Life Expectancy at Birth in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Life Expectancy at Birth was 81.39 in 2024. β² Rising
Life Expectancy at Birth in United Kingdom, 1960β2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 81.39 for life expectancy at birth in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in United Kingdom peaked at 81.39 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 70.83, in 1963.
That places United Kingdom 42nd 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 71.42 | 70.83 | 72.12 | 10 |
| 1970s | 72.64 | 71.97 | 73.28 | 10 |
| 1980s | 74.68 | 73.68 | 75.58 | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.74 | 75.88 | 77.39 | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.85 | 77.74 | 80.05 | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.06 | 80.4 | 81.37 | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.92 | 80.33 | 81.39 | 5 |
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More gender data for United Kingdom
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 335,907 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 353,938 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 340,922 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 359,075 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 343,706 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 361,989 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 347,350 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 365,727 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 352,650 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 371,148 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in United Kingdom?
- Life expectancy at birth in United Kingdom was 81.39 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 81.39 in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.83 in 1963.
- How does United Kingdom rank for life expectancy at birth?
- United Kingdom ranks 42nd out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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.