Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region in Portugal

Portugal: Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region was 82.5 Year in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
82.5 Year
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
13th
of 49 countries
All-time high
82.5 Year
in 2024
All-time low
74.1 Year
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region in Portugal, 1990–2024

0204060801990200720241990: 74.1 Year1991: 74.1 Year1992: 74.7 Year1993: 74.6 Year1994: 75.5 Year1995: 75.4 Year1996: 75.3 Year1997: 75.8 Year1998: 76 Year1999: 76.2 Year2000: 76.8 Year2001: 77.2 Year2002: 77.4 Year2003: 77.5 Year2004: 78.4 Year2005: 78.2 Year2006: 79 Year2007: 79.3 Year2008: 79.5 Year2009: 79.7 Year2010: 80.1 Year2011: 80.7 Year2012: 80.6 Year2013: 80.9 Year2014: 81.3 Year2015: 81.3 Year2016: 81.4 Year2017: 81.6 Year2018: 81.6 Year2019: 82 Year2020: 81.4 Year2021: 81.4 Year2022: 81.7 Year2023: 82.3 Year2024: 82.5 Year

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Year.

Analysis

Portugal recorded 82.5 Year for life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region in Portugal peaked at 82.5 Year in 2024 and was at its lowest, 74.1 Year, in 1990.

That places Portugal 13th out of 49 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Portugal, year by year

Annual values for Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region in Portugal, 1990 to 2024.
Year Year Change
1990 74.1 Year
1991 74.1 Year +0.0%
1992 74.7 Year +0.8%
1993 74.6 Year -0.1%
1994 75.5 Year +1.2%
1995 75.4 Year -0.1%
1996 75.3 Year -0.1%
1997 75.8 Year +0.7%
1998 76 Year +0.3%
1999 76.2 Year +0.3%
2000 76.8 Year +0.8%
2001 77.2 Year +0.5%
2002 77.4 Year +0.3%
2003 77.5 Year +0.1%
2004 78.4 Year +1.2%
2005 78.2 Year -0.3%
2006 79 Year +1.0%
2007 79.3 Year +0.4%
2008 79.5 Year +0.3%
2009 79.7 Year +0.3%
2010 80.1 Year +0.5%
2011 80.7 Year +0.7%
2012 80.6 Year -0.1%
2013 80.9 Year +0.4%
2014 81.3 Year +0.5%
2015 81.3 Year +0.0%
2016 81.4 Year +0.1%
2017 81.6 Year +0.2%
2018 81.6 Year +0.0%
2019 82 Year +0.5%
2020 81.4 Year -0.7%
2021 81.4 Year +0.0%
2022 81.7 Year +0.4%
2023 82.3 Year +0.7%
2024 82.5 Year +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 75.17 Year 74.1 Year 76.2 Year 10
2000s 78.3 Year 76.8 Year 79.7 Year 10
2010s 81.15 Year 80.1 Year 82 Year 10
2020s 81.86 Year 81.4 Year 82.5 Year 5

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 10 France 83 Year compare
  2. 10 Malta 83 Year compare
  3. 12 Iceland 82.8 Year compare
  4. 14 Belgium 82.4 Year compare
  5. 15 Finland 82.2 Year compare
  6. 16 Austria 82.1 Year compare
  7. 16 Slovenia 82.1 Year compare
  8. 16 Slovenia 82.1 Year compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region in Portugal?
Life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region in Portugal was 82.5 Year in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 82.5 Year in 2024.
What is the lowest life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 74.1 Year in 1990.
How does Portugal rank for life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region?
Portugal ranks 13th out of 49 countries with data for 2024.
Is life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Portugal 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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Indicator
Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region
Unit
Year
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
472 places, 12,592 data points, 1990–2024
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