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Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Finland

Finland: Remaining life expectancy at different ages was 81.91 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
81.91 years
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
40th
of 236 countries
All-time high
81.91 years
in 2023
All-time low
32.85 years
in 1918
Years of data
146
1878–2023

Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Finland, 1878–2023

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Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for remaining life expectancy at different ages in Finland is 81.91 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 146 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, remaining life expectancy at different ages in Finland peaked at 81.91 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 32.85 years, in 1918.

That places Finland 40th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 146 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1870s 42.12 years 39.34 years 44.91 years 2
1880s 42.11 years 37.7 years 45.54 years 10
1890s 45.02 years 39.77 years 48.11 years 10
1900s 45.94 years 41.81 years 48.69 years 10
1910s 46.48 years 32.85 years 49.73 years 10
1920s 51.87 years 47.68 years 53.79 years 10
1930s 55.88 years 54.45 years 57.36 years 10
1940s 55.31 years 46.42 years 61.96 years 10
1950s 67.07 years 64.2 years 68.79 years 10
1960s 69.33 years 68.74 years 69.82 years 10
1970s 71.68 years 70.15 years 73.36 years 10
1980s 74.5 years 73.65 years 74.97 years 10
1990s 76.37 years 74.99 years 77.45 years 10
2000s 78.87 years 77.67 years 79.83 years 10
2010s 81.05 years 80.01 years 81.86 years 10
2020s 81.7 years 81.24 years 81.91 years 4

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 38 Austria 81.96 years compare
  2. 39 Denmark 81.93 years compare
  3. 41 Greece 81.86 years compare
  4. 42 Puerto Rico 81.69 years compare
  5. 43 Cyprus 81.65 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is remaining life expectancy at different ages in Finland?
Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Finland was 81.91 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 Finland?
The highest recorded value was 81.91 years in 2023.
What is the lowest remaining life expectancy at different ages recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 32.85 years in 1918.
How does Finland rank for remaining life expectancy at different ages?
Finland ranks 40th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is remaining life expectancy at different ages rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Finland 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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About this data

Indicator
Remaining life expectancy at different ages
Unit
years
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
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