Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) in Ukraine

Ukraine: Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) was 74.69 years in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
74.69 years
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
111th
of 218 countries
All-time high
74.69 years
in 2024
All-time low
67.1 years
in 1996
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Life expectancy at birth, total in Ukraine, 1960–2024

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Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2024, life expectancy at birth, total in Ukraine stood at 74.69 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Ukraine peaked at 74.69 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 67.1 years, in 1996.

That places Ukraine 111th out of 218 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) in Ukraine, year by year

Annual values for Life expectancy at birth, total (years) in Ukraine, 1960 to 2024.
Year years Change
1960 69.39 years —
1961 70.04 years +0.9%
1962 70.4 years +0.5%
1963 70.68 years +0.4%
1964 70.97 years +0.4%
1965 71.14 years +0.2%
1966 71.16 years +0.0%
1967 71.11 years -0.1%
1968 70.97 years -0.2%
1969 70.83 years -0.2%
1970 70.84 years +0.0%
1971 70.87 years +0.0%
1972 70.97 years +0.1%
1973 70.82 years -0.2%
1974 70.63 years -0.3%
1975 70.36 years -0.4%
1976 70.14 years -0.3%
1977 70.01 years -0.2%
1978 69.84 years -0.2%
1979 69.78 years -0.1%
1980 69.76 years -0.0%
1981 69.82 years +0.1%
1982 69.9 years +0.1%
1983 69.95 years +0.1%
1984 69.99 years +0.1%
1985 70.41 years +0.6%
1986 70.83 years +0.6%
1987 71.18 years +0.5%
1988 71.04 years -0.2%
1989 70.84 years -0.3%
1990 70.35 years -0.7%
1991 69.69 years -0.9%
1992 68.95 years -1.1%
1993 68.29 years -1.0%
1994 67.53 years -1.1%
1995 67.11 years -0.6%
1996 67.1 years -0.0%
1997 67.66 years +0.8%
1998 67.99 years +0.5%
1999 68 years +0.0%
2000 67.79 years -0.3%
2001 67.67 years -0.2%
2002 67.7 years +0.0%
2003 67.64 years -0.1%
2004 67.47 years -0.2%
2005 67.52 years +0.1%
2006 67.49 years -0.0%
2007 67.72 years +0.3%
2008 68.26 years +0.8%
2009 69.16 years +1.3%
2010 70.19 years +1.5%
2011 70.71 years +0.7%
2012 71.09 years +0.5%
2013 71.47 years +0.5%
2014 71.8 years +0.5%
2015 72.69 years +1.2%
2016 73.39 years +1.0%
2017 73.99 years +0.8%
2018 73.57 years -0.6%
2019 73.92 years +0.5%
2020 73.28 years -0.9%
2021 71.63 years -2.3%
2022 72.66 years +1.4%
2023 73.42 years +1.1%
2024 74.69 years +1.7%

Ukraine compared with similar countries

  • Ukraine's 74.69 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.53 years, 1.0× the median. (59 countries reporting)
  • Ukraine's 74.69 years is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 79.78 years, 94% of the median. (57 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 70.67 years 69.39 years 71.16 years 10
1970s 70.43 years 69.78 years 70.97 years 10
1980s 70.37 years 69.76 years 71.18 years 10
1990s 68.27 years 67.1 years 70.35 years 10
2000s 67.84 years 67.47 years 69.16 years 10
2010s 72.28 years 70.19 years 73.99 years 10
2020s 73.14 years 71.63 years 74.69 years 5

Countries ranked near Ukraine

  1. 108 Bangladesh 74.93 years compare
  2. 109 Vietnam 74.74 years compare
  3. 110 Bahamas 74.71 years compare
  4. 112 Georgia 74.66 years compare
  5. 113 Azerbaijan 74.58 years compare
  6. 114 Kazakhstan 74.53 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at birth, total in Ukraine?
Life expectancy at birth, total in Ukraine was 74.69 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Ukraine?
The highest recorded value was 74.69 years in 2024.
What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Ukraine?
The lowest recorded value was 67.1 years in 1996.
How does Ukraine rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
Ukraine ranks 111th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Ukraine?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Ukraine 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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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,256 data points, 1960–2024
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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.