Life expectancy at birth — all countries

Life expectancy at birth — Australia

Life expectancy at birth in Australia in 2024 — 83.1 years. Ranked 22 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 17.3%.

2024 83.1 years +0% vs 2023
World rank 22of 217
Period maximum 83.3 years2021
Period minimum 70.8 years1960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Life expectancy at birth — Australia, 1960–20247075808519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 70.8 years1962: 70.9 years1964: 70.9 years1966: 70.8 years1968: 70.9 years1970: 71 years1972: 71.5 years1974: 72.2 years1976: 73 years1978: 73.7 years1980: 74.3 years1982: 74.9 years1984: 75.4 years1986: 75.9 years1988: 76.4 years1990: 77 years1992: 77.4 years1994: 77.9 years1996: 78.1 years1998: 78.6 years2000: 79.2 years2002: 79.9 years2004: 80.5 years2006: 81 years2008: 81.4 years2010: 81.7 years2012: 82 years2014: 82.3 years2016: 82.4 years2018: 82.7 years2020: 83.2 years2022: 83.2 years2024: 83.1 years
Change over the period: +12.2 (+17.28%) Average annual rate: 0.25 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Australia

Australia 83.1 years
World 73.5 years
East Asia & Pacific 76.7 years
Australia and New Zealand computed 82.9 years
High-income countries computed 80.4 years
Life expectancy at birth — Australia, by year Australia All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 83.1 +0 +0%
2023 83.1 −0.1 −0.18%
2022 83.2 −0.1 −0.12%
2021 83.3 +0.1 +0.12%
2020 83.2 +0.3 +0.36%
2019 82.9 +0.2 +0.18%
2018 82.7 +0.2 +0.3%
2017 82.5 +0.1 +0.06%
2016 82.4 +0 +0.06%
2015 82.4 +0.1 +0.12%
2014 82.3 +0.2 +0.18%
2013 82.1 +0.1 +0.12%
2012 82 +0.2 +0.18%
2011 81.9 +0.2 +0.24%
2010 81.7 +0.2 +0.19%
2009 81.5 +0.1 +0.18%
2008 81.4 +0.1 +0.13%
2007 81.3 +0.3 +0.31%
2006 81 +0.2 +0.25%
2005 80.8 +0.4 +0.44%
2004 80.5 +0.3 +0.31%
2003 80.2 +0.3 +0.38%
2002 79.9 +0.3 +0.38%
2001 79.6 +0.4 +0.5%
2000 79.2 +0.3 +0.38%
1999 78.9 +0.3 +0.38%
1998 78.6 +0.2 +0.19%
1997 78.5 +0.4 +0.52%
1996 78.1 +0.2 +0.32%
1995 77.8 −0 −0.06%
1994 77.9 +0 +0%
1993 77.9 +0.5 +0.65%
1992 77.4 +0.1 +0.13%
1991 77.3 +0.3 +0.36%
1990 77 +0.3 +0.37%
1989 76.7 +0.3 +0.37%
1988 76.4 +0.3 +0.37%
1987 76.2 +0.3 +0.37%
1986 75.9 +0.2 +0.32%
1985 75.6 +0.2 +0.32%
1984 75.4 +0.2 +0.32%
1983 75.1 +0.2 +0.32%
1982 74.9 +0.2 +0.32%
1981 74.7 +0.3 +0.44%
1980 74.3 +0.3 +0.45%
1979 74 +0.3 +0.45%
1978 73.7 +0.3 +0.45%
1977 73.3 +0.3 +0.45%
1976 73 +0.4 +0.54%
1975 72.6 +0.4 +0.54%
1974 72.2 +0.4 +0.54%
1973 71.8 +0.4 +0.54%
1972 71.5 +0.4 +0.55%
1971 71.1 +0 +0.07%
1970 71 +0 +0.07%
1969 71 +0 +0.07%
1968 70.9 +0 +0.07%
1967 70.9 +0 +0.07%
1966 70.8 −0 −0.04%
1965 70.9 −0 −0.04%
1964 70.9 −0 −0.04%
1963 70.9 −0 −0.04%
1962 70.9 −0 −0.04%
1961 71 +0.2 +0.22%
1960 70.8

Australia and New Zealand, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

AU Australia 83.1 NZ New Zealand 82

About the indicator

Life expectancy at birth is the average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates stayed the same as in the year of calculation. It is not a forecast for any individual but a summary measure of the current mortality regime: the indicator falls sharply in years of epidemics and wars and recovers just as fast.

Important: The indicator is highly sensitive to infant mortality: a decline there adds more years than an improvement in the health of the elderly.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.