Life expectancy at birth — all countries

Life expectancy at birth — Finland

Life expectancy at birth in Finland in 2024 — 82.3 years. Ranked 30 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 19.6%.

2024 82.3 years +0.92% vs 2023
World rank 30of 217
Period maximum 82.3 years2024
Period minimum 68.6 years1962

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Life expectancy at birth — Finland, 1960–2024657075808519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 68.8 years1962: 68.6 years1964: 69.2 years1966: 69.5 years1968: 69.6 years1970: 70.2 years1972: 70.7 years1974: 71.1 years1976: 71.8 years1978: 72.9 years1980: 73.4 years1982: 74.3 years1984: 74.5 years1986: 74.6 years1988: 74.6 years1990: 74.8 years1992: 75.5 years1994: 76.4 years1996: 76.7 years1998: 77.1 years2000: 77.5 years2002: 78.1 years2004: 78.7 years2006: 79.2 years2008: 79.6 years2010: 79.9 years2012: 80.6 years2014: 81.2 years2016: 81.4 years2018: 81.7 years2020: 81.9 years2022: 81.2 years2024: 82.3 years
Change over the period: +13.5 (+19.64%) Average annual rate: 0.28 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Finland 82.3 years
World 73.5 years
Northern Europe computed 81.7 years
High-income countries computed 80.4 years
Life expectancy at birth — Finland, by year Finland All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 82.3 +0.8 +0.92%
2023 81.6 +0.4 +0.49%
2022 81.2 −0.7 −0.85%
2021 81.9 −0 −0.06%
2020 81.9 −0.1 −0.06%
2019 82 +0.2 +0.3%
2018 81.7 +0.1 +0.13%
2017 81.6 +0.2 +0.25%
2016 81.4 −0.1 −0.06%
2015 81.5 +0.3 +0.37%
2014 81.2 +0.2 +0.25%
2013 81 +0.3 +0.43%
2012 80.6 +0.2 +0.19%
2011 80.5 +0.6 +0.75%
2010 79.9 +0.2 +0.19%
2009 79.7 +0.2 +0.19%
2008 79.6 +0.3 +0.38%
2007 79.3 +0 +0.06%
2006 79.2 +0.4 +0.5%
2005 78.8 +0.1 +0.13%
2004 78.7 +0.3 +0.44%
2003 78.4 +0.2 +0.32%
2002 78.1 +0.2 +0.2%
2001 78 +0.5 +0.65%
2000 77.5 +0.2 +0.23%
1999 77.3 +0.2 +0.26%
1998 77.1 +0.2 +0.28%
1997 76.9 +0.2 +0.24%
1996 76.7 +0.3 +0.37%
1995 76.4 +0 +0.02%
1994 76.4 +0.7 +0.91%
1993 75.7 +0.2 +0.33%
1992 75.5 +0.2 +0.3%
1991 75.2 +0.4 +0.55%
1990 74.8 +0 +0.03%
1989 74.8 +0.2 +0.29%
1988 74.6 −0 −0.02%
1987 74.6 +0 +0.04%
1986 74.6 +0.3 +0.45%
1985 74.2 −0.3 −0.4%
1984 74.5 +0.3 +0.43%
1983 74.2 −0.1 −0.13%
1982 74.3 +0.6 +0.75%
1981 73.7 +0.3 +0.42%
1980 73.4 +0.3 +0.39%
1979 73.2 +0.3 +0.35%
1978 72.9 +0.5 +0.76%
1977 72.4 +0.5 +0.75%
1976 71.8 +0.1 +0.19%
1975 71.7 +0.5 +0.76%
1974 71.1 −0.1 −0.12%
1973 71.2 +0.5 +0.73%
1972 70.7 +0.7 +0.99%
1971 70 −0.2 −0.23%
1970 70.2 +0.7 +0.97%
1969 69.5 −0.1 −0.16%
1968 69.6 −0.1 −0.07%
1967 69.7 +0.2 +0.27%
1966 69.5 +0.5 +0.72%
1965 69 −0.2 −0.35%
1964 69.2 +0.2 +0.3%
1963 69 +0.4 +0.63%
1962 68.6 −0.3 −0.39%
1961 68.8 +0 +0.04%
1960 68.8

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.