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Female life expectancy at birth in Cyprus

Cyprus: Female life expectancy at birth was 83.67 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
83.67 years
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
45th
of 236 countries
All-time high
83.93 years
in 2016
All-time low
60.15 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Female life expectancy at birth in Cyprus, 1950–2023

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Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2023, female life expectancy at birth in Cyprus stood at 83.67 years.

That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female life expectancy at birth in Cyprus peaked at 83.93 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 60.15 years, in 1950.

Cyprus ranks 45th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Female life expectancy at birth in Cyprus, year by year

Year years Change
1950 60.15 years —
1951 61.07 years +1.5%
1952 62.01 years +1.5%
1953 62.66 years +1.1%
1954 63.64 years +1.6%
1955 64.47 years +1.3%
1956 65.13 years +1.0%
1957 65.53 years +0.6%
1958 66.1 years +0.9%
1959 66.69 years +0.9%
1960 67.3 years +0.9%
1961 67.94 years +0.9%
1962 68.45 years +0.8%
1963 66.44 years -2.9%
1964 66.86 years +0.6%
1965 69.64 years +4.2%
1966 69.96 years +0.5%
1967 70.36 years +0.6%
1968 70.67 years +0.4%
1969 70.94 years +0.4%
1970 71.33 years +0.5%
1971 71.64 years +0.4%
1972 71.96 years +0.4%
1973 72.34 years +0.5%
1974 70.79 years -2.1%
1975 73.33 years +3.6%
1976 73.68 years +0.5%
1977 74.05 years +0.5%
1978 74.44 years +0.5%
1979 74.84 years +0.5%
1980 75.33 years +0.6%
1981 75.63 years +0.4%
1982 76.14 years +0.7%
1983 76.39 years +0.3%
1984 76.87 years +0.6%
1985 77.33 years +0.6%
1986 77.79 years +0.6%
1987 78.05 years +0.3%
1988 78.19 years +0.2%
1989 78.6 years +0.5%
1990 78.67 years +0.1%
1991 78.83 years +0.2%
1992 79.04 years +0.3%
1993 79 years -0.0%
1994 79.04 years +0.1%
1995 79.26 years +0.3%
1996 79.55 years +0.4%
1997 79.83 years +0.4%
1998 79.84 years +0.0%
1999 80.18 years +0.4%
2000 80.47 years +0.4%
2001 80.89 years +0.5%
2002 81.32 years +0.5%
2003 81.48 years +0.2%
2004 81.56 years +0.1%
2005 81.81 years +0.3%
2006 82.17 years +0.4%
2007 82.52 years +0.4%
2008 82.76 years +0.3%
2009 83.02 years +0.3%
2010 83.24 years +0.3%
2011 83.38 years +0.2%
2012 83.67 years +0.3%
2013 83.75 years +0.1%
2014 83.71 years -0.0%
2015 83.86 years +0.2%
2016 83.93 years +0.1%
2017 83.87 years -0.1%
2018 83.77 years -0.1%
2019 83.63 years -0.2%
2020 83.65 years +0.0%
2021 83.02 years -0.8%
2022 82.58 years -0.5%
2023 83.67 years +1.3%

Cyprus compared with similar countries

  • Cyprus's 83.67 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 83.13 years, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • Cyprus's 83.67 years is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 82.57 years, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 63.74 years 60.15 years 66.69 years 10
1960s 68.86 years 66.44 years 70.94 years 10
1970s 72.84 years 70.79 years 74.84 years 10
1980s 77.03 years 75.33 years 78.6 years 10
1990s 79.32 years 78.67 years 80.18 years 10
2000s 81.8 years 80.47 years 83.02 years 10
2010s 83.68 years 83.24 years 83.93 years 10
2020s 83.23 years 82.58 years 83.67 years 4

Countries ranked near Cyprus

  1. 42 New Zealand 83.77 years compare
  2. 43 Germany 83.76 years compare
  3. 44 Netherlands 83.74 years compare
  4. 46 Taiwan 83.61 years compare
  5. 47 Costa Rica 83.42 years compare
  6. 48 Qatar 83.37 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is female life expectancy at birth in Cyprus?
Female life expectancy at birth in Cyprus was 83.67 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest female life expectancy at birth recorded in Cyprus?
The highest recorded value was 83.93 years in 2016.
What is the lowest female life expectancy at birth recorded in Cyprus?
The lowest recorded value was 60.15 years in 1950.
How does Cyprus rank for female life expectancy at birth?
Cyprus ranks 45th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is female life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Cyprus?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Cyprus data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Female life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Female life expectancy at birth
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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