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Life expectancy at age 15 in Australia

Australia: Life expectancy at age 15 was 92.69 years in 2100. ▲ Rising

Latest (2100)
92.69 years
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
14th
of 236 countries
All-time high
92.69 years
in 2100
All-time low
67.81 years
in 1923
Years of data
180
1921–2100

Life expectancy at age 15 in Australia, 1921–2100

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Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2100, life expectancy at age 15 in Australia stood at 92.69 years. That is the highest value across all 180 years on record.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 15 in Australia peaked at 92.69 years in 2100 and was at its lowest, 67.81 years, in 1923.

That places Australia 14th out of 236 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 180 years of available data.

Life expectancy at age 15 in Australia, year by year

Year years Change
1921 67.86 years —
1922 68.45 years +0.9%
1923 67.81 years -0.9%
1924 68.38 years +0.8%
1925 68.68 years +0.4%
1926 68.42 years -0.4%
1927 68.53 years +0.2%
1928 68.58 years +0.1%
1929 68.49 years -0.1%
1930 70.03 years +2.2%
1931 69.83 years -0.3%
1932 70.07 years +0.3%
1933 69.82 years -0.4%
1934 69.54 years -0.4%
1935 69.49 years -0.1%
1936 69.76 years +0.4%
1937 69.96 years +0.3%
1938 69.96 years +0.0%
1939 69.88 years -0.1%
1940 70.29 years +0.6%
1941 70.32 years +0.0%
1942 70.03 years -0.4%
1943 70.51 years +0.7%
1944 71.45 years +1.3%
1945 71.6 years +0.2%
1946 71.07 years -0.7%
1947 71.48 years +0.6%
1948 71.27 years -0.3%
1949 71.71 years +0.6%
1950 71.62 years -0.1%
1951 71.35 years -0.4%
1952 71.62 years +0.4%
1953 72.15 years +0.7%
1954 72.21 years +0.1%
1955 72.47 years +0.4%
1956 72.25 years -0.3%
1957 72.55 years +0.4%
1958 72.96 years +0.6%
1959 72.6 years -0.5%
1960 72.92 years +0.4%
1961 73.14 years +0.3%
1962 72.9 years -0.3%
1963 72.89 years -0.0%
1964 72.47 years -0.6%
1965 72.65 years +0.3%
1966 72.49 years -0.2%
1967 72.84 years +0.5%
1968 72.48 years -0.5%
1969 72.9 years +0.6%
1970 72.49 years -0.6%
1971 73.21 years +1.0%
1972 73.45 years +0.3%
1973 73.67 years +0.3%
1974 73.44 years -0.3%
1975 74.22 years +1.1%
1976 74.19 years -0.0%
1977 74.77 years +0.8%
1978 75.01 years +0.3%
1979 75.5 years +0.7%
1980 75.7 years +0.3%
1981 75.91 years +0.3%
1982 75.82 years -0.1%
1983 76.48 years +0.9%
1984 76.53 years +0.1%
1985 76.48 years -0.1%
1986 77.03 years +0.7%
1987 77.03 years +0.0%
1988 77.24 years +0.3%
1989 77.11 years -0.2%
1990 77.9 years +1.0%
1991 78.24 years +0.4%
1992 78.24 years +0.0%
1993 78.71 years +0.6%
1994 78.54 years -0.2%
1995 78.93 years +0.5%
1996 79.02 years +0.1%
1997 79.26 years +0.3%
1998 79.63 years +0.5%
1999 79.92 years +0.4%
2000 80.21 years +0.4%
2001 80.59 years +0.5%
2002 80.63 years +0.0%
2003 80.99 years +0.5%
2004 81.28 years +0.4%
2005 81.66 years +0.5%
2006 81.79 years +0.2%
2007 81.72 years -0.1%
2008 81.91 years +0.2%
2009 82.21 years +0.4%
2010 82.48 years +0.3%
2011 82.53 years +0.1%
2012 82.69 years +0.2%
2013 82.98 years +0.3%
2014 82.91 years -0.1%
2015 82.98 years +0.1%
2016 83.16 years +0.2%
2017 83.1 years -0.1%
2018 83.62 years +0.6%
2019 83.61 years -0.0%
2020 84.01 years +0.5%
2021 83.95 years -0.1%
2022 83.17 years -0.9%
2023 84.27 years +1.3%
2024 84.39 years +0.1%
2025 84.52 years +0.2%
2026 84.64 years +0.1%
2027 84.77 years +0.2%
2028 84.91 years +0.2%
2029 85.04 years +0.2%
2030 85.15 years +0.1%
2031 85.27 years +0.1%
2032 85.4 years +0.1%
2033 85.52 years +0.1%
2034 85.63 years +0.1%
2035 85.76 years +0.1%
2036 85.87 years +0.1%
2037 85.98 years +0.1%
2038 86.1 years +0.1%
2039 86.21 years +0.1%
2040 86.33 years +0.1%
2041 86.44 years +0.1%
2042 86.55 years +0.1%
2043 86.66 years +0.1%
2044 86.78 years +0.1%
2045 86.89 years +0.1%
2046 87 years +0.1%
2047 87.11 years +0.1%
2048 87.22 years +0.1%
2049 87.33 years +0.1%
2050 87.44 years +0.1%
2051 87.56 years +0.1%
2052 87.66 years +0.1%
2053 87.75 years +0.1%
2054 87.86 years +0.1%
2055 87.97 years +0.1%
2056 88.07 years +0.1%
2057 88.19 years +0.1%
2058 88.29 years +0.1%
2059 88.4 years +0.1%
2060 88.51 years +0.1%
2061 88.63 years +0.1%
2062 88.73 years +0.1%
2063 88.84 years +0.1%
2064 88.94 years +0.1%
2065 89.06 years +0.1%
2066 89.17 years +0.1%
2067 89.27 years +0.1%
2068 89.37 years +0.1%
2069 89.47 years +0.1%
2070 89.56 years +0.1%
2071 89.67 years +0.1%
2072 89.77 years +0.1%
2073 89.87 years +0.1%
2074 89.98 years +0.1%
2075 90.09 years +0.1%
2076 90.19 years +0.1%
2077 90.31 years +0.1%
2078 90.41 years +0.1%
2079 90.52 years +0.1%
2080 90.63 years +0.1%
2081 90.73 years +0.1%
2082 90.83 years +0.1%
2083 90.94 years +0.1%
2084 91.04 years +0.1%
2085 91.13 years +0.1%
2086 91.23 years +0.1%
2087 91.33 years +0.1%
2088 91.44 years +0.1%
2089 91.53 years +0.1%
2090 91.66 years +0.1%
2091 91.75 years +0.1%
2092 91.87 years +0.1%
2093 91.97 years +0.1%
2094 92.08 years +0.1%
2095 92.17 years +0.1%
2096 92.28 years +0.1%
2097 92.39 years +0.1%
2098 92.5 years +0.1%
2099 92.59 years +0.1%
2100 92.69 years +0.1%

Australia compared with similar countries

  • Australia's 92.69 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 90.84 years, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • Australia's 92.69 years is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 83.76 years, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1920s 68.36 years 67.81 years 68.68 years 9
1930s 69.83 years 69.49 years 70.07 years 10
1940s 70.97 years 70.03 years 71.71 years 10
1950s 72.18 years 71.35 years 72.96 years 10
1960s 72.77 years 72.47 years 73.14 years 10
1970s 74 years 72.49 years 75.5 years 10
1980s 76.53 years 75.7 years 77.24 years 10
1990s 78.84 years 77.9 years 79.92 years 10
2000s 81.3 years 80.21 years 82.21 years 10
2010s 83.01 years 82.48 years 83.62 years 10
2020s 84.37 years 83.17 years 85.04 years 10
2030s 85.69 years 85.15 years 86.21 years 10
2040s 86.83 years 86.33 years 87.33 years 10
2050s 87.92 years 87.44 years 88.4 years 10
2060s 89 years 88.51 years 89.47 years 10
2070s 90.04 years 89.56 years 90.52 years 10
2080s 91.08 years 90.63 years 91.53 years 10
2090s 92.13 years 91.66 years 92.59 years 10
2100s 92.69 years 92.69 years 92.69 years 1

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 11 Singapore 92.77 years compare
  2. 12 Macao 92.77 years compare
  3. 13 Gibraltar 92.76 years compare
  4. 15 French Polynesia 92.62 years compare
  5. 16 Malta 92.54 years compare
  6. 17 Saint Barthelemy 92.47 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at age 15 in Australia?
Life expectancy at age 15 in Australia was 92.69 years in 2100, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 92.69 years in 2100.
What is the lowest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 67.81 years in 1923.
How does Australia rank for life expectancy at age 15?
Australia ranks 14th out of 236 countries with data for 2100.
Is life expectancy at age 15 rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at age 15. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at age 15
Unit
years
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 36,894 data points, 1751–2100
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