Life expectancy - Regions in Portugal

Portugal: Life expectancy - Regions was 81.17 Years in 2023. β–² Rising

Latest (2023)
81.17 Years
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
26th
of 50 countries
All-time high
81.22 Years
in 2020
All-time low
74.1 Years
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Life expectancy - Regions in Portugal, 1990–2023

0204060801990200620231990: 74.1 Years1991: 74.1 Years1992: 74.7 Years1993: 74.6 Years1994: 75.5 Years1995: 75.4 Years1996: 75.3 Years1997: 75.8 Years1998: 76 Years1999: 76.2 Years2000: 76.8 Years2001: 76.6 Years2002: 76.7 Years2003: 77 Years2004: 77.4 Years2005: 77.7 Years2006: 78.2 Years2007: 78.5 Years2008: 78.7 Years2009: 78.9 Years2010: 79.3 Years2011: 79.5 Years2012: 79.8 Years2013: 80 Years2014: 80.3 Years2015: 80.5 Years2016: 80.7 Years2017: 80.8 Years2018: 80.9 Years2019: 81 Years2020: 81.2 Years2021: 81 Years2022: 81 Years2023: 81.2 Years

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Years.

Analysis

In 2023, life expectancy - regions in Portugal stood at 81.17 Years.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy - regions in Portugal peaked at 81.22 Years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 74.1 Years, in 1990.

That places Portugal 26th out of 50 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 75.17 Years 74.1 Years 76.2 Years 10
2000s 77.66 Years 76.57 Years 78.94 Years 10
2010s 80.29 Years 79.29 Years 81.05 Years 10
2020s 81.08 Years 80.96 Years 81.22 Years 4

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 23 United Kingdom 81.4 Years compare
  2. 24 Canada 81.34 Years compare
  3. 25 Germany 81.2 Years compare
  4. 27 Chile 81 Years compare
  5. 28 Costa Rica 80.91 Years compare
  6. 29 Albania 80.4 Years compare

See the full ranking of 54 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy - regions in Portugal?
Life expectancy - regions in Portugal was 81.17 Years in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest life expectancy - regions recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 81.22 Years in 2020.
What is the lowest life expectancy - regions recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 74.1 Years in 1990.
How does Portugal rank for life expectancy - regions?
Portugal ranks 26th out of 50 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy - regions rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Portugal data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Life expectancy - Regions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Life expectancy - Regions
Unit
Years
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
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Coverage
54 places, 1,727 data points, 1990–2024
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<p>This dataset provides indicators on on life expectancy at birth, in large regions (TL2) and small regions (TL3) when available.</p> <p><strong>Data definition and source</strong></p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Life expectancy at birth is defined as how long, on average, a newborn can expect to live, if current death rates do not change. However, the actual age-specific death rate of any particular birth cohort cannot be known in advance. If rates fall (or rise), actual life expectancy will be higher (or lower) than the life expectancy calculated on the basis of current mortality rates. Data is collected from Eurostat (reg_dem) for EU countries and via delegates of the OECD Working Party on Territorial Indicators (WPTI), as well as from national statistical offices' websites.</p> <p><strong>Definition of regions</strong></p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Regions are subnational units below national boundaries. OECD countries have two regional levels: large regions (territorial level 2 or TL2) and small regions (territorial level 3 or TL3). For more information, see the OECD Territorial grid <a href="https://webfs-cfe.oecd.org/files/.Stat/region/OECD_territorial-grid_TL2024.pdf">(pdf)</a> and the OECD Territorial Correspondence Table <a href="https://webfs-cfe.oecd.org/files/.Stat/region/OECD%20Territorial%20correspondence%20-%20TL2024c.xlsx">(xlsx)</a>.&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Territorial typologies</strong></p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Small TL3 regions are categorized based on shared characteristics into regional typologies. See the demographic indicators aggregated by territorial typology at country level on the access to City typology <a href="https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&amp;df[id]=DSD_REG_DEMO%40DF_REGION_TYPE_METRO&amp;df[ag]=OECD.CFE.EDS&amp;df[vs]=1.0">(link)</a> and by urban-rural typology <a href="https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&amp;df[id]=DSD_REG_DEMO%40DF_REGION_TYPE_RURB&amp;df[ag]=OECD.CFE.EDS&amp;df[vs]=1.0">(link)</a>.&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Cite this dataset</strong></p> <p>OECD Regions, Cities and Local Areas database&nbsp;<a href="http://oe.cd/geostats">http://oe.cd/geostats</a>.</p> <p><strong>Further information</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://regions-cities-atlas.oecd.org/">OECD Regions and Cities Statistical Atlas</a>&nbsp;</li> <li><a href="https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/oecd-regions-and-cities-at-a-glance-2024_f42db3bf-en.html">OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance</a></li> </ul> <p>For questions and/or comments, please email <a href="mailto:RegionStat@oecd.org">RegionStat@oecd.org</a>.</p>