Life expectancy for people of different ages in Jersey
Jersey: Life expectancy for people of different ages was 79.71 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
79.71 years
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
59th
of 236 countries
All-time high
80.72 years
in 2013
All-time low
69.42 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy for people of different ages in Jersey, 1950–2023
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, life expectancy for people of different ages in Jersey stood at 79.71 years.
The figure is down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy for people of different ages in Jersey peaked at 80.72 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 69.42 years, in 1950.
That places Jersey 59th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy for people of different ages in Jersey, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 69.42 years | — |
| 1951 | 69.57 years | +0.2% |
| 1952 | 69.79 years | +0.3% |
| 1953 | 69.97 years | +0.3% |
| 1954 | 70.12 years | +0.2% |
| 1955 | 70.29 years | +0.2% |
| 1956 | 70.4 years | +0.2% |
| 1957 | 70.4 years | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 70.48 years | +0.1% |
| 1959 | 70.51 years | +0.1% |
| 1960 | 70.49 years | -0.0% |
| 1961 | 70.57 years | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 70.81 years | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 70.96 years | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 71.08 years | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 71.25 years | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 71.32 years | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 71.22 years | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 71.13 years | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 71.15 years | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 71.12 years | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 71.17 years | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 71.34 years | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 71.61 years | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 71.74 years | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 71.88 years | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 71.98 years | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 72.03 years | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 72.13 years | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 72.34 years | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 72.73 years | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 73.15 years | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 73.63 years | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 74.04 years | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 74.47 years | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 74.73 years | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 75.01 years | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 75.25 years | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 75.56 years | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 75.8 years | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 76.09 years | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 76.32 years | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 76.56 years | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 76.77 years | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 77.06 years | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 77.33 years | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 77.58 years | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 77.84 years | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 78.06 years | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 78.23 years | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 78.42 years | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 78.63 years | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 78.84 years | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 79.13 years | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 79.43 years | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 79.68 years | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 79.91 years | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 80.14 years | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 80.28 years | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 80.4 years | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 80.54 years | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 80.67 years | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 80.7 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 80.72 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 80.67 years | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 80.53 years | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 80.35 years | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 80.18 years | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 80.03 years | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 79.89 years | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 79.45 years | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 79.32 years | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 79.73 years | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 79.71 years | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 70.1 years | 69.42 years | 70.51 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 71 years | 70.49 years | 71.32 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 71.73 years | 71.12 years | 72.34 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 74.44 years | 72.73 years | 75.8 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 77.18 years | 76.09 years | 78.23 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.49 years | 78.42 years | 80.4 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.43 years | 79.89 years | 80.72 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.55 years | 79.32 years | 79.73 years | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy for people of different ages in Jersey?
- Life expectancy for people of different ages in Jersey was 79.71 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy for people of different ages recorded in Jersey?
- The highest recorded value was 80.72 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest life expectancy for people of different ages recorded in Jersey?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.42 years in 1950.
- How does Jersey rank for life expectancy for people of different ages?
- Jersey ranks 59th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy for people of different ages rising or falling in Jersey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jersey data come from?
- The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy for people of different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.