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Life expectancy in Italy

Italy: Life expectancy was 83.72 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
83.72 years
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
12th
of 236 countries
All-time high
83.72 years
in 2023
All-time low
25.82 years
in 1918
Years of data
152
1872–2023

Life expectancy in Italy, 1872–2023

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Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Italy recorded 83.72 years for life expectancy in 2023. That is the highest value across all 152 years on record.

The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy in Italy peaked at 83.72 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 25.82 years, in 1918.

That places Italy 12th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 152 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1870s 32.71 years 29.76 years 34.96 years 8
1880s 35.76 years 32.82 years 39.13 years 10
1890s 40.58 years 38.55 years 43.71 years 10
1900s 43.86 years 41.85 years 45.48 years 10
1910s 42.67 years 25.82 years 49.86 years 10
1920s 50.79 years 45.82 years 52.66 years 10
1930s 55.99 years 54.74 years 57.6 years 10
1940s 56.87 years 49.44 years 64.15 years 10
1950s 67.32 years 65.32 years 69.31 years 10
1960s 70.2 years 69.21 years 71.03 years 10
1970s 72.77 years 71.63 years 74.11 years 10
1980s 75.5 years 74.05 years 76.93 years 10
1990s 78.02 years 76.99 years 79.2 years 10
2000s 80.82 years 79.61 years 81.76 years 10
2010s 82.7 years 82.13 years 83.34 years 10
2020s 82.7 years 82.05 years 83.72 years 4

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 9 Switzerland 83.95 years compare
  2. 10 Australia 83.92 years compare
  3. 11 Singapore 83.74 years compare
  4. 13 Spain 83.67 years compare
  5. 15 Gibraltar 83.55 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy in Italy?
Life expectancy in Italy was 83.72 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 Italy?
The highest recorded value was 83.72 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 25.82 years in 1918.
How does Italy rank for life expectancy?
Italy ranks 12th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Italy 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

Indicator
Life expectancy
Unit
years
Source
Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
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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.