Life expectancy at birth, female in Portugal
Portugal: Life expectancy at birth, female was 85.2 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
85.2 years
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
22nd
of 217 countries
All-time high
85.3 years
in 2023
All-time low
65.5 years
in 1961
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, female in Portugal, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 85.2 years for life expectancy at birth, female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in Portugal peaked at 85.3 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 65.5 years, in 1961.
That places Portugal 22nd out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, female in Portugal, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 66.89 years | — |
| 1961 | 65.5 years | -2.1% |
| 1962 | 67.22 years | +2.6% |
| 1963 | 67.82 years | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 67.99 years | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 69.13 years | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 68.76 years | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 69.63 years | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 69.88 years | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 69.57 years | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 70.3 years | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 70.1 years | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 71.5 years | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 70.7 years | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 71.4 years | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 72.1 years | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 72.6 years | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 73.7 years | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 73.8 years | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 74.6 years | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 74.8 years | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 75.2 years | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 76 years | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 75.8 years | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 76.1 years | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 76.4 years | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 76.8 years | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 77.2 years | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 77.3 years | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 77.8 years | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 77.5 years | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 77.6 years | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 78 years | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 78.2 years | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 78.5 years | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 79 years | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 79 years | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 79.1 years | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 79.4 years | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 79.6 years | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 79.9 years | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 80.4 years | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 80.6 years | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 80.6 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 81 years | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 81.4 years | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 81.8 years | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 81.6 years | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 81.7 years | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 81.8 years | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 82.1 years | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 83.8 years | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 83.6 years | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 84 years | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 84.4 years | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 84.3 years | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 84.3 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 84.6 years | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 84.5 years | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 84.8 years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 84.3 years | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 84.4 years | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 84.5 years | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 85.3 years | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 85.2 years | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 68.24 years | 65.5 years | 69.88 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 72.08 years | 70.1 years | 74.6 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 76.34 years | 74.8 years | 77.8 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 78.59 years | 77.5 years | 79.6 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.08 years | 79.9 years | 81.8 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.04 years | 82.1 years | 84.8 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.74 years | 84.3 years | 85.3 years | 5 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.56 % change on previous year (2100)
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- 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)
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- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.062 units per person (2025)
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- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0651 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, female in Portugal?
- Life expectancy at birth, female in Portugal was 85.2 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 85.3 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.5 years in 1961.
- How does Portugal rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
- Portugal ranks 22nd out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.