Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Vatican
Vatican: Remaining life expectancy at different ages was 82.98 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Vatican, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Vatican recorded 82.98 years for remaining life expectancy at different ages 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, remaining life expectancy at different ages in Vatican peaked at 83.62 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 65.25 years, in 1951.
That places Vatican 23rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
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 | 83.34 years | 4 |
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 800.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Life expectancy for people of different ages 82.98 years (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. child mortality 1 live births per woman (2023)
- Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita 82.98 years (2023)
- Life expectancy 82.98 years (2023)
- Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate -2.1% (2023)
- Life expectancy 82.98 years (2023)
- Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index 82.98 years (2023)
- Life expectancy at birth, projections 92.01 years (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is remaining life expectancy at different ages in Vatican?
- Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Vatican was 82.98 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 Vatican?
- The highest recorded value was 83.62 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest remaining life expectancy at different ages recorded in Vatican?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.25 years in 1951.
- How does Vatican rank for remaining life expectancy at different ages?
- Vatican ranks 23rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is remaining life expectancy at different ages 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 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.