Life Expectancy at Birth in Sweden
Sweden: Life Expectancy at Birth was 84.06 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
84.06
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
9th
of 216 countries
All-time high
84.06
in 2024
All-time low
73.01
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life Expectancy at Birth in Sweden, 1960–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth in Sweden is 84.06, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Sweden peaked at 84.06 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 73.01, in 1960.
That places Sweden 9th out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life Expectancy at Birth in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 73.01 | — |
| 1961 | 73.47 | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 73.35 | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 73.56 | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 73.73 | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 73.86 | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 74.08 | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 74.12 | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 73.97 | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 74.08 | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 74.65 | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 74.62 | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 74.72 | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 74.87 | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 74.98 | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 74.98 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 74.97 | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 75.38 | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 75.47 | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 75.52 | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 75.74 | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 76.03 | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 76.33 | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 76.55 | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 76.82 | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 76.67 | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 76.93 | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 77.09 | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 76.98 | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 77.73 | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 77.54 | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 77.67 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 78 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 78.06 | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 78.65 | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 78.74 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 78.96 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 79.2 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 79.34 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 79.44 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 79.64 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 79.8 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 79.85 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 80.1 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 80.5 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 80.55 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 80.75 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 80.9 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 81.1 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 81.35 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 81.45 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 81.8 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 81.7 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 81.96 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 82.25 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 82.2 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 82.31 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 82.41 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 82.56 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 83.11 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 82.36 | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 83.06 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 83.06 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 83.31 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 84.06 | +0.9% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 84.06 is above the median for high income countries, which is 81.36, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 84.06 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 | 73.72 | 73.01 | 74.12 | 10 |
| 1970s | 75.02 | 74.62 | 75.52 | 10 |
| 1980s | 76.69 | 75.74 | 77.73 | 10 |
| 1990s | 78.56 | 77.54 | 79.44 | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.45 | 79.64 | 81.35 | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.18 | 81.45 | 83.11 | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.17 | 82.36 | 84.06 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More gender data for Sweden
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,663 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.5 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 9,179 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 9,179 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.6078 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 47,810 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 50,483 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 48,381 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 51,112 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 50,315 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Sweden?
- Life expectancy at birth in Sweden was 84.06 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 84.06 in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.01 in 1960.
- How does Sweden rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Sweden ranks 9th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden 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.