Life expectancy at birth, by sex in Portugal
Portugal: Life expectancy at birth, by sex was 79.44 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
79.44 years
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
39th
of 236 countries
All-time high
79.44 years
in 2023
All-time low
55.78 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy at birth, by sex in Portugal, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 79.44 years for life expectancy at birth, by sex in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, by sex in Portugal peaked at 79.44 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 55.78 years, in 1950.
That places Portugal 39th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, by sex in Portugal, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 55.78 years | — |
| 1951 | 56.06 years | +0.5% |
| 1952 | 57.17 years | +2.0% |
| 1953 | 58.37 years | +2.1% |
| 1954 | 59.45 years | +1.8% |
| 1955 | 58.72 years | -1.2% |
| 1956 | 58.47 years | -0.4% |
| 1957 | 58.63 years | +0.3% |
| 1958 | 60.87 years | +3.8% |
| 1959 | 60.01 years | -1.4% |
| 1960 | 61.27 years | +2.1% |
| 1961 | 59.97 years | -2.1% |
| 1962 | 61.28 years | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 61.9 years | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 62.12 years | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 62.94 years | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 62.37 years | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 63.2 years | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 63.63 years | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 63.15 years | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 63.88 years | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 63.49 years | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 65.92 years | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 65.44 years | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 65.79 years | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 65.13 years | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 65.47 years | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 66.72 years | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 67.33 years | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 68.18 years | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 68.11 years | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 68.31 years | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 69.14 years | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 69.16 years | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 69.37 years | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 69.64 years | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 70.15 years | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 70.58 years | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 70.49 years | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 71.1 years | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 70.77 years | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 70.58 years | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 71.14 years | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 71.11 years | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 72.15 years | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 71.86 years | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 71.73 years | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 72.29 years | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 72.47 years | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 72.73 years | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 73.27 years | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 73.59 years | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 73.87 years | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 74.23 years | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 74.96 years | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 74.9 years | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 75.52 years | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 75.94 years | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 76.29 years | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 76.58 years | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 76.86 years | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 77.31 years | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 77.38 years | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 77.65 years | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 78.08 years | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 78.2 years | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 78.23 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 78.59 years | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 78.52 years | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 78.97 years | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 78.38 years | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 78.41 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 78.09 years | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 79.44 years | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 58.35 years | 55.78 years | 60.87 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 62.18 years | 59.97 years | 63.63 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 65.74 years | 63.49 years | 68.18 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 69.61 years | 68.11 years | 71.1 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 71.68 years | 70.58 years | 72.73 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.91 years | 73.27 years | 76.58 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.98 years | 76.86 years | 78.97 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.58 years | 78.09 years | 79.44 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More health data for Portugal
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.56 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.1616 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,112 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 38 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0199 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, by sex in Portugal?
- Life expectancy at birth, by sex in Portugal was 79.44 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 Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 79.44 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, by sex recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.78 years in 1950.
- How does Portugal rank for life expectancy at birth, by sex?
- Portugal ranks 39th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy at birth, by sex rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 74 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Period life expectancy at birth.