Womens life expectancy at birth in Finland

Finland: Womens life expectancy at birth was 84.67 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
84.67
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
30th
of 236 countries
All-time high
84.67
in 2023
All-time low
67.92
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Womens life expectancy at birth in Finland, 1950–2023

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, womens life expectancy at birth in Finland stood at 84.67. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, womens life expectancy at birth in Finland peaked at 84.67 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 67.92, in 1950.

Finland ranks 30th 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.

Womens life expectancy at birth in Finland, year by year

Annual values for Womens life expectancy at birth in Finland, 1950 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1950 67.92 —
1951 68.83 +1.3%
1952 69.48 +0.9%
1953 69.75 +0.4%
1954 70.65 +1.3%
1955 70.66 +0.0%
1956 71.18 +0.7%
1957 70.59 -0.8%
1958 71.72 +1.6%
1959 72.16 +0.6%
1960 72.4 +0.3%
1961 72.24 -0.2%
1962 72.25 +0.0%
1963 72.69 +0.6%
1964 72.96 +0.4%
1965 72.86 -0.1%
1966 73.18 +0.4%
1967 73.59 +0.6%
1968 73.57 -0.0%
1969 73.57 +0.0%
1970 74.4 +1.1%
1971 74.32 -0.1%
1972 75.03 +1.0%
1973 75.68 +0.9%
1974 75.56 -0.1%
1975 76.14 +0.8%
1976 76.33 +0.2%
1977 76.96 +0.8%
1978 77.43 +0.6%
1979 77.55 +0.2%
1980 77.86 +0.4%
1981 78.11 +0.3%
1982 78.59 +0.6%
1983 78.36 -0.3%
1984 78.76 +0.5%
1985 78.52 -0.3%
1986 78.76 +0.3%
1987 78.71 -0.1%
1988 78.69 -0.0%
1989 78.9 +0.3%
1990 78.88 -0.0%
1991 79.33 +0.6%
1992 79.44 +0.1%
1993 79.48 +0.1%
1994 80.15 +0.8%
1995 80.22 +0.1%
1996 80.55 +0.4%
1997 80.51 -0.0%
1998 80.85 +0.4%
1999 81.03 +0.2%
2000 81.02 -0.0%
2001 81.54 +0.6%
2002 81.53 -0.0%
2003 81.81 +0.3%
2004 82.28 +0.6%
2005 82.3 +0.0%
2006 82.83 +0.6%
2007 82.86 +0.0%
2008 83 +0.2%
2009 83.11 +0.1%
2010 83.25 +0.2%
2011 83.53 +0.3%
2012 83.42 -0.1%
2013 83.82 +0.5%
2014 83.87 +0.1%
2015 84.15 +0.3%
2016 84.13 -0.0%
2017 84.22 +0.1%
2018 84.31 +0.1%
2019 84.51 +0.2%
2020 84.62 +0.1%
2021 84.47 -0.2%
2022 84.18 -0.3%
2023 84.67 +0.6%

Finland compared with similar countries

  • Finland's 84.67 is above the median for high income countries, which is 83.13, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • Finland's 84.67 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 82.57, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 70.3 67.92 72.16 10
1960s 72.93 72.24 73.59 10
1970s 75.94 74.32 77.55 10
1980s 78.53 77.86 78.9 10
1990s 80.04 78.88 81.03 10
2000s 82.23 81.02 83.11 10
2010s 83.92 83.25 84.51 10
2020s 84.48 84.18 84.67 4

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 27 Sweden 85.1 compare
  2. 28 Norway 84.85 compare
  3. 29 Canada 84.83 compare
  4. 31 Israel 84.59 compare
  5. 32 Iceland 84.51 compare
  6. 33 Ireland 84.48 compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is womens life expectancy at birth in Finland?
Womens life expectancy at birth in Finland was 84.67 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest womens life expectancy at birth recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 84.67 in 2023.
What is the lowest womens life expectancy at birth recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 67.92 in 1950.
How does Finland rank for womens life expectancy at birth?
Finland ranks 30th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is womens life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Finland data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Womens life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Womens life expectancy at birth
Source
Our World in Data
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Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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