Womens life expectancy at birth in Portugal
Portugal: Womens life expectancy at birth was 85.12 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
85.12
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
26th
of 229 countries
All-time high
85.12
in 2023
All-time low
61.02
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Womens life expectancy at birth in Portugal, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 85.12 for womens life expectancy at birth in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, womens life expectancy at birth in Portugal peaked at 85.12 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 61.02, in 1950.
Portugal ranks 26th of 229 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 Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 61.02 | — |
| 1951 | 61.3 | +0.5% |
| 1952 | 62.18 | +1.4% |
| 1953 | 63.62 | +2.3% |
| 1954 | 64.78 | +1.8% |
| 1955 | 63.93 | -1.3% |
| 1956 | 63.74 | -0.3% |
| 1957 | 64 | +0.4% |
| 1958 | 66.4 | +3.8% |
| 1959 | 65.68 | -1.1% |
| 1960 | 66.89 | +1.8% |
| 1961 | 65.5 | -2.1% |
| 1962 | 67.22 | +2.6% |
| 1963 | 67.82 | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 67.99 | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 69.13 | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 68.76 | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 69.63 | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 69.88 | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 69.57 | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 70.11 | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 70.12 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 72.27 | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 71.64 | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 72.36 | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 72.53 | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 72.71 | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 73.93 | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 74.18 | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 74.94 | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 75.16 | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 75.42 | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 76.18 | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 76.09 | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 76.46 | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 76.75 | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 77.08 | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 77.48 | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 77.64 | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 78.17 | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 77.81 | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 77.9 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 78.59 | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 78.41 | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 79.26 | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 79.22 | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 79.23 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 79.53 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 79.75 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 79.89 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 80.35 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 80.68 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 80.82 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 80.86 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 81.8 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 81.65 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 82.57 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 82.55 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 82.77 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 82.93 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 83.22 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 83.68 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 83.56 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 83.98 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 84.35 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 84.25 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 84.31 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 84.53 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 84.48 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 84.75 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 84.2 | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 84.25 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 84.19 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 85.12 | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 63.67 | 61.02 | 66.4 | 10 |
| 1960s | 68.24 | 65.5 | 69.88 | 10 |
| 1970s | 72.48 | 70.11 | 74.94 | 10 |
| 1980s | 76.64 | 75.16 | 78.17 | 10 |
| 1990s | 78.96 | 77.81 | 79.89 | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.7 | 80.35 | 82.93 | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.11 | 83.22 | 84.75 | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.44 | 84.19 | 85.12 | 4 |
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More health data for Portugal
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.56 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.1616 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,112 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 38 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.1426 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 2.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.1068 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is womens life expectancy at birth in Portugal?
- Womens life expectancy at birth in Portugal was 85.12 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest womens life expectancy at birth recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 85.12 in 2023.
- What is the lowest womens life expectancy at birth recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.02 in 1950.
- How does Portugal rank for womens life expectancy at birth?
- Portugal ranks 26th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is womens life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. 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 Womens life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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