Life expectancy estimates and projections in Czechia

Life expectancy at birth in Czechia was 79.8 years in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1950.

Czechia, 2023 (latest estimate) 79.8 Years
Change from 2022 +0.8% 2022: 79.2 years
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2023 81.9 years Middle value of 27 countries
Projection for 2030 80.8 years Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2050 83.6 years Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2100 89.4 years Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Position in 2023 51st of 216 See the full ranking

Life expectancy estimates and projections in Czechia over time

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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.

Life expectancy at birth, estimates and projections to 2100 (years), 1994 to 2100 – the last ten estimates and projections every five years; the CSV has every year
Period Czechia
2100 89.4 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2095 88.9 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2090 88.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2085 87.8 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2080 87.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2075 86.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2070 86.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2065 85.4 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2060 84.8 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2055 84.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2050 83.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2045 82.9 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2040 82.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2035 81.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2030 80.8 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2025 80.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2023 79.8 years
2022 79.2 years
2021 77.2 years
2020 78.2 years
2019 79.2 years
2018 79.0 years
2017 78.9 years
2016 79.0 years
2015 78.6 years
2014 78.7 years

Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.8% from 79.2 years in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 78.2 years, the figure has changed by +2.1%.
  • Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Czechia has the 51st highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
UN Population Division
Source
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division
Dataset or series code
WPP2024 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1950 to 2023 for Czechia
Provider update
Not stated by the provider
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 3.0 IGO
Attribution
Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024