Life expectancy in Sweden
Sweden: Life expectancy was 83.1 years in 2021. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy in Sweden, 1960–2021
Source: OECD (2023) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2021, life expectancy in Sweden stood at 83.1 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy in Sweden peaked at 83.2 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 73.1 years, in 1960.
Sweden ranks 8th of 49 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 73.78 years | 73.1 years | 74.2 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 75.07 years | 74.7 years | 75.6 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 76.78 years | 75.8 years | 77.8 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 78.75 years | 77.7 years | 79.6 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.63 years | 79.8 years | 81.5 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.25 years | 81.6 years | 83.2 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.75 years | 82.4 years | 83.1 years | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More health data for Sweden
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,109 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 30 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 66,073 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 56,430 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 62,494 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 56,433 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 61,970 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 57,504 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy in Sweden?
- Life expectancy in Sweden was 83.1 years in 2021, according to OECD (2023) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 83.2 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.1 years in 1960.
- How does Sweden rank for life expectancy?
- Sweden ranks 8th out of 49 countries with data for 2021.
- Is life expectancy rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from OECD (2023) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The period life expectancy at birth, in a given year.