Future life expectancy projections in South Africa
South Africa: Future life expectancy projections was 77.33 in 2100. ▲ Rising
Latest (2100)
77.33
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
199th
of 236 countries
All-time high
77.33
in 2100
All-time low
66.31
in 2024
Years of data
77
2024–2100
Future life expectancy projections in South Africa, 2024–2100
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2100, future life expectancy projections in South Africa stood at 77.33. That is the highest value across all 77 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, future life expectancy projections in South Africa peaked at 77.33 in 2100 and was at its lowest, 66.31, in 2024.
That places South Africa 199th out of 236 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 77 years of available data.
Future life expectancy projections in South Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 66.31 | — |
| 2025 | 66.49 | +0.3% |
| 2026 | 66.66 | +0.3% |
| 2027 | 66.83 | +0.3% |
| 2028 | 66.99 | +0.2% |
| 2029 | 67.16 | +0.2% |
| 2030 | 67.33 | +0.3% |
| 2031 | 67.48 | +0.2% |
| 2032 | 67.64 | +0.2% |
| 2033 | 67.8 | +0.2% |
| 2034 | 67.96 | +0.2% |
| 2035 | 68.1 | +0.2% |
| 2036 | 68.26 | +0.2% |
| 2037 | 68.42 | +0.2% |
| 2038 | 68.57 | +0.2% |
| 2039 | 68.73 | +0.2% |
| 2040 | 68.87 | +0.2% |
| 2041 | 69.02 | +0.2% |
| 2042 | 69.17 | +0.2% |
| 2043 | 69.33 | +0.2% |
| 2044 | 69.47 | +0.2% |
| 2045 | 69.63 | +0.2% |
| 2046 | 69.77 | +0.2% |
| 2047 | 69.91 | +0.2% |
| 2048 | 70.05 | +0.2% |
| 2049 | 70.19 | +0.2% |
| 2050 | 70.34 | +0.2% |
| 2051 | 70.48 | +0.2% |
| 2052 | 70.61 | +0.2% |
| 2053 | 70.75 | +0.2% |
| 2054 | 70.89 | +0.2% |
| 2055 | 71.03 | +0.2% |
| 2056 | 71.17 | +0.2% |
| 2057 | 71.32 | +0.2% |
| 2058 | 71.47 | +0.2% |
| 2059 | 71.6 | +0.2% |
| 2060 | 71.74 | +0.2% |
| 2061 | 71.88 | +0.2% |
| 2062 | 72.02 | +0.2% |
| 2063 | 72.16 | +0.2% |
| 2064 | 72.3 | +0.2% |
| 2065 | 72.44 | +0.2% |
| 2066 | 72.57 | +0.2% |
| 2067 | 72.71 | +0.2% |
| 2068 | 72.86 | +0.2% |
| 2069 | 73 | +0.2% |
| 2070 | 73.14 | +0.2% |
| 2071 | 73.28 | +0.2% |
| 2072 | 73.42 | +0.2% |
| 2073 | 73.57 | +0.2% |
| 2074 | 73.71 | +0.2% |
| 2075 | 73.84 | +0.2% |
| 2076 | 73.98 | +0.2% |
| 2077 | 74.12 | +0.2% |
| 2078 | 74.27 | +0.2% |
| 2079 | 74.4 | +0.2% |
| 2080 | 74.53 | +0.2% |
| 2081 | 74.67 | +0.2% |
| 2082 | 74.81 | +0.2% |
| 2083 | 74.95 | +0.2% |
| 2084 | 75.08 | +0.2% |
| 2085 | 75.23 | +0.2% |
| 2086 | 75.37 | +0.2% |
| 2087 | 75.51 | +0.2% |
| 2088 | 75.65 | +0.2% |
| 2089 | 75.78 | +0.2% |
| 2090 | 75.92 | +0.2% |
| 2091 | 76.06 | +0.2% |
| 2092 | 76.2 | +0.2% |
| 2093 | 76.34 | +0.2% |
| 2094 | 76.48 | +0.2% |
| 2095 | 76.63 | +0.2% |
| 2096 | 76.77 | +0.2% |
| 2097 | 76.9 | +0.2% |
| 2098 | 77.05 | +0.2% |
| 2099 | 77.2 | +0.2% |
| 2100 | 77.33 | +0.2% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 77.33 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 85.62, 90% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 77.33 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 75.93, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 66.74 | 66.31 | 67.16 | 6 |
| 2030s | 68.03 | 67.33 | 68.73 | 10 |
| 2040s | 69.54 | 68.87 | 70.19 | 10 |
| 2050s | 70.97 | 70.34 | 71.6 | 10 |
| 2060s | 72.37 | 71.74 | 73 | 10 |
| 2070s | 73.77 | 73.14 | 74.4 | 10 |
| 2080s | 75.16 | 74.53 | 75.78 | 10 |
| 2090s | 76.56 | 75.92 | 77.2 | 10 |
| 2100s | 77.33 | 77.33 | 77.33 | 1 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More health data for South Africa
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.2 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.1386 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 3,333 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.5504 % 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 0.045 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.0003 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.046 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is future life expectancy projections in South Africa?
- Future life expectancy projections in South Africa was 77.33 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest future life expectancy projections recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 77.33 in 2100.
- What is the lowest future life expectancy projections recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.31 in 2024.
- How does South Africa rank for future life expectancy projections?
- South Africa ranks 199th out of 236 countries with data for 2100.
- Is future life expectancy projections rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Future life expectancy projections. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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