Life expectancy at birth, total in OECD members
OECD members: Life expectancy at birth, total was 80.4 years in 2024. β² Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in OECD members, 1960β2024
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 46 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
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 15-64, female 449.29 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 20.8% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 147.72 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 904.84 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 455.55 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 63.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 118.07 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 112.57 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 15.9% (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 46 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.