Life Expectancy at Birth in Sweden
Sweden: Life Expectancy at Birth was 84.06 in 2024. β² Rising
Life Expectancy at Birth in Sweden, 1960β2024
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.
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
- 6 Liechtenstein, Principality of 84.2 compare
- 7 French Polynesia 84.19 compare
- 8 Andorra, Principality of 84.19 compare
- 10 Japan 84.04 compare
- 11 Italy 83.95 compare
- 12 Spain 83.89 compare
More gender data for Sweden
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 53,236 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 54,852 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 57,789 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 57,413 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 60,556 (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.