Life expectancy at birth — all countries

Life expectancy at birth — United Arab Emirates

Life expectancy at birth in the United Arab Emirates in 2024 — 83.1 years. Ranked 21 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 64%.

2024 83.1 years +0.19% vs 2023
World rank 21of 217
Period maximum 83.1 years2024
Period minimum 50.7 years1960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Life expectancy at birth — United Arab Emirates, 1960–2024506070809019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 50.7 years1962: 52.5 years1964: 54.5 years1966: 56.6 years1968: 58.7 years1970: 60.8 years1972: 62.7 years1974: 64.4 years1976: 65.8 years1978: 67.1 years1980: 68.2 years1982: 69.1 years1984: 69.8 years1986: 70.4 years1988: 70.8 years1990: 71.1 years1992: 71.2 years1994: 71.2 years1996: 71.8 years1998: 73.7 years2000: 76.3 years2002: 78.7 years2004: 80.3 years2006: 81.2 years2008: 81.6 years2010: 81.9 years2012: 81.9 years2014: 82 years2016: 82.2 years2018: 82.4 years2020: 81.9 years2022: 80.5 years2024: 83.1 years
Change over the period: +32.4 (+64%) Average annual rate: 0.78 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates 83.1 years
World 73.5 years
Western Asia computed 75.8 years
High-income countries computed 80.4 years
Life expectancy at birth — United Arab Emirates, by year United Arab Emirates All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 83.1 +0.2 +0.19%
2023 82.9 +2.4 +3.01%
2022 80.5 +1.4 +1.78%
2021 79.1 −2.9 −3.48%
2020 81.9 −0.7 −0.8%
2019 82.6 +0.1 +0.18%
2018 82.4 +0.1 +0.07%
2017 82.4 +0.2 +0.23%
2016 82.2 +0.1 +0.14%
2015 82.1 +0.1 +0.1%
2014 82 +0 +0.05%
2013 82 +0 +0.05%
2012 81.9 +0 +0.02%
2011 81.9 +0 +0.01%
2010 81.9 +0.2 +0.25%
2009 81.7 +0.1 +0.11%
2008 81.6 +0.2 +0.19%
2007 81.4 +0.3 +0.35%
2006 81.2 +0.4 +0.47%
2005 80.8 +0.5 +0.63%
2004 80.3 +0.7 +0.84%
2003 79.6 +0.9 +1.12%
2002 78.7 +1.1 +1.42%
2001 77.6 +1.3 +1.67%
2000 76.3 +1.4 +1.82%
1999 75 +1.3 +1.79%
1998 73.7 +1.1 +1.52%
1997 72.6 +0.7 +1.03%
1996 71.8 +0.4 +0.6%
1995 71.4 +0.2 +0.26%
1994 71.2 +0 +0.06%
1993 71.2 −0 −0.01%
1992 71.2 +0 +0.03%
1991 71.1 +0.1 +0.1%
1990 71.1 +0.1 +0.16%
1989 71 +0.2 +0.21%
1988 70.8 +0.2 +0.26%
1987 70.6 +0.2 +0.3%
1986 70.4 +0.3 +0.41%
1985 70.1 +0.3 +0.46%
1984 69.8 +0.4 +0.51%
1983 69.4 +0.4 +0.57%
1982 69.1 +0.4 +0.63%
1981 68.6 +0.5 +0.68%
1980 68.2 +0.5 +0.76%
1979 67.6 +0.6 +0.84%
1978 67.1 +0.6 +0.92%
1977 66.5 +0.7 +1.01%
1976 65.8 +0.7 +1.08%
1975 65.1 +0.8 +1.17%
1974 64.4 +0.8 +1.27%
1973 63.5 +0.9 +1.38%
1972 62.7 +0.9 +1.49%
1971 61.8 +1 +1.6%
1970 60.8 +1 +1.7%
1969 59.8 +1 +1.77%
1968 58.7 +1.1 +1.87%
1967 57.6 +1.1 +1.9%
1966 56.6 +1.1 +1.91%
1965 55.5 +1 +1.87%
1964 54.5 +1 +1.84%
1963 53.5 +1 +1.83%
1962 52.5 +1 +1.84%
1961 51.6 +0.9 +1.87%
1960 50.7

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.