Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region in Ireland
Ireland: Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region was 83.1 Year in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
83.1 Year
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
9th
of 49 countries
All-time high
83.1 Year
in 2024
All-time low
74.8 Year
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region in Ireland, 1990–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region in Ireland is 83.1 Year, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region in Ireland peaked at 83.1 Year in 2024 and was at its lowest, 74.8 Year, in 1990.
Ireland ranks 9th of 49 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 74.8 Year | — |
| 1991 | 75 Year | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 75.4 Year | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 75.3 Year | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 75.8 Year | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 75.5 Year | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 75.8 Year | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 76 Year | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 76.2 Year | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 76.1 Year | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 76.6 Year | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 77.2 Year | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 77.7 Year | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 78.2 Year | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 78.6 Year | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 79.1 Year | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 79.8 Year | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 79.7 Year | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 79.9 Year | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 80.2 Year | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 80.8 Year | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 80.9 Year | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 80.9 Year | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 81 Year | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 81.3 Year | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 81.4 Year | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 81.6 Year | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 82 Year | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 82 Year | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 82.5 Year | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 82.3 Year | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 82.1 Year | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 82.4 Year | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 82.7 Year | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 83.1 Year | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 75.59 Year | 74.8 Year | 76.2 Year | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.7 Year | 76.6 Year | 80.2 Year | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.44 Year | 80.8 Year | 82.5 Year | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.52 Year | 82.1 Year | 83.1 Year | 5 |
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More health data for Ireland
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -4.76 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.89 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,122 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 20 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate 2.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0342 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 2.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0307 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region in Ireland?
- Life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region in Ireland was 83.1 Year in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 83.1 Year in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.8 Year in 1990.
- How does Ireland rank for life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region?
- Ireland ranks 9th out of 49 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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