Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections in Australia
At age 65, people in Australia could expect to live 21.7 more years in 2023.
Australia, 2023 (latest estimate)
21.7
Change from 2022
+3.7%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2023
20.4 years
Projection for 2030
22.6 years
Projection for 2050
24.3 years
Projection for 2100
28.4 years
Position in 2023
8th of 216
Life expectancy at 65, 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 | 28.4 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2095 | 28.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2090 | 27.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2085 | 27.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2080 | 26.8 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2075 | 26.4 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2070 | 25.9 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2065 | 25.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2060 | 25.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2055 | 24.7 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2050 | 24.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2045 | 23.9 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2040 | 23.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2035 | 23.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2030 | 22.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2025 | 22.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2023 | 21.7 years |
| 2022 | 20.9 years |
| 2021 | 21.8 years |
| 2020 | 21.9 years |
| 2019 | 21.6 years |
| 2018 | 21.6 years |
| 2017 | 21.1 years |
| 2016 | 21.2 years |
| 2015 | 21.0 years |
| 2014 | 20.9 years |
Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +3.7% from 20.9 years in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 20.9 years, the figure has changed by +3.4%.
- Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Australia has the 8th highest value.