Life expectancy hmd unwpp in Ireland
Ireland: Life expectancy hmd unwpp was 82.41 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
82.41
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
28th
of 236 countries
All-time high
82.41
in 2023
All-time low
64.75
in 1951
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy hmd unwpp in Ireland, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 82.41 for life expectancy hmd unwpp in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy hmd unwpp in Ireland peaked at 82.41 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 64.75, in 1951.
That places Ireland 28th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 67.81 | 64.75 | 69.42 | 10 |
| 1960s | 70.41 | 69.64 | 71.2 | 10 |
| 1970s | 71.52 | 70.83 | 72.18 | 10 |
| 1980s | 73.58 | 72.54 | 74.45 | 10 |
| 1990s | 75.59 | 74.84 | 76.18 | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.53 | 76.53 | 80.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.45 | 80.6 | 82.41 | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.18 | 81.86 | 82.41 | 4 |
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More health data for Ireland
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,122 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 20 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 34,474 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 33,483 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 34,837 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 34,019 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 35,434 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 34,705 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy hmd unwpp in Ireland?
- Life expectancy hmd unwpp in Ireland was 82.41 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy hmd unwpp recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 82.41 in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy hmd unwpp recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.75 in 1951.
- How does Ireland rank for life expectancy hmd unwpp?
- Ireland ranks 28th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy hmd unwpp rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy hmd unwpp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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