | 66.08 years | +0.5% |
| 1956 | 65.42 years | -1.0% |
| 1957 | 65.42 years | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 66.47 years | +1.6% |
| 1959 | 66.91 years | +0.7% |
| 1960 | 66.68 years | -0.3% |
| 1961 | 67.14 years | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 66.53 years | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 66.56 years | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 67.57 years | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 67.45 years | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 68.15 years | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 68.21 years | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 67.99 years | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 67.87 years | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 68.69 years | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 68.87 years | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 69.08 years | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 69.08 years | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 69.69 years | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 69.55 years | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 69.86 years | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 70.14 years | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 70.42 years | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 70.72 years | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 70.67 years | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 71.09 years | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 71.59 years | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 71.44 years | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 72.16 years | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 72.31 years | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 72.62 years | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 73.02 years | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 73.22 years | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 73.59 years | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 73.64 years | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 73.59 years | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 73.97 years | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 74.36 years | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 74.56 years | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 74.78 years | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 75.19 years | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 75.54 years | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 75.64 years | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 76.06 years | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 76.53 years | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 76.79 years | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 77.07 years | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 77.32 years | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 78.06 years | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 78.16 years | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 78.56 years | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 78.75 years | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 78.95 years | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 79.14 years | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 79.54 years | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 79.7 years | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 79.81 years | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 80.2 years | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 80.49 years | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 80.22 years | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 80.73 years | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 80.45 years | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 80.95 years | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 81.14 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 79.85 years | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 80.58 years | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 79.59 years | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 81.57 years | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 65.23 years | 63.52 years | 66.91 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 67.41 years | 66.53 years | 68.21 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 69.61 years | 68.69 years | 70.72 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 72.17 years | 70.67 years | 73.59 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 74.73 years | 73.59 years | 76.06 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.93 years | 76.53 years | 79.14 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.32 years | 79.54 years | 81.14 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.4 years | 79.59 years | 81.57 years | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, by sex in Italy?
- Life expectancy at birth, by sex in Italy was 81.57 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, by sex recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 81.57 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, by sex recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.52 years in 1951.
- How does Italy rank for life expectancy at birth, by sex?
- Italy ranks 13th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy at birth, by sex rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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