Life Expectancy at Birth in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Life Expectancy at Birth was 83.07 in 2024. β² Rising
Life Expectancy at Birth in United Arab Emirates, 1960β2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 83.07 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 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in United Arab Emirates peaked at 83.07 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 50.65, in 1960.
That places United Arab Emirates 21st 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 | 55.1 | 50.65 | 59.76 | 10 |
| 1970s | 64.52 | 60.78 | 67.64 | 10 |
| 1980s | 69.8 | 68.16 | 70.96 | 10 |
| 1990s | 72.02 | 71.07 | 74.98 | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.92 | 76.35 | 81.68 | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.13 | 81.89 | 82.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.5 | 79.08 | 83.07 | 5 |
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More gender data for United Arab Emirates
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 56,966 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 58,160 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 58,600 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 57,914 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 59,805 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 58,770 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 61,571 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 60,824 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 62,951 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 62,304 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in United Arab Emirates?
- Life expectancy at birth in United Arab Emirates was 83.07 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 83.07 in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.65 in 1960.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for life expectancy at birth?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 21st out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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.