Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) in Japan
Japan: Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) was 84.04 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
84.04 years
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
10th
of 218 countries
All-time high
84.56 years
in 2020
All-time low
67.7 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, total in Japan, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth, total in Japan stood at 84.04 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Japan peaked at 84.56 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 67.7 years, in 1960.
That places Japan 10th out of 218 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, total (years) (Life World Population) in Japan, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 67.7 years | — |
| 1961 | 68.35 years | +1.0% |
| 1962 | 68.63 years | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 69.71 years | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 70.21 years | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 70.27 years | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 70.92 years | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 71.47 years | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 71.61 years | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 71.86 years | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 71.92 years | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 72.81 years | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 73.15 years | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 73.3 years | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 73.67 years | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 74.25 years | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 74.69 years | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 75.26 years | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 75.58 years | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 76.11 years | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 75.99 years | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 76.39 years | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 76.87 years | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 76.92 years | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 77.29 years | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 77.56 years | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 78.01 years | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 78.43 years | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 78.35 years | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 78.77 years | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 78.84 years | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 79.04 years | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 79.08 years | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 79.3 years | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 79.7 years | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 79.54 years | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 80.22 years | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 80.42 years | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 80.5 years | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 80.46 years | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 81.08 years | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 81.42 years | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 81.69 years | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 81.76 years | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 82.03 years | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 81.96 years | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 82.32 years | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 82.51 years | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 82.59 years | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 82.93 years | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 82.84 years | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 82.59 years | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 83.1 years | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 83.33 years | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 83.59 years | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 83.79 years | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 83.98 years | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 84.1 years | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 84.21 years | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 84.36 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 84.56 years | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 84.45 years | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 84 years | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 84.04 years | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 84.04 years | -0.0% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 84.04 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 81.36 years, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Japan's 84.04 years is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 72.99 years, 1.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 70.07 years | 67.7 years | 71.86 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 74.07 years | 71.92 years | 76.11 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 77.46 years | 75.99 years | 78.77 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 79.71 years | 78.84 years | 80.5 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.03 years | 81.08 years | 82.93 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.59 years | 82.59 years | 84.36 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.22 years | 84 years | 84.56 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More health data for Japan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.73 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2774 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,294 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 178 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0155 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Japan?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Japan was 84.04 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 84.56 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.7 years in 1960.
- How does Japan rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Japan ranks 10th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (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.