Life expectancy in Portugal
Portugal: Life expectancy 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
47.99 years
in 1941
Years of data
84
1940–2023
Life expectancy in Portugal, 1940–2023
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy in Portugal is 82.36 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 84 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy in Portugal peaked at 82.36 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 47.99 years, in 1941.
Portugal ranks 31st of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 84 years of available data.
Life expectancy in Portugal, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 51.38 years | — |
| 1941 | 47.99 years | -6.6% |
| 1942 | 49.78 years | +3.7% |
| 1943 | 51.13 years | +2.7% |
| 1944 | 52.38 years | +2.4% |
| 1945 | 53.78 years | +2.7% |
| 1946 | 53.75 years | -0.1% |
| 1947 | 55.93 years | +4.1% |
| 1948 | 56.72 years | +1.4% |
| 1949 | 55.41 years | -2.3% |
| 1950 | 58.48 years | +5.5% |
| 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 | 65.13 years | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 66.09 years | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 65.61 years | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 66.46 years | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 66.82 years | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 66.39 years | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 67.05 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 | 80.55 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 52.83 years | 47.99 years | 56.72 years | 10 |
| 1950s | 61.09 years | 58.48 years | 63.72 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 65.27 years | 62.8 years | 66.82 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
More health data for Portugal
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.56 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.1616 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,112 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 38 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0199 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy in Portugal?
- Life expectancy in Portugal was 82.36 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 82.36 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.99 years in 1941.
- How does Portugal rank for life expectancy?
- Portugal ranks 31st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy 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 Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.