Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Portugal
Portugal: Remaining life expectancy at different ages was 82.36 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Portugal, 1940–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for remaining life expectancy at different ages in Portugal is 82.36, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 84 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, remaining life expectancy at different ages in Portugal peaked at 82.36 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 47.99, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 52.83 | 47.99 | 56.72 | 10 |
| 1950s | 61.09 | 58.48 | 63.72 | 10 |
| 1960s | 65.27 | 62.8 | 66.82 | 10 |
| 1970s | 69.15 | 66.85 | 71.61 | 10 |
| 1980s | 73.15 | 71.66 | 74.67 | 10 |
| 1990s | 75.33 | 74.24 | 76.32 | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.35 | 76.83 | 79.83 | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.14 | 80.11 | 81.96 | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.58 | 81.19 | 82.36 | 4 |
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More health data for Portugal
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,112 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 38 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 60,235 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 57,946 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 59,238 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 56,650 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 57,554 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 54,971 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is remaining life expectancy at different ages in Portugal?
- Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Portugal was 82.36 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest remaining life expectancy at different ages recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 82.36 in 2023.
- What is the lowest remaining life expectancy at different ages recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.99 in 1941.
- How does Portugal rank for remaining life expectancy at different ages?
- Portugal ranks 31st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is remaining life expectancy at different ages 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 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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