Life expectancy at birth in Sweden
Sweden: Life expectancy at birth was 83.26 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth in Sweden, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, life expectancy at birth in Sweden stood at 83.26 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Sweden peaked at 83.26 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 71.14 years, in 1950.
Sweden ranks 21st 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 72.29 years | 71.14 years | 73.37 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 73.74 years | 73.04 years | 74.15 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 75.02 years | 74.6 years | 75.52 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 76.7 years | 75.74 years | 77.65 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 78.63 years | 77.59 years | 79.51 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.52 years | 79.74 years | 81.36 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.17 years | 81.52 years | 83.05 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.94 years | 82.43 years | 83.26 years | 4 |
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More health data for Sweden
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,109 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 30 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 66,073 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 56,430 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 62,494 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 56,433 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 61,970 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 57,504 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Sweden?
- Life expectancy at birth in Sweden was 83.26 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 Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 83.26 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.14 years in 1950.
- How does Sweden rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Sweden ranks 21st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden 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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