Life expectancy at birth — all countries

Life expectancy at birth — Sweden

Life expectancy at birth in Sweden in 2024 — 84.1 years. Ranked 9 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 15.1%.

2024 84.1 years +0.9% vs 2023
World rank 9of 217
Period maximum 84.1 years2024
Period minimum 73 years1960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Life expectancy at birth — Sweden, 1960–20247075808519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 73 years1962: 73.4 years1964: 73.7 years1966: 74.1 years1968: 74 years1970: 74.6 years1972: 74.7 years1974: 75 years1976: 75 years1978: 75.5 years1980: 75.7 years1982: 76.3 years1984: 76.8 years1986: 76.9 years1988: 77 years1990: 77.5 years1992: 78 years1994: 78.7 years1996: 79 years1998: 79.3 years2000: 79.6 years2002: 79.8 years2004: 80.5 years2006: 80.7 years2008: 81.1 years2010: 81.5 years2012: 81.7 years2014: 82.3 years2016: 82.3 years2018: 82.6 years2020: 82.4 years2022: 83.1 years2024: 84.1 years
Change over the period: +11.1 (+15.15%) Average annual rate: 0.22 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Sweden 84.1 years
World 73.5 years
Northern Europe computed 81.7 years
High-income countries computed 80.4 years
Life expectancy at birth — Sweden, by year Sweden All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 84.1 +0.8 +0.9%
2023 83.3 +0.3 +0.3%
2022 83.1 +0 +0%
2021 83.1 +0.7 +0.85%
2020 82.4 −0.8 −0.91%
2019 83.1 +0.6 +0.67%
2018 82.6 +0.1 +0.18%
2017 82.4 +0.1 +0.12%
2016 82.3 +0.1 +0.12%
2015 82.2 −0 −0.06%
2014 82.3 +0.3 +0.36%
2013 82 +0.3 +0.31%
2012 81.7 −0.1 −0.12%
2011 81.8 +0.4 +0.43%
2010 81.5 +0.1 +0.12%
2009 81.4 +0.3 +0.31%
2008 81.1 +0.2 +0.25%
2007 80.9 +0.2 +0.19%
2006 80.7 +0.2 +0.25%
2005 80.5 +0 +0.06%
2004 80.5 +0.4 +0.5%
2003 80.1 +0.2 +0.31%
2002 79.8 +0.1 +0.06%
2001 79.8 +0.2 +0.19%
2000 79.6 +0.2 +0.25%
1999 79.4 +0.1 +0.13%
1998 79.3 +0.1 +0.18%
1997 79.2 +0.2 +0.3%
1996 79 +0.2 +0.28%
1995 78.7 +0.1 +0.11%
1994 78.7 +0.6 +0.76%
1993 78.1 +0.1 +0.08%
1992 78 +0.3 +0.43%
1991 77.7 +0.1 +0.17%
1990 77.5 −0.2 −0.24%
1989 77.7 +0.7 +0.97%
1988 77 −0.1 −0.15%
1987 77.1 +0.2 +0.21%
1986 76.9 +0.3 +0.34%
1985 76.7 −0.1 −0.19%
1984 76.8 +0.3 +0.35%
1983 76.6 +0.2 +0.29%
1982 76.3 +0.3 +0.4%
1981 76 +0.3 +0.38%
1980 75.7 +0.2 +0.29%
1979 75.5 +0.1 +0.07%
1978 75.5 +0.1 +0.12%
1977 75.4 +0.4 +0.55%
1976 75 −0 −0.02%
1975 75 +0 +0.01%
1974 75 +0.1 +0.15%
1973 74.9 +0.1 +0.2%
1972 74.7 +0.1 +0.13%
1971 74.6 −0 −0.03%
1970 74.6 +0.6 +0.76%
1969 74.1 +0.1 +0.15%
1968 74 −0.1 −0.2%
1967 74.1 +0 +0.06%
1966 74.1 +0.2 +0.29%
1965 73.9 +0.1 +0.17%
1964 73.7 +0.2 +0.24%
1963 73.6 +0.2 +0.28%
1962 73.4 −0.1 −0.17%
1961 73.5 +0.5 +0.64%
1960 73

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.