Life expectancy at birth in Vatican
Vatican: Life expectancy at birth was 82.98 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
82.98 years
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
23rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
83.62 years
in 2019
All-time low
65.25 years
in 1951
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy at birth in Vatican, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Vatican recorded 82.98 years for life expectancy at birth in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Vatican peaked at 83.62 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 65.25 years, in 1951.
Vatican ranks 23rd 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 at birth in Vatican, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 65.85 years | — |
| 1951 | 65.25 years | -0.9% |
| 1952 | 65.71 years | +0.7% |
| 1953 | 66.26 years | +0.8% |
| 1954 | 67.48 years | +1.9% |
| 1955 | 67.81 years | +0.5% |
| 1956 | 67.31 years | -0.7% |
| 1957 | 67.54 years | +0.4% |
| 1958 | 68.73 years | +1.8% |
| 1959 | 69.24 years | +0.7% |
| 1960 | 69.19 years | -0.1% |
| 1961 | 69.8 years | +0.9% |
| 1962 | 69.22 years | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 69.3 years | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 70.27 years | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 70.14 years | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 70.88 years | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 70.89 years | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 70.7 years | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 70.67 years | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 71.48 years | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 71.74 years | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 71.97 years | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 71.94 years | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 72.65 years | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 72.59 years | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 72.93 years | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 73.3 years | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 73.74 years | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 73.99 years | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 74.13 years | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 74.32 years | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 74.78 years | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 74.66 years | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 75.06 years | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 75.46 years | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 75.75 years | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 76.2 years | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 76.37 years | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 76.79 years | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 76.9 years | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 76.92 years | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 77.32 years | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 77.02 years | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 77.66 years | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 77.8 years | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 78.51 years | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 78.19 years | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 78.34 years | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 78.67 years | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 79.34 years | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 79.85 years | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 79.95 years | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 79.85 years | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 80.19 years | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 80.65 years | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 81.22 years | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 81.3 years | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 81.37 years | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 81.3 years | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 81.54 years | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 81.71 years | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 81.98 years | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 82.47 years | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 82.63 years | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 82.46 years | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 82.88 years | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 82.72 years | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 83.31 years | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 83.62 years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 82.99 years | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 82.95 years | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 83.33 years | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 82.98 years | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 67.12 years | 65.25 years | 69.24 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 70.11 years | 69.19 years | 70.89 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 72.63 years | 71.48 years | 73.99 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 75.35 years | 74.13 years | 76.79 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 77.73 years | 76.9 years | 78.67 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.5 years | 79.34 years | 81.37 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.53 years | 81.54 years | 83.62 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.06 years | 82.95 years | 83.33 years | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Vatican?
- Life expectancy at birth in Vatican was 82.98 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 Vatican?
- The highest recorded value was 83.62 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Vatican?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.25 years in 1951.
- How does Vatican rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Vatican ranks 23rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Vatican?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vatican 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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