Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Australia
Australia: Remaining life expectancy at different ages was 83.92 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Australia, 1921–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, remaining life expectancy at different ages in Australia stood at 83.92 years. That is the highest value across all 103 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, remaining life expectancy at different ages in Australia peaked at 83.92 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 60.97 years, in 1921.
Australia ranks 10th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 103 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 62.54 years | 60.97 years | 63.17 years | 9 |
| 1930s | 65.35 years | 64.79 years | 65.76 years | 10 |
| 1940s | 67.47 years | 65.79 years | 69.09 years | 10 |
| 1950s | 69.82 years | 68.7 years | 70.86 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 70.87 years | 70.57 years | 71.13 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 72.49 years | 70.65 years | 74.33 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 75.51 years | 74.57 years | 76.34 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 78.14 years | 77.04 years | 79.28 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.76 years | 79.62 years | 81.73 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.61 years | 82.01 years | 83.26 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.48 years | 82.77 years | 83.92 years | 4 |
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More health data for Australia
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 906.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 215 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 178,762 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 168,402 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 173,667 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 163,850 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 166,847 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 158,717 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is remaining life expectancy at different ages in Australia?
- Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Australia was 83.92 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest remaining life expectancy at different ages recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 83.92 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest remaining life expectancy at different ages recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.97 years in 1921.
- How does Australia rank for remaining life expectancy at different ages?
- Australia ranks 10th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is remaining life expectancy at different ages rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Remaining life expectancy at different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The period life expectancy at birth among totals, in a given year.