Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) in OECD members
OECD members: Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) was 80.4 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
80.4 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
4th
of 47 groups
All-time high
80.4 years
in 2024
All-time low
67.21 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, total in OECD members, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth, total in OECD members stood at 80.4 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in OECD members peaked at 80.4 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 67.21 years, in 1960.
OECD members ranks 4th of 47 groups on this measure, 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 OECD members, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 67.21 years | — |
| 1961 | 67.62 years | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 67.63 years | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 67.83 years | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 68.24 years | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 68.36 years | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 68.58 years | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 69.03 years | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 68.89 years | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 69.04 years | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 69.34 years | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 69.64 years | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 69.92 years | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 70.1 years | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 70.5 years | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 70.81 years | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 71.12 years | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 71.54 years | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 71.72 years | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 72.09 years | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 72.15 years | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 72.52 years | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 72.87 years | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 73 years | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 73.3 years | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 73.35 years | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 73.7 years | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 73.98 years | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 74.13 years | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 74.38 years | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 74.54 years | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 74.72 years | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 74.98 years | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 75.08 years | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 75.37 years | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 75.47 years | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 75.85 years | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 76.18 years | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 76.38 years | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 76.49 years | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 76.82 years | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 77.12 years | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 77.28 years | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 77.43 years | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 77.83 years | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 77.95 years | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 78.25 years | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 78.47 years | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 78.61 years | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 78.87 years | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 79.05 years | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 79.27 years | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 79.43 years | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 79.62 years | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 79.88 years | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 79.76 years | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 79.89 years | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 79.93 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 80.03 years | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 80.24 years | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 78.96 years | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 78.59 years | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 79.52 years | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 80.16 years | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 80.4 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 68.24 years | 67.21 years | 69.04 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 70.68 years | 69.34 years | 72.09 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 73.34 years | 72.15 years | 74.38 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 75.51 years | 74.54 years | 76.49 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.86 years | 76.82 years | 78.87 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.71 years | 79.05 years | 80.24 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.52 years | 78.59 years | 80.4 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 1 Monaco 86.5 years compare
- 2 San Marino 85.82 years compare
- 3 Hong Kong 85.39 years compare
- 4 Kuwait 84.58 years compare
- 5 Switzerland 84.41 years compare
- 6 Liechtenstein 84.2 years compare
- 7 French Polynesia 84.19 years compare
More health data for OECD members
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate -0.2511 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0339 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 0.5105 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0331 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 0.2277 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.034 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in OECD members?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in OECD members was 80.4 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 80.4 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.21 years in 1960.
- How does OECD members rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- OECD members ranks 4th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD members 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.