What is life expectancy in Wallis and Futuna?

Life expectancy in Wallis and Futuna was 78.63 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 Wallis and Futuna?

The highest recorded value was 78.63 years in 2023.

What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Wallis and Futuna?

The lowest recorded value was 44.13 years in 1950.

How does Wallis and Futuna rank for life expectancy?

Wallis and Futuna ranks 70th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is life expectancy rising or falling in Wallis and Futuna?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Wallis and Futuna 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.

Life expectancy in Wallis and Futuna

Name: Life expectancy in Wallis and Futuna
Creator: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Wallis and Futuna: Life expectancy was 78.63 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

78.63 years

Change on year

up 0.2%

World rank

70th

of 236 countries

All-time high

78.63 years

in 2023

All-time low

44.13 years

in 1950

Years of data

1950–2023

Life expectancy in Wallis and Futuna, 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

The most recent figure for life expectancy in Wallis and Futuna is 78.63 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy in Wallis and Futuna peaked at 78.63 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 44.13 years, in 1950.

That places Wallis and Futuna 70th 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.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	45.3 years	44.13 years	46.88 years	10
1960s	49.4 years	47.29 years	51.71 years	10
1970s	55.24 years	52.3 years	58.47 years	10
1980s	63.74 years	59.3 years	68.94 years	10
1990s	72.32 years	69.92 years	75.02 years	10
2000s	76.1 years	75.39 years	76.79 years	10
2010s	77.36 years	76.81 years	77.99 years	10
2020s	78.19 years	77.46 years	78.63 years	4

Countries ranked near Wallis and Futuna

67 New Caledonia 78.77 years compare
68 Saudi Arabia 78.73 years compare
69 Poland 78.63 years compare
71 Croatia 78.58 years compare
72 Slovakia 78.34 years compare
73 Uruguay 78.14 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Wallis and Futuna

Number of infants who die before age 1 0 deaths (2100)
Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,508 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Life expectancy for people of different ages 78.63 years (2023)
Fertility rate vs. child mortality 1.41 live births per woman (2023)
Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita 78.63 years (2023)
Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate 0.1% (2023)
Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index 78.63 years (2023)
Life expectancy 78.63 years (2023)
Life expectancy at age 15 88.18 years (2100)
Life expectancy at birth, projections 87.69 years (2100)

All data for Wallis and Futuna →

Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy in Wallis and Futuna?: Life expectancy in Wallis and Futuna was 78.63 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 Wallis and Futuna?: The highest recorded value was 78.63 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Wallis and Futuna?: The lowest recorded value was 44.13 years in 1950.
How does Wallis and Futuna rank for life expectancy?: Wallis and Futuna ranks 70th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy rising or falling in Wallis and Futuna?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Wallis and Futuna 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
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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.