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Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita in United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates: Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita was 82.91 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
82.91 years
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
24th
of 236 countries
All-time high
82.91 years
in 2023
All-time low
42.15 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita in United Arab Emirates, 1950–2023

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Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in United Arab Emirates is 82.91 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in United Arab Emirates peaked at 82.91 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 42.15 years, in 1950.

United Arab Emirates ranks 24th 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 vs. GDP per capita in United Arab Emirates, year by year

Year years Change
1950 42.15 years —
1951 42.89 years +1.8%
1952 43.63 years +1.7%
1953 44.41 years +1.8%
1954 45.21 years +1.8%
1955 46.05 years +1.9%
1956 46.92 years +1.9%
1957 47.83 years +1.9%
1958 48.76 years +1.9%
1959 49.7 years +1.9%
1960 50.65 years +1.9%
1961 51.6 years +1.9%
1962 52.55 years +1.8%
1963 53.51 years +1.8%
1964 54.49 years +1.8%
1965 55.51 years +1.9%
1966 56.57 years +1.9%
1967 57.65 years +1.9%
1968 58.73 years +1.9%
1969 59.76 years +1.8%
1970 60.78 years +1.7%
1971 61.75 years +1.6%
1972 62.67 years +1.5%
1973 63.54 years +1.4%
1974 64.35 years +1.3%
1975 65.11 years +1.2%
1976 65.81 years +1.1%
1977 66.47 years +1.0%
1978 67.08 years +0.9%
1979 67.64 years +0.8%
1980 68.16 years +0.8%
1981 68.62 years +0.7%
1982 69.06 years +0.6%
1983 69.45 years +0.6%
1984 69.8 years +0.5%
1985 70.12 years +0.5%
1986 70.41 years +0.4%
1987 70.62 years +0.3%
1988 70.81 years +0.3%
1989 70.96 years +0.2%
1990 71.07 years +0.2%
1991 71.14 years +0.1%
1992 71.17 years +0.0%
1993 71.16 years -0.0%
1994 71.2 years +0.1%
1995 71.39 years +0.3%
1996 71.82 years +0.6%
1997 72.56 years +1.0%
1998 73.66 years +1.5%
1999 74.98 years +1.8%
2000 76.35 years +1.8%
2001 77.62 years +1.7%
2002 78.72 years +1.4%
2003 79.6 years +1.1%
2004 80.27 years +0.8%
2005 80.78 years +0.6%
2006 81.16 years +0.5%
2007 81.44 years +0.3%
2008 81.59 years +0.2%
2009 81.68 years +0.1%
2010 81.89 years +0.3%
2011 81.9 years +0.0%
2012 81.91 years +0.0%
2013 81.95 years +0.0%
2014 81.99 years +0.0%
2015 82.08 years +0.1%
2016 82.19 years +0.1%
2017 82.39 years +0.2%
2018 82.45 years +0.1%
2019 82.6 years +0.2%
2020 81.94 years -0.8%
2021 79.08 years -3.5%
2022 80.49 years +1.8%
2023 82.91 years +3.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 45.75 years 42.15 years 49.7 years 10
1960s 55.1 years 50.65 years 59.76 years 10
1970s 64.52 years 60.78 years 67.64 years 10
1980s 69.8 years 68.16 years 70.96 years 10
1990s 72.02 years 71.07 years 74.98 years 10
2000s 79.92 years 76.35 years 81.68 years 10
2010s 82.13 years 81.89 years 82.6 years 10
2020s 81.1 years 79.08 years 82.91 years 4

Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates

  1. 21 Sweden 83.26 years compare
  2. 22 Macao 83.08 years compare
  3. 23 Vatican 82.98 years compare
  4. 25 Iceland 82.69 years compare
  5. 26 Canada 82.63 years compare
  6. 27 Martinique 82.56 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in United Arab Emirates?
Life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in United Arab Emirates was 82.91 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy vs. gdp per capita recorded in United Arab Emirates?
The highest recorded value was 82.91 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy vs. gdp per capita recorded in United Arab Emirates?
The lowest recorded value was 42.15 years in 1950.
How does United Arab Emirates rank for life expectancy vs. gdp per capita?
United Arab Emirates ranks 24th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Period life expectancy at birth.