Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region in Sweden
Sweden: Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region was 83.8 Year in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
83.8 Year
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
4th
of 49 countries
All-time high
83.8 Year
in 2024
All-time low
77.7 Year
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region in Sweden, 1990–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Year.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region in Sweden stood at 83.8 Year. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region in Sweden peaked at 83.8 Year in 2024 and was at its lowest, 77.7 Year, in 1990.
Sweden ranks 4th of 49 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Sweden, year by year
| Year | Year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 77.7 Year | — |
| 1991 | 77.8 Year | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 78.2 Year | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 78.2 Year | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 78.9 Year | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 79 Year | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 79.2 Year | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 79.4 Year | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 79.5 Year | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 79.6 Year | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 79.8 Year | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 79.9 Year | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 80 Year | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 80.3 Year | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 80.7 Year | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 80.7 Year | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 81 Year | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 81.1 Year | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 81.3 Year | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 81.5 Year | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 81.6 Year | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 81.9 Year | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 81.8 Year | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 82 Year | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 82.2 Year | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 82.2 Year | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 82.3 Year | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 82.4 Year | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 82.5 Year | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 83.1 Year | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 82.4 Year | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 83 Year | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 83 Year | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 83.2 Year | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 83.8 Year | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.75 Year | 77.7 Year | 79.6 Year | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.63 Year | 79.8 Year | 81.5 Year | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.2 Year | 81.6 Year | 83.1 Year | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.08 Year | 82.4 Year | 83.8 Year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 1 Switzerland 84.2 Year compare
- 1 Liechtenstein 84.2 Year compare
- 3 Spain 84 Year compare
- 5 Italy 83.7 Year compare
- 6 Cyprus 83.5 Year compare
- 7 Luxembourg 83.2 Year compare
- 7 Norway 83.2 Year compare
More health data for Sweden
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.8581 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,109 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 30 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 3.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.029 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 3.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0294 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region in Sweden?
- Life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region in Sweden was 83.8 Year in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 83.8 Year in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.7 Year in 1990.
- How does Sweden rank for life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region?
- Sweden ranks 4th out of 49 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden 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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