Life expectancy estimates and projections in Australia
Life expectancy at birth in Australia was 83.9 years in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1950.
Australia, 2023 (latest estimate)
83.9
Change from 2022
+1.4%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2023
81.9 years
Projection for 2030
84.9 years
Projection for 2050
87.2 years
Projection for 2100
92.6 years
Position in 2023
9th of 216
Life expectancy estimates and projections in Australia over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
Years. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Australia |
|---|---|
| 2100 | 92.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2095 | 92.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2090 | 91.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2085 | 91.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2080 | 90.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2075 | 90.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2070 | 89.4 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2065 | 88.9 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2060 | 88.4 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2055 | 87.8 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2050 | 87.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2045 | 86.7 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2040 | 86.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2035 | 85.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2030 | 84.9 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2025 | 84.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2023 | 83.9 years |
| 2022 | 82.8 years |
| 2021 | 83.6 years |
| 2020 | 83.7 years |
| 2019 | 83.2 years |
| 2018 | 83.3 years |
| 2017 | 82.7 years |
| 2016 | 82.8 years |
| 2015 | 82.6 years |
| 2014 | 82.5 years |
Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +1.4% from 82.8 years in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 82.6 years, the figure has changed by +1.7%.
- Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Australia has the 9th highest value.