Life expectancy at birth — all countries

Life expectancy at birth — Cyprus

Life expectancy at birth in Cyprus in 2024 — 81.8 years. Ranked 40 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 29.2%.

2024 81.8 years +0.21% vs 2023
World rank 40of 217
Period maximum 81.8 years2024
Period minimum 54.6 years1974

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Life expectancy at birth — Cyprus, 1960–2024506070809019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 63.3 years1962: 64.7 years1964: 62.2 years1966: 66.5 years1968: 67.3 years1970: 68.1 years1972: 68.6 years1974: 54.6 years1976: 70.8 years1978: 71.7 years1980: 72.8 years1982: 73.5 years1984: 74 years1986: 74.9 years1988: 75.4 years1990: 76 years1992: 76.3 years1994: 76.4 years1996: 76.9 years1998: 77.2 years2000: 77.9 years2002: 78.8 years2004: 79 years2006: 79.5 years2008: 79.9 years2010: 80.6 years2012: 81.1 years2014: 81.3 years2016: 81.5 years2018: 81.6 years2020: 81.2 years2022: 80.4 years2024: 81.8 years
Change over the period: +18.5 (+29.22%) Average annual rate: 0.4 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Cyprus 81.8 years
World 73.5 years
Western Asia computed 75.8 years
High-income countries computed 80.4 years
Life expectancy at birth — Cyprus, by year Cyprus All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 81.8 +0.2 +0.21%
2023 81.6 +1.2 +1.51%
2022 80.4 −0.1 −0.17%
2021 80.6 −0.7 −0.81%
2020 81.2 −0.2 −0.28%
2019 81.5 −0.1 −0.13%
2018 81.6 +0 +0.02%
2017 81.5 +0 +0.01%
2016 81.5 +0.1 +0.09%
2015 81.5 +0.1 +0.16%
2014 81.3 +0 +0.02%
2013 81.3 +0.2 +0.23%
2012 81.1 +0.3 +0.34%
2011 80.9 +0.2 +0.28%
2010 80.6 +0.3 +0.32%
2009 80.4 +0.5 +0.59%
2008 79.9 +0.1 +0.14%
2007 79.8 +0.3 +0.43%
2006 79.5 +0.3 +0.33%
2005 79.2 +0.2 +0.24%
2004 79 +0.1 +0.13%
2003 78.9 +0.2 +0.19%
2002 78.8 +0.6 +0.73%
2001 78.2 +0.3 +0.37%
2000 77.9 +0.3 +0.42%
1999 77.6 +0.4 +0.53%
1998 77.2 +0 +0.06%
1997 77.1 +0.2 +0.31%
1996 76.9 +0.3 +0.39%
1995 76.6 +0.2 +0.26%
1994 76.4 +0.1 +0.12%
1993 76.3 +0 +0%
1992 76.3 +0 +0.06%
1991 76.2 +0.2 +0.27%
1990 76 +0.2 +0.27%
1989 75.8 +0.5 +0.6%
1988 75.4 +0.1 +0.17%
1987 75.3 +0.3 +0.45%
1986 74.9 +0.3 +0.39%
1985 74.6 +0.6 +0.86%
1984 74 +0.3 +0.4%
1983 73.7 +0.2 +0.26%
1982 73.5 +0.5 +0.64%
1981 73.1 +0.2 +0.29%
1980 72.8 +0.7 +0.92%
1979 72.2 +0.4 +0.61%
1978 71.7 +0.5 +0.68%
1977 71.3 +0.5 +0.64%
1976 70.8 +0.5 +0.67%
1975 70.3 +15.8 +28.94%
1974 54.6 −14.5 −20.95%
1973 69 +0.4 +0.55%
1972 68.6 +0.3 +0.41%
1971 68.4 +0.3 +0.44%
1970 68.1 +0.5 +0.67%
1969 67.6 +0.3 +0.52%
1968 67.3 +0.3 +0.52%
1967 66.9 +0.4 +0.63%
1966 66.5 +0.4 +0.55%
1965 66.1 +3.9 +6.24%
1964 62.2 +0.5 +0.75%
1963 61.8 −2.9 −4.54%
1962 64.7 +0.6 +1.01%
1961 64.1 +0.8 +1.19%
1960 63.3

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.