Life expectancy in Georgia
Georgia: Life expectancy was 74.5 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy in Georgia, 1950–2023
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Georgia recorded 74.5 years for life expectancy in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy in Georgia peaked at 74.5 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 57.71 years, in 1950.
That places Georgia 127th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy in Georgia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 57.71 years | — |
| 1951 | 58.05 years | +0.6% |
| 1952 | 58.4 years | +0.6% |
| 1953 | 58.77 years | +0.6% |
| 1954 | 59.12 years | +0.6% |
| 1955 | 59.48 years | +0.6% |
| 1956 | 59.85 years | +0.6% |
| 1957 | 60.24 years | +0.7% |
| 1958 | 60.6 years | +0.6% |
| 1959 | 60.99 years | +0.6% |
| 1960 | 61.35 years | +0.6% |
| 1961 | 61.72 years | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 62.08 years | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 62.46 years | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 62.82 years | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 63.1 years | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 63.4 years | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 63.77 years | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 64.14 years | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 64.51 years | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 64.87 years | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 65.19 years | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 65.52 years | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 65.85 years | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 66.18 years | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 66.51 years | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 66.89 years | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 67.25 years | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 67.6 years | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 67.94 years | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 68.27 years | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 68.74 years | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 69.11 years | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 69.14 years | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 68.8 years | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 69.01 years | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 69.22 years | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 69.22 years | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 68.82 years | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 68.64 years | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 68.68 years | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 68.2 years | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 67.78 years | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 67.41 years | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 68.67 years | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 69.4 years | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 70.64 years | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 69.68 years | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 69.79 years | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 70.01 years | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 70.09 years | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 70.37 years | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 70.44 years | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 71.38 years | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 71.01 years | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 70.69 years | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 70.98 years | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 70.99 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 70.95 years | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 71.06 years | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 71.73 years | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 72.48 years | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 72.67 years | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 73.02 years | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 73.11 years | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 73.24 years | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 73.14 years | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 73.43 years | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 73.98 years | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 74.16 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 73.51 years | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 71.64 years | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 74.14 years | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 74.5 years | +0.5% |
Georgia compared with similar countries
- Georgia's 74.5 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.42 years, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Georgia's 74.5 years is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 79.72 years, 93% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 59.32 years | 57.71 years | 60.99 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 62.93 years | 61.35 years | 64.51 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 66.38 years | 64.87 years | 67.94 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 68.9 years | 68.27 years | 69.22 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.03 years | 67.41 years | 70.64 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.8 years | 70.09 years | 71.38 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.1 years | 71.73 years | 74.16 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.45 years | 71.64 years | 74.5 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
- 124 Bangladesh 74.67 years compare
- 125 Vietnam 74.59 years compare
- 126 Bahamas 74.55 years compare
- 128 Belarus 74.43 years compare
- 129 Azerbaijan 74.43 years compare
- 130 Kazakhstan 74.4 years compare
More health data for Georgia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -3.7 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0382 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,310 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 26 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.2207 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0286 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.2812 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy in Georgia?
- Life expectancy in Georgia was 74.5 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 74.5 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.71 years in 1950.
- How does Georgia rank for life expectancy?
- Georgia ranks 127th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Georgia data come from?
- The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing 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
Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.