Life Expectancy at Birth in Italy
Italy: Life Expectancy at Birth was 83.95 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
83.95
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
11th
of 216 countries
All-time high
83.95
in 2024
All-time low
69.12
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life Expectancy at Birth in Italy, 1960–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth in Italy is 83.95, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Italy peaked at 83.95 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 69.12, in 1960.
Italy ranks 11th of 216 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life Expectancy at Birth in Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 69.12 | — |
| 1961 | 69.76 | +0.9% |
| 1962 | 69.15 | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 69.25 | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 70.31 | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 70.17 | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 70.93 | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 70.96 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 70.78 | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 70.81 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 71.56 | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 71.81 | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 72.08 | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 72.03 | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 72.73 | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 72.65 | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 72.99 | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 73.36 | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 73.69 | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 74 | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 73.94 | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 74.35 | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 74.81 | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 74.64 | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 75.39 | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 75.47 | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 75.77 | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 76.22 | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 76.37 | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 76.82 | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 76.97 | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 77.02 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 77.42 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 77.72 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 77.92 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 78.17 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 78.52 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 78.82 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 78.98 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 79.42 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 79.78 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 80.13 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 80.23 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 79.98 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 80.78 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 80.78 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 81.28 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 81.43 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 81.49 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 81.64 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 82.04 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 82.19 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 82.24 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 82.69 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 83.09 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 82.54 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 83.24 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 82.95 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 83.35 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 83.5 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 82.2 | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 82.65 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 82.7 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 83.35 | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 83.95 | +0.7% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 83.95 is above the median for high income countries, which is 81.36, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Italy's 83.95 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 79.88, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 70.12 | 69.12 | 70.96 | 10 |
| 1970s | 72.69 | 71.56 | 74 | 10 |
| 1980s | 75.38 | 73.94 | 76.82 | 10 |
| 1990s | 78.1 | 76.97 | 79.42 | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.75 | 79.78 | 81.64 | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.78 | 82.04 | 83.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.97 | 82.2 | 83.95 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More gender data for Italy
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 6,215 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.82 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 51,731 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 51,731 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.2695 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 186,934 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 198,063 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 188,382 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 199,674 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 193,267 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Italy?
- Life expectancy at birth in Italy was 83.95 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 83.95 in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.12 in 1960.
- How does Italy rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Italy ranks 11th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy 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.