Life expectancy at different ages in Ireland
Ireland: Life expectancy at different ages was 82.41 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
82.41
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
28th
of 236 countries
All-time high
82.41
in 2023
All-time low
49.4
in 1901
Years of data
80
1901–2023
Life expectancy at different ages in Ireland, 1901–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 82.41 for life expectancy at different ages in 2023. That is the highest value across all 80 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at different ages in Ireland peaked at 82.41 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 49.4, in 1901.
That places Ireland 28th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 80 years of available data.
Life expectancy at different ages in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 49.4 | — |
| 1911 | 53.8 | +8.9% |
| 1926 | 57.6 | +7.1% |
| 1936 | 58.9 | +2.3% |
| 1941 | 60 | +1.9% |
| 1946 | 61.4 | +2.3% |
| 1950 | 65.58 | +6.8% |
| 1951 | 64.75 | -1.3% |
| 1952 | 67.17 | +3.7% |
| 1953 | 67.91 | +1.1% |
| 1954 | 68.01 | +0.1% |
| 1955 | 68 | -0.0% |
| 1956 | 68.96 | +1.4% |
| 1957 | 69 | +0.1% |
| 1958 | 69.27 | +0.4% |
| 1959 | 69.42 | +0.2% |
| 1960 | 70.17 | +1.1% |
| 1961 | 69.64 | -0.8% |
| 1962 | 69.95 | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 70.19 | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 70.45 | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 70.64 | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 70.16 | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 71.2 | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 70.88 | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 70.8 | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 70.83 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 71.62 | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 70.95 | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 71.17 | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 71.11 | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 71.69 | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 71.8 | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 71.94 | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 71.93 | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 72.18 | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 72.54 | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 72.89 | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 73.15 | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 73.18 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 73.62 | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 73.56 | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 73.61 | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 74.41 | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 74.43 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 74.45 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 74.84 | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 75.03 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 75.42 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 75.29 | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 75.8 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 75.47 | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 75.83 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 75.98 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 76.18 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 76.09 | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 76.53 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 77.1 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 77.59 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 78.1 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 78.5 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 78.91 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 79.15 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 79.56 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 79.79 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 80.1 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 80.6 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 80.73 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 80.85 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 81.06 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 81.41 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 81.53 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 81.68 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 82.1 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 82.12 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 82.41 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 82.39 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 81.86 | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 82.05 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 82.41 | +0.4% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 82.41 is above the median for high income countries, which is 81, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 82.41 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 79.72, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 49.4 | 49.4 | 49.4 | 1 |
| 1910s | 53.8 | 53.8 | 53.8 | 1 |
| 1920s | 57.6 | 57.6 | 57.6 | 1 |
| 1930s | 58.9 | 58.9 | 58.9 | 1 |
| 1940s | 60.7 | 60 | 61.4 | 2 |
| 1950s | 67.81 | 64.75 | 69.42 | 10 |
| 1960s | 70.41 | 69.64 | 71.2 | 10 |
| 1970s | 71.52 | 70.83 | 72.18 | 10 |
| 1980s | 73.58 | 72.54 | 74.45 | 10 |
| 1990s | 75.59 | 74.84 | 76.18 | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.53 | 76.53 | 80.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.45 | 80.6 | 82.41 | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.18 | 81.86 | 82.41 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at different ages in Ireland?
- Life expectancy at different ages in Ireland was 82.41 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy at different ages recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 82.41 in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at different ages recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.4 in 1901.
- How does Ireland rank for life expectancy at different ages?
- Ireland ranks 28th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy at different ages rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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