Life expectancy estimates and projections in China
Life expectancy at birth in China was 78.0 years in 2023.
China, 2023 (latest estimate)
78.0
Change from 2022
−0.3%
Median of G20 countries, 2023
78.7 years
Projection for 2030
79.8 years
Projection for 2050
83.4 years
Projection for 2100
89.8 years
Position in 2023
66th of 216
Life expectancy estimates and projections in China 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 | China |
|---|---|
| 2100 | 89.8 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2095 | 89.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2090 | 88.7 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2085 | 88.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2080 | 87.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2075 | 86.9 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2070 | 86.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2065 | 85.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2060 | 84.9 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2055 | 84.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2050 | 83.4 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2045 | 82.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2040 | 81.7 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2035 | 80.8 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2030 | 79.8 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2025 | 78.4 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2023 | 78.0 years |
| 2022 | 78.2 years |
| 2021 | 78.1 years |
| 2020 | 78.0 years |
| 2019 | 77.9 years |
| 2018 | 77.7 years |
| 2017 | 77.2 years |
| 2016 | 77.2 years |
| 2015 | 77.0 years |
| 2014 | 76.7 years |
Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.3% from 78.2 years in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 76.5 years, the figure has changed by +2.0%.
- Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, China has the 66th highest value.