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Life expectancy, source comparison in Australia

Australia: Life expectancy, source comparison was 83.92 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
83.92 years
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
10th
of 236 countries
All-time high
83.92 years
in 2023
All-time low
68.7 years
in 1951
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Life expectancy, source comparison in Australia, 1950–2023

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Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Australia recorded 83.92 years for life expectancy, source comparison in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy, source comparison in Australia peaked at 83.92 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 68.7 years, in 1951.

That places Australia 10th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Life expectancy, source comparison in Australia, year by year

Year years Change
1950 69 years —
1951 68.7 years -0.4%
1952 69.11 years +0.6%
1953 69.69 years +0.8%
1954 69.86 years +0.2%
1955 70.16 years +0.4%
1956 70.04 years -0.2%
1957 70.32 years +0.4%
1958 70.86 years +0.8%
1959 70.44 years -0.6%
1960 70.86 years +0.6%
1961 71.14 years +0.4%
1962 70.91 years -0.3%
1963 70.96 years +0.1%
1964 70.57 years -0.5%
1965 70.8 years +0.3%
1966 70.68 years -0.2%
1967 71.05 years +0.5%
1968 70.68 years -0.5%
1969 71.07 years +0.6%
1970 70.65 years -0.6%
1971 71.45 years +1.1%
1972 71.77 years +0.4%
1973 72.06 years +0.4%
1974 71.85 years -0.3%
1975 72.78 years +1.3%
1976 72.79 years +0.0%
1977 73.47 years +0.9%
1978 73.74 years +0.4%
1979 74.33 years +0.8%
1980 74.57 years +0.3%
1981 74.78 years +0.3%
1982 74.72 years -0.1%
1983 75.44 years +1.0%
1984 75.51 years +0.1%
1985 75.43 years -0.1%
1986 76.07 years +0.9%
1987 76.08 years +0.0%
1988 76.34 years +0.3%
1989 76.2 years -0.2%
1990 77.04 years +1.1%
1991 77.48 years +0.6%
1992 77.47 years -0.0%
1993 78.01 years +0.7%
1994 77.85 years -0.2%
1995 78.26 years +0.5%
1996 78.34 years +0.1%
1997 78.63 years +0.4%
1998 79.02 years +0.5%
1999 79.28 years +0.3%
2000 79.62 years +0.4%
2001 80.01 years +0.5%
2002 80.05 years +0.1%
2003 80.44 years +0.5%
2004 80.73 years +0.4%
2005 81.09 years +0.4%
2006 81.26 years +0.2%
2007 81.23 years -0.0%
2008 81.43 years +0.2%
2009 81.73 years +0.4%
2010 82.01 years +0.3%
2011 82.09 years +0.1%
2012 82.3 years +0.3%
2013 82.55 years +0.3%
2014 82.52 years -0.0%
2015 82.61 years +0.1%
2016 82.8 years +0.2%
2017 82.72 years -0.1%
2018 83.26 years +0.7%
2019 83.24 years -0.0%
2020 83.66 years +0.5%
2021 83.56 years -0.1%
2022 82.77 years -1.0%
2023 83.92 years +1.4%

Australia compared with similar countries

  • Australia's 83.92 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 81 years, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • Australia's 83.92 years is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 72.85 years, 1.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 69.82 years 68.7 years 70.86 years 10
1960s 70.87 years 70.57 years 71.14 years 10
1970s 72.49 years 70.65 years 74.33 years 10
1980s 75.51 years 74.57 years 76.34 years 10
1990s 78.14 years 77.04 years 79.28 years 10
2000s 80.76 years 79.62 years 81.73 years 10
2010s 82.61 years 82.01 years 83.26 years 10
2020s 83.48 years 82.77 years 83.92 years 4

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 7 French Polynesia 84.07 years compare
  2. 8 Andorra 84.04 years compare
  3. 9 Switzerland 83.95 years compare
  4. 11 Singapore 83.74 years compare
  5. 12 Italy 83.72 years compare
  6. 13 Spain 83.67 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy, source comparison in Australia?
Life expectancy, source comparison in Australia was 83.92 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy, source comparison recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 83.92 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy, source comparison recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 68.7 years in 1951.
How does Australia rank for life expectancy, source comparison?
Australia ranks 10th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy, source comparison rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy, source comparison. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Life expectancy, source comparison
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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Period life expectancy at birth.