Life expectancy in Isle of Man
Isle of Man: Life expectancy was 81 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
81 years
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
50th
of 236 countries
All-time high
81 years
in 2023
All-time low
63.06 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy in Isle of Man, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, life expectancy in Isle of Man stood at 81 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy in Isle of Man peaked at 81 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 63.06 years, in 1950.
That places Isle of Man 50th 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.
Life expectancy in Isle of Man, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 63.06 years | — |
| 1951 | 63.36 years | +0.5% |
| 1952 | 63.64 years | +0.4% |
| 1953 | 64.11 years | +0.7% |
| 1954 | 64.47 years | +0.6% |
| 1955 | 64.81 years | +0.5% |
| 1956 | 64.95 years | +0.2% |
| 1957 | 64.95 years | -0.0% |
| 1958 | 64.88 years | -0.1% |
| 1959 | 64.75 years | -0.2% |
| 1960 | 64.56 years | -0.3% |
| 1961 | 64.42 years | -0.2% |
| 1962 | 64.4 years | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 64.46 years | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 64.67 years | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 64.92 years | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 65.18 years | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 65.41 years | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 65.54 years | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 65.63 years | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 65.72 years | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 65.84 years | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 65.99 years | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 66.24 years | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 66.48 years | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 66.76 years | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 67.05 years | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 67.36 years | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 67.69 years | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 68.07 years | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 68.45 years | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 68.81 years | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 69.14 years | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 69.46 years | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 69.75 years | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 70.02 years | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 70.34 years | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 70.69 years | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 71.06 years | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 71.41 years | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 71.8 years | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 72.18 years | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 72.54 years | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 72.82 years | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 73.14 years | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 73.37 years | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 73.63 years | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 73.9 years | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 74.2 years | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 74.47 years | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 74.84 years | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 75.29 years | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 75.78 years | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 76.32 years | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 76.88 years | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 77.45 years | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 77.97 years | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 78.45 years | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 78.9 years | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 79.3 years | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 79.61 years | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 79.84 years | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 80.01 years | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 80.12 years | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 80.2 years | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 80.27 years | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 80.39 years | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 80.51 years | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 80.61 years | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 80.74 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 80.59 years | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 80.42 years | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 80.96 years | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 81 years | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 64.3 years | 63.06 years | 64.95 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 64.92 years | 64.4 years | 65.63 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 66.72 years | 65.72 years | 68.07 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 69.91 years | 68.45 years | 71.41 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 73.21 years | 71.8 years | 74.47 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.12 years | 74.84 years | 79.3 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.23 years | 79.61 years | 80.74 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.74 years | 80.42 years | 81 years | 4 |
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More health data for Isle of Man
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,398 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3516 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 482 (2025)
- Age population, age 21, female, interpolated 427 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 427 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 484 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 431 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 504 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy in Isle of Man?
- Life expectancy in Isle of Man was 81 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 Isle of Man?
- The highest recorded value was 81 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Isle of Man?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.06 years in 1950.
- How does Isle of Man rank for life expectancy?
- Isle of Man ranks 50th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy rising or falling in Isle of Man?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Isle of Man 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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Period life expectancy at birth among totals, in a given year.