Life expectancy at birth — all countries

Life expectancy at birth — Portugal

Life expectancy at birth in Portugal in 2024 — 82.4 years. Ranked 29 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 28.7%.

2024 82.4 years +0.07% vs 2023
World rank 29of 217
Period maximum 82.4 years2024
Period minimum 62.7 years1961

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Life expectancy at birth — Portugal, 1960–202460657075808519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 64 years1962: 64.2 years1964: 65 years1966: 65.5 years1968: 66.7 years1970: 67.1 years1972: 68.3 years1974: 68 years1976: 68.9 years1978: 70.3 years1980: 71.2 years1982: 72.4 years1984: 72.5 years1986: 73.3 years1988: 73.7 years1990: 74 years1992: 74.3 years1994: 74.9 years1996: 75.3 years1998: 75.7 years2000: 76.3 years2002: 77.1 years2004: 77.7 years2006: 78.4 years2008: 78.5 years2010: 79 years2012: 80.4 years2014: 81.1 years2016: 81.1 years2018: 81.3 years2020: 81.3 years2022: 81.6 years2024: 82.4 years
Change over the period: +18.4 (+28.71%) Average annual rate: 0.4 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Portugal 82.4 years
World 73.5 years
Southern Europe computed 82.8 years
High-income countries computed 80.4 years
Life expectancy at birth — Portugal, by year Portugal All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 82.4 +0.1 +0.07%
2023 82.3 +0.7 +0.85%
2022 81.6 +0.3 +0.31%
2021 81.4 +0 +0.06%
2020 81.3 −0.3 −0.42%
2019 81.7 +0.4 +0.43%
2018 81.3 −0.1 −0.12%
2017 81.4 +0.3 +0.37%
2016 81.1 +0 +0%
2015 81.1 +0 +0%
2014 81.1 +0.4 +0.5%
2013 80.7 +0.3 +0.43%
2012 80.4 −0.1 −0.12%
2011 80.5 +1.4 +1.83%
2010 79 +0.3 +0.38%
2009 78.7 +0.2 +0.26%
2008 78.5 +0.2 +0.26%
2007 78.3 −0.1 −0.12%
2006 78.4 +0.3 +0.45%
2005 78.1 +0.4 +0.51%
2004 77.7 +0.5 +0.58%
2003 77.2 +0.2 +0.2%
2002 77.1 +0.3 +0.33%
2001 76.8 +0.5 +0.66%
2000 76.3 +0.4 +0.46%
1999 76 +0.3 +0.33%
1998 75.7 +0.3 +0.4%
1997 75.4 +0.2 +0.2%
1996 75.3 −0.1 −0.07%
1995 75.3 +0.4 +0.53%
1994 74.9 +0.4 +0.54%
1993 74.5 +0.2 +0.27%
1992 74.3 +0.3 +0.4%
1991 74 +0 +0.07%
1990 74 −0.3 −0.4%
1989 74.3 +0.6 +0.75%
1988 73.7 +0 +0.07%
1987 73.7 +0.4 +0.55%
1986 73.3 +0.5 +0.62%
1985 72.8 +0.3 +0.41%
1984 72.5 +0.2 +0.34%
1983 72.3 −0.1 −0.21%
1982 72.4 +0.8 +1.12%
1981 71.6 +0.4 +0.56%
1980 71.2 +0 +0.07%
1979 71.2 +0.9 +1.21%
1978 70.3 +0.3 +0.44%
1977 70 +1.2 +1.67%
1976 68.9 +0.6 +0.81%
1975 68.3 +0.3 +0.43%
1974 68 +0.5 +0.73%
1973 67.5 −0.8 −1.17%
1972 68.3 +1.6 +2.33%
1971 66.8 −0.3 −0.45%
1970 67.1 +0.8 +1.2%
1969 66.3 −0.4 −0.6%
1968 66.7 +0.3 +0.52%
1967 66.3 +0.8 +1.29%
1966 65.5 −0.5 −0.72%
1965 66 +1 +1.5%
1964 65 +0.2 +0.3%
1963 64.8 +0.6 +0.95%
1962 64.2 +1.5 +2.42%
1961 62.7 −1.3 −2.09%
1960 64

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.