Life Expectancy at Birth in Ireland
Ireland: Life Expectancy at Birth was 83.01 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
83.01
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
23rd
of 216 countries
All-time high
83.01
in 2024
All-time low
69.68
in 1961
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life Expectancy at Birth in Ireland, 1960–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 83.01 for life expectancy at birth in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Ireland peaked at 83.01 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 69.68, in 1961.
That places Ireland 23rd out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life Expectancy at Birth in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 70.19 | — |
| 1961 | 69.68 | -0.7% |
| 1962 | 69.99 | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 70.23 | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 70.49 | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 70.69 | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 70.22 | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 71.25 | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 70.94 | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 70.85 | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 70.9 | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 71.68 | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 71.02 | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 71.24 | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 71.18 | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 71.75 | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 71.86 | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 72 | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 72 | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 72.27 | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 72.6 | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 72.95 | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 73.21 | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 73.24 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 73.66 | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 73.62 | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 73.67 | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 74.43 | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 74.44 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 74.46 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 74.85 | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 75.03 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 75.42 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 75.29 | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 75.79 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 75.47 | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 75.83 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 75.99 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 76.18 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 76.08 | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 76.54 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 77.13 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 77.63 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 78.14 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 78.54 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 78.94 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 79.24 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 79.64 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 80.1 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 80.19 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 80.74 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 80.75 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 80.85 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 80.95 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 81.35 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 81.45 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 81.65 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 82.16 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 82.2 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 82.7 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 82.46 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 82.25 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 82.51 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 82.81 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 83.01 | +0.2% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 83.01 is above the median for high income countries, which is 81.36, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 83.01 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 79.88, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 70.45 | 69.68 | 71.25 | 10 |
| 1970s | 71.59 | 70.9 | 72.27 | 10 |
| 1980s | 73.63 | 72.6 | 74.46 | 10 |
| 1990s | 75.59 | 74.85 | 76.18 | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.61 | 76.54 | 80.19 | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.48 | 80.74 | 82.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.61 | 82.25 | 83.01 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More gender data for Ireland
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 899.27 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.9809 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 4,626 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 4,626 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 26,039 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 27,455 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 26,494 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 27,919 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 26,943 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Ireland?
- Life expectancy at birth in Ireland was 83.01 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 83.01 in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.68 in 1961.
- How does Ireland rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Ireland ranks 23rd out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Life Expectancy at Birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.