Life expectancy at age 15 in Sweden
Sweden: Life expectancy at age 15 was 92.23 in 2100. ▲ Rising
Latest (2100)
92.23
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
19th
of 236 countries
All-time high
92.23
in 2100
All-time low
44.57
in 1773
Years of data
350
1751–2100
Life expectancy at age 15 in Sweden, 1751–2100
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2100, life expectancy at age 15 in Sweden stood at 92.23. That is the highest value across all 350 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 15 in Sweden peaked at 92.23 in 2100 and was at its lowest, 44.57, in 1773.
Sweden ranks 19th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 350 years of available data.
Life expectancy at age 15 in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1751 | 58.42 | — |
| 1752 | 60.6 | +3.7% |
| 1753 | 61.1 | +0.8% |
| 1754 | 59.35 | -2.9% |
| 1755 | 59.23 | -0.2% |
| 1756 | 58.53 | -1.2% |
| 1757 | 57.14 | -2.4% |
| 1758 | 53.65 | -6.1% |
| 1759 | 56.93 | +6.1% |
| 1760 | 57.67 | +1.3% |
| 1761 | 59.19 | +2.6% |
| 1762 | 56.97 | -3.8% |
| 1763 | 55.2 | -3.1% |
| 1764 | 56.78 | +2.9% |
| 1765 | 56.28 | -0.9% |
| 1766 | 58.69 | +4.3% |
| 1767 | 57.31 | -2.4% |
| 1768 | 58.89 | +2.8% |
| 1769 | 59 | +0.2% |
| 1770 | 58.31 | -1.2% |
| 1771 | 55.85 | -4.2% |
| 1772 | 49.14 | -12.0% |
| 1773 | 44.57 | -9.3% |
| 1774 | 59.54 | +33.6% |
| 1775 | 58.56 | -1.6% |
| 1776 | 58.43 | -0.2% |
| 1777 | 57.93 | -0.9% |
| 1778 | 59.32 | +2.4% |
| 1779 | 60.24 | +1.6% |
| 1780 | 60.76 | +0.9% |
| 1781 | 58.54 | -3.7% |
| 1782 | 56.03 | -4.3% |
| 1783 | 57.31 | +2.3% |
| 1784 | 56.88 | -0.8% |
| 1785 | 56.66 | -0.4% |
| 1786 | 57.08 | +0.7% |
| 1787 | 57.9 | +1.4% |
| 1788 | 58.13 | +0.4% |
| 1789 | 51.46 | -11.5% |
| 1790 | 53.99 | +4.9% |
| 1791 | 57.22 | +6.0% |
| 1792 | 59.95 | +4.8% |
| 1793 | 59.85 | -0.2% |
| 1794 | 59.6 | -0.4% |
| 1795 | 56.91 | -4.5% |
| 1796 | 60.21 | +5.8% |
| 1797 | 59.94 | -0.4% |
| 1798 | 59.57 | -0.6% |
| 1799 | 58 | -2.6% |
| 1800 | 56.02 | -3.4% |
| 1801 | 58.23 | +3.9% |
| 1802 | 59.12 | +1.5% |
| 1803 | 58.76 | -0.6% |
| 1804 | 57.47 | -2.2% |
| 1805 | 58.48 | +1.8% |
| 1806 | 57.37 | -1.9% |
| 1807 | 56.63 | -1.3% |
| 1808 | 51.51 | -9.0% |
| 1809 | 48.27 | -6.3% |
| 1810 | 53.78 | +11.4% |
| 1811 | 54.96 | +2.2% |
| 1812 | 53.65 | -2.4% |
| 1813 | 55.89 | +4.2% |
| 1814 | 58.12 | +4.0% |
| 1815 | 58.61 | +0.8% |
| 1816 | 60.02 | +2.4% |
| 1817 | 58.33 | -2.8% |
| 1818 | 57.92 | -0.7% |
| 1819 | 55.89 | -3.5% |
| 1820 | 57.32 | +2.6% |
| 1821 | 58.48 | +2.0% |
| 1822 | 59.03 | +0.9% |
| 1823 | 59.75 | +1.2% |
| 1824 | 60.32 | +1.0% |
| 1825 | 60.66 | +0.6% |
| 1826 | 58.89 | -2.9% |
| 1827 | 57.34 | -2.6% |
| 1828 | 55.73 | -2.8% |
| 1829 | 54.82 | -1.6% |
| 1830 | 57.33 | +4.6% |
| 1831 | 56.22 | -1.9% |
| 1832 | 57.69 | +2.6% |
| 1833 | 58.72 | +1.8% |
| 1834 | 54.33 | -7.5% |
| 1835 | 60.9 | +12.1% |
| 1836 | 60.43 | -0.8% |
| 1837 | 57.33 | -5.1% |
| 1838 | 56.49 | -1.5% |
| 1839 | 56.28 | -0.4% |
| 1840 | 58.89 | +4.6% |
| 1841 | 60.08 | +2.0% |
| 1842 | 59.09 | -1.6% |
| 1843 | 58.66 | -0.7% |
| 1844 | 60.01 | +2.3% |
| 1845 | 60.84 | +1.4% |
| 1846 | 58.83 | -3.3% |
| 1847 | 57.91 | -1.6% |
| 1848 | 59.7 | +3.1% |
| 1849 | 60.46 | +1.3% |
| 1850 | 59.85 | -1.0% |
| 1851 | 59.52 | -0.6% |
| 1852 | 58.06 | -2.5% |
| 1853 | 56.91 | -2.0% |
| 1854 | 60.37 | +6.1% |
| 1855 | 58.94 | -2.4% |
| 1856 | 59.89 | +1.6% |
| 1857 | 56.79 | -5.2% |
| 1858 | 59.9 | +5.5% |
| 1859 | 60.97 | +1.8% |
| 1860 | 62.66 | +2.8% |
| 1861 | 62.6 | -0.1% |
| 1862 | 61.63 | -1.5% |
| 1863 | 62.84 | +2.0% |
| 1864 | 61.74 | -1.8% |
| 1865 | 62.55 | +1.3% |
| 1866 | 60.79 | -2.8% |
| 1867 | 60.96 | +0.3% |
| 1868 | 60.35 | -1.0% |
| 1869 | 60.03 | -0.5% |
| 1870 | 60.59 | +0.9% |
| 1871 | 62.3 | +2.8% |
| 1872 | 63.64 | +2.2% |
| 1873 | 62.85 | -1.2% |
| 1874 | 60.26 | -4.1% |
| 1875 | 60.86 | +1.0% |
| 1876 | 62.31 | +2.4% |
| 1877 | 63.46 | +1.8% |
| 1878 | 64.33 | +1.4% |
| 1879 | 64.38 | +0.1% |
| 1880 | 63.16 | -1.9% |
| 1881 | 63.35 | +0.3% |
| 1882 | 64.44 | +1.7% |
| 1883 | 64.27 | -0.3% |
| 1884 | 63.88 | -0.6% |
| 1885 | 63.74 | -0.2% |
| 1886 | 64.74 | +1.6% |
| 1887 | 65 | +0.4% |
| 1888 | 64.77 | -0.4% |
| 1889 | 64.75 | -0.0% |
| 1890 | 64.06 | -1.1% |
| 1891 | 64.66 | +0.9% |
| 1892 | 63.34 | -2.0% |
| 1893 | 64.27 | +1.5% |
| 1894 | 64.63 | +0.6% |
| 1895 | 65.58 | +1.5% |
| 1896 | 65.51 | -0.1% |
| 1897 | 65.55 | +0.1% |
| 1898 | 65.57 | +0.0% |
| 1899 | 63.87 | -2.6% |
| 1900 | 64.15 | +0.4% |
| 1901 | 65.15 | +1.6% |
| 1902 | 65.33 | +0.3% |
| 1903 | 65.84 | +0.8% |
| 1904 | 65.32 | -0.8% |
| 1905 | 64.94 | -0.6% |
| 1906 | 65.97 | +1.6% |
| 1907 | 65.7 | -0.4% |
| 1908 | 65.78 | +0.1% |
| 1909 | 66.53 | +1.1% |
| 1910 | 66.31 | -0.3% |
| 1911 | 66.38 | +0.1% |
| 1912 | 66.04 | -0.5% |
| 1913 | 66.42 | +0.6% |
| 1914 | 66.24 | -0.3% |
| 1915 | 65.3 | -1.4% |
| 1916 | 66.27 | +1.5% |
| 1917 | 66.45 | +0.3% |
| 1918 | 57.87 | -12.9% |
| 1919 | 65 | +12.3% |
| 1920 | 66.73 | +2.7% |
| 1921 | 67.99 | +1.9% |
| 1922 | 67.44 | -0.8% |
| 1923 | 69.01 | +2.3% |
| 1924 | 68.49 | -0.8% |
| 1925 | 68.48 | -0.0% |
| 1926 | 68.6 | +0.2% |
| 1927 | 67.79 | -1.2% |
| 1928 | 68.59 | +1.2% |
| 1929 | 68.22 | -0.5% |
| 1930 | 68.81 | +0.9% |
| 1931 | 68.29 | -0.8% |
| 1932 | 69.19 | +1.3% |
| 1933 | 69.8 | +0.9% |
| 1934 | 69.86 | +0.1% |
| 1935 | 69.66 | -0.3% |
| 1936 | 69.36 | -0.4% |
| 1937 | 69.46 | +0.1% |
| 1938 | 70 | +0.8% |
| 1939 | 70.42 | +0.6% |
| 1940 | 70.57 | +0.2% |
| 1941 | 70.87 | +0.4% |
| 1942 | 72.21 | +1.9% |
| 1943 | 72.04 | -0.2% |
| 1944 | 71.31 | -1.0% |
| 1945 | 71.61 | +0.4% |
| 1946 | 72.24 | +0.9% |
| 1947 | 72.07 | -0.2% |
| 1948 | 73.13 | +1.5% |
| 1949 | 73.17 | +0.1% |
| 1950 | 73.33 | +0.2% |
| 1951 | 73.58 | +0.3% |
| 1952 | 73.95 | +0.5% |
| 1953 | 73.9 | -0.1% |
| 1954 | 74.25 | +0.5% |
| 1955 | 74.47 | +0.3% |
| 1956 | 74.49 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 74.36 | -0.2% |
| 1958 | 74.85 | +0.6% |
| 1959 | 75.1 | +0.3% |
| 1960 | 74.74 | -0.5% |
| 1961 | 75.16 | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 74.99 | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 75.14 | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 75.24 | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 75.29 | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 75.46 | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 75.44 | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 75.34 | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 75.35 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 75.9 | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 75.79 | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 75.85 | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 75.9 | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 76.01 | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 75.93 | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 75.88 | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 76.26 | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 76.33 | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 76.37 | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 76.51 | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 76.77 | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 77.07 | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 77.31 | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 77.52 | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 77.42 | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 77.64 | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 77.78 | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 77.66 | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 78.29 | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 78.26 | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 78.37 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 78.65 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 78.69 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 79.23 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 79.27 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 79.49 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 79.7 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 79.85 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 79.91 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 80.13 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 80.26 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 80.32 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 80.58 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 80.9 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 80.95 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 81.18 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 81.28 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 81.44 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 81.7 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 81.83 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 82.03 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 82.04 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 82.24 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 82.49 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 82.49 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 82.64 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 82.72 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 82.8 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 83.3 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 82.71 | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 83.26 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 83.31 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 83.5 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 83.66 | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 83.81 | +0.2% |
| 2026 | 83.95 | +0.2% |
| 2027 | 84.09 | +0.2% |
| 2028 | 84.22 | +0.2% |
| 2029 | 84.36 | +0.2% |
| 2030 | 84.48 | +0.1% |
| 2031 | 84.61 | +0.2% |
| 2032 | 84.74 | +0.2% |
| 2033 | 84.86 | +0.1% |
| 2034 | 84.98 | +0.1% |
| 2035 | 85.11 | +0.1% |
| 2036 | 85.23 | +0.1% |
| 2037 | 85.35 | +0.1% |
| 2038 | 85.49 | +0.2% |
| 2039 | 85.6 | +0.1% |
| 2040 | 85.72 | +0.1% |
| 2041 | 85.85 | +0.2% |
| 2042 | 85.97 | +0.1% |
| 2043 | 86.09 | +0.1% |
| 2044 | 86.2 | +0.1% |
| 2045 | 86.31 | +0.1% |
| 2046 | 86.42 | +0.1% |
| 2047 | 86.54 | +0.1% |
| 2048 | 86.66 | +0.1% |
| 2049 | 86.78 | +0.1% |
| 2050 | 86.88 | +0.1% |
| 2051 | 86.98 | +0.1% |
| 2052 | 87.1 | +0.1% |
| 2053 | 87.2 | +0.1% |
| 2054 | 87.32 | +0.1% |
| 2055 | 87.43 | +0.1% |
| 2056 | 87.55 | +0.1% |
| 2057 | 87.65 | +0.1% |
| 2058 | 87.76 | +0.1% |
| 2059 | 87.88 | +0.1% |
| 2060 | 87.99 | +0.1% |
| 2061 | 88.1 | +0.1% |
| 2062 | 88.2 | +0.1% |
| 2063 | 88.31 | +0.1% |
| 2064 | 88.42 | +0.1% |
| 2065 | 88.53 | +0.1% |
| 2066 | 88.64 | +0.1% |
| 2067 | 88.74 | +0.1% |
| 2068 | 88.85 | +0.1% |
| 2069 | 88.97 | +0.1% |
| 2070 | 89.07 | +0.1% |
| 2071 | 89.2 | +0.1% |
| 2072 | 89.3 | +0.1% |
| 2073 | 89.42 | +0.1% |
| 2074 | 89.51 | +0.1% |
| 2075 | 89.63 | +0.1% |
| 2076 | 89.73 | +0.1% |
| 2077 | 89.84 | +0.1% |
| 2078 | 89.94 | +0.1% |
| 2079 | 90.05 | +0.1% |
| 2080 | 90.15 | +0.1% |
| 2081 | 90.25 | +0.1% |
| 2082 | 90.36 | +0.1% |
| 2083 | 90.46 | +0.1% |
| 2084 | 90.57 | +0.1% |
| 2085 | 90.66 | +0.1% |
| 2086 | 90.77 | +0.1% |
| 2087 | 90.89 | +0.1% |
| 2088 | 91 | +0.1% |
| 2089 | 91.1 | +0.1% |
| 2090 | 91.21 | +0.1% |
| 2091 | 91.31 | +0.1% |
| 2092 | 91.4 | +0.1% |
| 2093 | 91.5 | +0.1% |
| 2094 | 91.61 | +0.1% |
| 2095 | 91.71 | +0.1% |
| 2096 | 91.82 | +0.1% |
| 2097 | 91.92 | +0.1% |
| 2098 | 92.02 | +0.1% |
| 2099 | 92.14 | +0.1% |
| 2100 | 92.23 | +0.1% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 92.23 is above the median for high income countries, which is 90.84, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 92.23 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 89.85, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Life expectancy at age 15 in Sweden 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1774 | +33.6% | 44.57 | 59.54 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 58.33 | 53.65 | 61.1 | 9 |
| 1760s | 57.6 | 55.2 | 59.19 | 10 |
| 1770s | 56.19 | 44.57 | 60.24 | 10 |
| 1780s | 57.08 | 51.46 | 60.76 | 10 |
| 1790s | 58.52 | 53.99 | 60.21 | 10 |
| 1800s | 56.19 | 48.27 | 59.12 | 10 |
| 1810s | 56.72 | 53.65 | 60.02 | 10 |
| 1820s | 58.23 | 54.82 | 60.66 | 10 |
| 1830s | 57.57 | 54.33 | 60.9 | 10 |
| 1840s | 59.45 | 57.91 | 60.84 | 10 |
| 1850s | 59.12 | 56.79 | 60.97 | 10 |
| 1860s | 61.61 | 60.03 | 62.84 | 10 |
| 1870s | 62.5 | 60.26 | 64.38 | 10 |
| 1880s | 64.21 | 63.16 | 65 | 10 |
| 1890s | 64.7 | 63.34 | 65.58 | 10 |
| 1900s | 65.47 | 64.15 | 66.53 | 10 |
| 1910s | 65.23 | 57.87 | 66.45 | 10 |
| 1920s | 68.13 | 66.73 | 69.01 | 10 |
| 1930s | 69.48 | 68.29 | 70.42 | 10 |
| 1940s | 71.92 | 70.57 | 73.17 | 10 |
| 1950s | 74.23 | 73.33 | 75.1 | 10 |
| 1960s | 75.21 | 74.74 | 75.46 | 10 |
| 1970s | 76.02 | 75.79 | 76.37 | 10 |
| 1980s | 77.4 | 76.51 | 78.29 | 10 |
| 1990s | 79.14 | 78.26 | 79.91 | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.88 | 80.13 | 81.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.46 | 81.83 | 83.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.69 | 82.71 | 84.36 | 10 |
| 2030s | 85.04 | 84.48 | 85.6 | 10 |
| 2040s | 86.25 | 85.72 | 86.78 | 10 |
| 2050s | 87.38 | 86.88 | 87.88 | 10 |
| 2060s | 88.47 | 87.99 | 88.97 | 10 |
| 2070s | 89.57 | 89.07 | 90.05 | 10 |
| 2080s | 90.62 | 90.15 | 91.1 | 10 |
| 2090s | 91.66 | 91.21 | 92.14 | 10 |
| 2100s | 92.23 | 92.23 | 92.23 | 1 |
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0243 units per person (2025)
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- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0256 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 15 in Sweden?
- Life expectancy at age 15 in Sweden was 92.23 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 92.23 in 2100.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.57 in 1773.
- How does Sweden rank for life expectancy at age 15?
- Sweden ranks 19th out of 236 countries with data for 2100.
- Is life expectancy at age 15 rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from 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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