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Life expectancy at birth in Portugal

Portugal: Life expectancy at birth was 82.36 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
82.36 years
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
31st
of 236 countries
All-time high
82.36 years
in 2023
All-time low
58.48 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Life expectancy at birth in Portugal, 1950–2023

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

Analysis

In 2023, life expectancy at birth in Portugal stood at 82.36 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Portugal peaked at 82.36 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 58.48 years, in 1950.

Portugal ranks 31st of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Life expectancy at birth in Portugal, year by year

Year years Change
1950 58.48 years —
1951 58.75 years +0.5%
1952 59.76 years +1.7%
1953 61.08 years +2.2%
1954 62.2 years +1.8%
1955 61.41 years -1.3%
1956 61.17 years -0.4%
1957 61.39 years +0.4%
1958 63.72 years +3.8%
1959 62.92 years -1.3%
1960 64.15 years +2.0%
1961 62.8 years -2.1%
1962 64.32 years +2.4%
1963 64.93 years +0.9%
1964 65.12 years +0.3%
1965 66.09 years +1.5%
1966 65.61 years -0.7%
1967 66.46 years +1.3%
1968 66.81 years +0.5%
1969 66.39 years -0.6%
1970 67.06 years +1.0%
1971 66.85 years -0.3%
1972 69.16 years +3.5%
1973 68.6 years -0.8%
1974 69.12 years +0.8%
1975 68.84 years -0.4%
1976 69.1 years +0.4%
1977 70.34 years +1.8%
1978 70.8 years +0.6%
1979 71.61 years +1.1%
1980 71.66 years +0.1%
1981 71.89 years +0.3%
1982 72.7 years +1.1%
1983 72.65 years -0.1%
1984 72.93 years +0.4%
1985 73.22 years +0.4%
1986 73.65 years +0.6%
1987 74.06 years +0.6%
1988 74.09 years +0.0%
1989 74.67 years +0.8%
1990 74.3 years -0.5%
1991 74.24 years -0.1%
1992 74.87 years +0.8%
1993 74.76 years -0.1%
1994 75.73 years +1.3%
1995 75.55 years -0.2%
1996 75.48 years -0.1%
1997 75.92 years +0.6%
1998 76.12 years +0.3%
1999 76.32 years +0.3%
2000 76.83 years +0.7%
2001 77.15 years +0.4%
2002 77.37 years +0.3%
2003 77.58 years +0.3%
2004 78.43 years +1.1%
2005 78.32 years -0.1%
2006 79.09 years +1.0%
2007 79.31 years +0.3%
2008 79.6 years +0.4%
2009 79.83 years +0.3%
2010 80.11 years +0.4%
2011 80.58 years +0.6%
2012 80.56 years -0.0%
2013 80.9 years +0.4%
2014 81.31 years +0.5%
2015 81.32 years +0.0%
2016 81.36 years +0.1%
2017 81.66 years +0.4%
2018 81.59 years -0.1%
2019 81.96 years +0.5%
2020 81.37 years -0.7%
2021 81.4 years +0.0%
2022 81.19 years -0.3%
2023 82.36 years +1.4%

Portugal compared with similar countries

  • Portugal's 82.36 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 81 years, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • Portugal's 82.36 years is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 79.72 years, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 61.09 years 58.48 years 63.72 years 10
1960s 65.27 years 62.8 years 66.81 years 10
1970s 69.15 years 66.85 years 71.61 years 10
1980s 73.15 years 71.66 years 74.67 years 10
1990s 75.33 years 74.24 years 76.32 years 10
2000s 78.35 years 76.83 years 79.83 years 10
2010s 81.14 years 80.11 years 81.96 years 10
2020s 81.58 years 81.19 years 82.36 years 4

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 28 Ireland 82.41 years compare
  2. 29 Israel 82.41 years compare
  3. 30 Qatar 82.37 years compare
  4. 32 Bermuda 82.31 years compare
  5. 33 Luxembourg 82.23 years compare
  6. 34 Netherlands 82.16 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at birth in Portugal?
Life expectancy at birth in Portugal was 82.36 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 82.36 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 58.48 years in 1950.
How does Portugal rank for life expectancy at birth?
Portugal ranks 31st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Portugal data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth
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
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