Life expectancy, source comparison in Portugal
Portugal: Life expectancy, source comparison was 82.36 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy, source comparison in Portugal, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 82.36 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 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy, source comparison in Portugal peaked at 82.36 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 58.48 years, in 1950.
Portugal ranks 31st of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 61.09 years | 58.48 years | 63.72 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 65.27 years | 62.8 years | 66.81 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 69.15 years | 66.85 years | 71.61 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 73.15 years | 71.66 years | 74.67 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 75.33 years | 74.24 years | 76.32 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.35 years | 76.83 years | 79.83 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.14 years | 80.11 years | 81.96 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.58 years | 81.19 years | 82.36 years | 4 |
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More health data for Portugal
- 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)
- 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 60,235 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 57,946 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 59,238 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 56,650 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 57,554 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 54,971 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy, source comparison in Portugal?
- Life expectancy, source comparison in Portugal was 82.36 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 Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 82.36 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy, source comparison recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.48 years in 1950.
- How does Portugal rank for life expectancy, source comparison?
- Portugal ranks 31st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy, source comparison rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal 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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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth.