Life expectancy in San Marino
San Marino: Life expectancy was 85.71 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
85.71 years
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
2nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
85.71 years
in 2022
All-time low
71.59 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy in San Marino, 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
In 2023, life expectancy in San Marino stood at 85.71 years.
That represents a change of up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy in San Marino peaked at 85.71 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 71.59 years, in 1950.
San Marino ranks 2nd of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy in San Marino, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 71.59 years | — |
| 1951 | 71.71 years | +0.2% |
| 1952 | 71.89 years | +0.2% |
| 1953 | 72.04 years | +0.2% |
| 1954 | 72.19 years | +0.2% |
| 1955 | 72.35 years | +0.2% |
| 1956 | 72.52 years | +0.2% |
| 1957 | 72.68 years | +0.2% |
| 1958 | 72.84 years | +0.2% |
| 1959 | 73.02 years | +0.2% |
| 1960 | 73.2 years | +0.2% |
| 1961 | 73.37 years | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 73.53 years | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 73.59 years | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 73.66 years | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 73.72 years | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 73.84 years | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 73.95 years | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 74.06 years | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 74.17 years | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 74.27 years | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 74.4 years | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 74.59 years | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 74.79 years | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 75.05 years | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 75.25 years | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 75.43 years | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 75.64 years | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 75.89 years | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 76.12 years | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 76.37 years | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 76.58 years | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 76.81 years | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 77.01 years | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 77.16 years | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 77.27 years | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 77.38 years | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 77.45 years | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 77.54 years | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 77.65 years | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 77.78 years | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 77.94 years | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 78.13 years | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 78.37 years | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 78.67 years | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 79.03 years | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 79.33 years | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 79.68 years | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 79.92 years | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 80.2 years | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 80.5 years | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 80.8 years | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 81.06 years | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 81.33 years | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 81.59 years | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 81.93 years | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 82.26 years | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 82.6 years | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 82.89 years | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 83.22 years | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 83.46 years | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 83.71 years | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 83.94 years | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 84.17 years | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 84.39 years | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 84.6 years | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 84.78 years | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 84.93 years | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 85.09 years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 85.26 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 82.65 years | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 83.54 years | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 85.71 years | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 85.71 years | -0.0% |
San Marino compared with similar countries
- San Marino's 85.71 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 81 years, 1.1× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- San Marino's 85.71 years is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 79.72 years, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 72.28 years | 71.59 years | 73.02 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 73.71 years | 73.2 years | 74.17 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 75.14 years | 74.27 years | 76.12 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 77.12 years | 76.37 years | 77.65 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 78.91 years | 77.78 years | 80.2 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.82 years | 80.5 years | 83.22 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.43 years | 83.46 years | 85.26 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.4 years | 82.65 years | 85.71 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near San Marino
More health data for San Marino
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,081 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3342 % change on previous year (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 0 deaths (2100)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 142 (2025)
- Population, male 16,773 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 133 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 127 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 127 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 125 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 177 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy in San Marino?
- Life expectancy in San Marino was 85.71 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 San Marino?
- The highest recorded value was 85.71 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in San Marino?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.59 years in 1950.
- How does San Marino rank for life expectancy?
- San Marino ranks 2nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy rising or falling in San Marino?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this San Marino 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.