Life expectancy in Australia
Australia: Life expectancy was 83.92 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy in Australia, 1921–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Australia recorded 83.92 years for life expectancy in 2023. That is the highest value across all 103 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy in Australia peaked at 83.92 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 60.97 years, in 1921.
Australia ranks 10th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 103 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 62.54 years | 60.97 years | 63.17 years | 9 |
| 1930s | 65.35 years | 64.79 years | 65.76 years | 10 |
| 1940s | 67.47 years | 65.79 years | 69.09 years | 10 |
| 1950s | 69.82 years | 68.7 years | 70.86 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 70.87 years | 70.57 years | 71.13 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 72.49 years | 70.65 years | 74.33 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 75.51 years | 74.57 years | 76.34 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 78.14 years | 77.04 years | 79.28 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.76 years | 79.62 years | 81.73 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.61 years | 82.01 years | 83.26 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.48 years | 82.77 years | 83.92 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More health data for Australia
- Number of infants who die before age 1 215 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 906.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Population ages 65 and above 18.1% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 2.33 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 17.0% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 5.00 million (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 161,096 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 169,878 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy in Australia?
- Life expectancy in Australia was 83.92 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 83.92 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.97 years in 1921.
- How does Australia rank for life expectancy?
- Australia ranks 10th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The period life expectancy at birth among totals, in a given year.