Life expectancy at age 15 in Italy
Italy: Life expectancy at age 15 was 92.81 years in 2100. ▲ Rising
Latest (2100)
92.81 years
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
10th
of 236 countries
All-time high
92.81 years
in 2100
All-time low
43.63 years
in 1918
Years of data
229
1872–2100
Life expectancy at age 15 in Italy, 1872–2100
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 Italy stood at 92.81 years. That is the highest value across all 229 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 15 in Italy peaked at 92.81 years in 2100 and was at its lowest, 43.63 years, in 1918.
That places Italy 10th out of 236 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 229 years of available data.
Life expectancy at age 15 in Italy, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1872 | 56.94 years | — |
| 1873 | 56.82 years | -0.2% |
| 1874 | 56.72 years | -0.2% |
| 1875 | 56.89 years | +0.3% |
| 1876 | 58.28 years | +2.4% |
| 1877 | 58.58 years | +0.5% |
| 1878 | 57.97 years | -1.0% |
| 1879 | 57.87 years | -0.2% |
| 1880 | 56.79 years | -1.9% |
| 1881 | 59.07 years | +4.0% |
| 1882 | 59.59 years | +0.9% |
| 1883 | 59.73 years | +0.2% |
| 1884 | 59.79 years | +0.1% |
| 1885 | 60.41 years | +1.0% |
| 1886 | 59.02 years | -2.3% |
| 1887 | 59.83 years | +1.4% |
| 1888 | 60.04 years | +0.4% |
| 1889 | 61.2 years | +1.9% |
| 1890 | 60.39 years | -1.3% |
| 1891 | 60.78 years | +0.6% |
| 1892 | 60.2 years | -1.0% |
| 1893 | 60.77 years | +0.9% |
| 1894 | 60.89 years | +0.2% |
| 1895 | 60.87 years | -0.0% |
| 1896 | 61.27 years | +0.7% |
| 1897 | 62.61 years | +2.2% |
| 1898 | 61.87 years | -1.2% |
| 1899 | 62.21 years | +0.5% |
| 1900 | 61.31 years | -1.4% |
| 1901 | 62.17 years | +1.4% |
| 1902 | 62.63 years | +0.7% |
| 1903 | 61.97 years | -1.1% |
| 1904 | 62.71 years | +1.2% |
| 1905 | 62.32 years | -0.6% |
| 1906 | 63.29 years | +1.6% |
| 1907 | 62.86 years | -0.7% |
| 1908 | 61.67 years | -1.9% |
| 1909 | 62.39 years | +1.2% |
| 1910 | 63.56 years | +1.9% |
| 1911 | 62.3 years | -2.0% |
| 1912 | 64.56 years | +3.6% |
| 1913 | 64.54 years | -0.0% |
| 1914 | 64.71 years | +0.3% |
| 1915 | 57.9 years | -10.5% |
| 1916 | 54.75 years | -5.4% |
| 1917 | 51.27 years | -6.4% |
| 1918 | 43.63 years | -14.9% |
| 1919 | 58.03 years | +33.0% |
| 1920 | 62.19 years | +7.2% |
| 1921 | 64.76 years | +4.1% |
| 1922 | 64.37 years | -0.6% |
| 1923 | 65.53 years | +1.8% |
| 1924 | 64.94 years | -0.9% |
| 1925 | 64.96 years | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 65.13 years | +0.3% |
| 1927 | 65.85 years | +1.1% |
| 1928 | 65.87 years | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 65.4 years | -0.7% |
| 1930 | 67.34 years | +3.0% |
| 1931 | 66.68 years | -1.0% |
| 1932 | 66.56 years | -0.2% |
| 1933 | 67.27 years | +1.1% |
| 1934 | 67.8 years | +0.8% |
| 1935 | 67.24 years | -0.8% |
| 1936 | 67.39 years | +0.2% |
| 1937 | 67.19 years | -0.3% |
| 1938 | 67.56 years | +0.6% |
| 1939 | 67.97 years | +0.6% |
| 1940 | 67.25 years | -1.1% |
| 1941 | 65.43 years | -2.7% |
| 1942 | 62.99 years | -3.7% |
| 1943 | 59.85 years | -5.0% |
| 1944 | 62.07 years | +3.7% |
| 1945 | 65.06 years | +4.8% |
| 1946 | 69.36 years | +6.6% |
| 1947 | 69.75 years | +0.6% |
| 1948 | 70.78 years | +1.5% |
| 1949 | 71.34 years | +0.8% |
| 1950 | 72.01 years | +0.9% |
| 1951 | 71.54 years | -0.6% |
| 1952 | 71.96 years | +0.6% |
| 1953 | 72.1 years | +0.2% |
| 1954 | 72.97 years | +1.2% |
| 1955 | 73.04 years | +0.1% |
| 1956 | 72.17 years | -1.2% |
| 1957 | 72.52 years | +0.5% |
| 1958 | 73.4 years | +1.2% |
| 1959 | 73.67 years | +0.4% |
| 1960 | 73.31 years | -0.5% |
| 1961 | 73.71 years | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 73.11 years | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 73.04 years | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 73.81 years | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 73.51 years | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 74.15 years | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 74.03 years | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 73.82 years | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 73.7 years | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 74.33 years | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 74.53 years | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 74.62 years | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 74.49 years | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 74.91 years | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 74.65 years | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 74.86 years | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 75.12 years | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 75.38 years | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 75.58 years | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 75.49 years | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 75.8 years | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 76.18 years | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 75.92 years | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 76.6 years | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 76.64 years | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 76.91 years | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 77.33 years | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 77.47 years | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 77.8 years | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 77.83 years | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 77.87 years | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 78.23 years | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 78.45 years | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 78.6 years | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 78.83 years | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 79.13 years | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 79.37 years | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 79.4 years | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 79.77 years | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 80.13 years | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 80.41 years | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 80.63 years | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 80.62 years | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 81.45 years | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 81.43 years | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 81.81 years | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 81.89 years | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 82.03 years | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 82.16 years | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 82.5 years | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 82.59 years | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 82.6 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 82.99 years | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 83.22 years | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 82.85 years | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 83.37 years | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 83.07 years | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 83.52 years | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 83.63 years | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 82.46 years | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 83.14 years | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 82.44 years | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 83.98 years | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 84.14 years | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 84.28 years | +0.2% |
| 2026 | 84.42 years | +0.2% |
| 2027 | 84.56 years | +0.2% |
| 2028 | 84.69 years | +0.2% |
| 2029 | 84.81 years | +0.1% |
| 2030 | 84.95 years | +0.2% |
| 2031 | 85.07 years | +0.1% |
| 2032 | 85.2 years | +0.1% |
| 2033 | 85.33 years | +0.2% |
| 2034 | 85.45 years | +0.1% |
| 2035 | 85.58 years | +0.1% |
| 2036 | 85.69 years | +0.1% |
| 2037 | 85.82 years | +0.1% |
| 2038 | 85.94 years | +0.1% |
| 2039 | 86.06 years | +0.1% |
| 2040 | 86.19 years | +0.2% |
| 2041 | 86.32 years | +0.1% |
| 2042 | 86.44 years | +0.1% |
| 2043 | 86.54 years | +0.1% |
| 2044 | 86.67 years | +0.2% |
| 2045 | 86.79 years | +0.1% |
| 2046 | 86.9 years | +0.1% |
| 2047 | 87.02 years | +0.1% |
| 2048 | 87.13 years | +0.1% |
| 2049 | 87.25 years | +0.1% |
| 2050 | 87.37 years | +0.1% |
| 2051 | 87.48 years | +0.1% |
| 2052 | 87.6 years | +0.1% |
| 2053 | 87.71 years | +0.1% |
| 2054 | 87.83 years | +0.1% |
| 2055 | 87.95 years | +0.1% |
| 2056 | 88.06 years | +0.1% |
| 2057 | 88.17 years | +0.1% |
| 2058 | 88.28 years | +0.1% |
| 2059 | 88.39 years | +0.1% |
| 2060 | 88.49 years | +0.1% |
| 2061 | 88.59 years | +0.1% |
| 2062 | 88.7 years | +0.1% |
| 2063 | 88.81 years | +0.1% |
| 2064 | 88.93 years | +0.1% |
| 2065 | 89.02 years | +0.1% |
| 2066 | 89.14 years | +0.1% |
| 2067 | 89.25 years | +0.1% |
| 2068 | 89.35 years | +0.1% |
| 2069 | 89.46 years | +0.1% |
| 2070 | 89.57 years | +0.1% |
| 2071 | 89.7 years | +0.1% |
| 2072 | 89.8 years | +0.1% |
| 2073 | 89.91 years | +0.1% |
| 2074 | 90.02 years | +0.1% |
| 2075 | 90.13 years | +0.1% |
| 2076 | 90.24 years | +0.1% |
| 2077 | 90.36 years | +0.1% |
| 2078 | 90.46 years | +0.1% |
| 2079 | 90.57 years | +0.1% |
| 2080 | 90.67 years | +0.1% |
| 2081 | 90.79 years | +0.1% |
| 2082 | 90.89 years | +0.1% |
| 2083 | 91 years | +0.1% |
| 2084 | 91.13 years | +0.1% |
| 2085 | 91.23 years | +0.1% |
| 2086 | 91.33 years | +0.1% |
| 2087 | 91.41 years | +0.1% |
| 2088 | 91.52 years | +0.1% |
| 2089 | 91.63 years | +0.1% |
| 2090 | 91.73 years | +0.1% |
| 2091 | 91.85 years | +0.1% |
| 2092 | 91.95 years | +0.1% |
| 2093 | 92.06 years | +0.1% |
| 2094 | 92.17 years | +0.1% |
| 2095 | 92.28 years | +0.1% |
| 2096 | 92.37 years | +0.1% |
| 2097 | 92.49 years | +0.1% |
| 2098 | 92.6 years | +0.1% |
| 2099 | 92.71 years | +0.1% |
| 2100 | 92.81 years | +0.1% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 92.81 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 90.84 years, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Italy's 92.81 years is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 89.85 years, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Life expectancy at age 15 in Italy changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1919 | +33.0% | 43.63 years | 58.03 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 57.51 years | 56.72 years | 58.58 years | 8 |
| 1880s | 59.55 years | 56.79 years | 61.2 years | 10 |
| 1890s | 61.19 years | 60.2 years | 62.61 years | 10 |
| 1900s | 62.33 years | 61.31 years | 63.29 years | 10 |
| 1910s | 58.52 years | 43.63 years | 64.71 years | 10 |
| 1920s | 64.9 years | 62.19 years | 65.87 years | 10 |
| 1930s | 67.3 years | 66.56 years | 67.97 years | 10 |
| 1940s | 66.39 years | 59.85 years | 71.34 years | 10 |
| 1950s | 72.54 years | 71.54 years | 73.67 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 73.62 years | 73.04 years | 74.15 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 74.85 years | 74.33 years | 75.58 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 76.62 years | 75.49 years | 77.8 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 78.75 years | 77.83 years | 79.77 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.26 years | 80.13 years | 82.16 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.03 years | 82.5 years | 83.63 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.89 years | 82.44 years | 84.81 years | 10 |
| 2030s | 85.51 years | 84.95 years | 86.06 years | 10 |
| 2040s | 86.72 years | 86.19 years | 87.25 years | 10 |
| 2050s | 87.88 years | 87.37 years | 88.39 years | 10 |
| 2060s | 88.97 years | 88.49 years | 89.46 years | 10 |
| 2070s | 90.08 years | 89.57 years | 90.57 years | 10 |
| 2080s | 91.16 years | 90.67 years | 91.63 years | 10 |
| 2090s | 92.22 years | 91.73 years | 92.71 years | 10 |
| 2100s | 92.81 years | 92.81 years | 92.81 years | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 15 in Italy?
- Life expectancy at age 15 in Italy was 92.81 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 92.81 years in 2100.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.63 years in 1918.
- How does Italy rank for life expectancy at age 15?
- Italy ranks 10th out of 236 countries with data for 2100.
- Is life expectancy at age 15 rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy 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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Total period life expectancy at age 15, in a given year.