Life expectancy at birth in Ireland
Life expectancy at birth in Ireland was 83.1 years in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1986. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.
Ireland, 2024
83.1
Change from 2023
+0.5%
European Union, 2024
81.5 yearsep (Source flag ep)
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
82.0 years
Position in 2024
9th of 37
Life expectancy at birth in Ireland over time
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Years. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Ireland | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 83.1 years | 81.5 yearsep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2023 | 82.7 years | 81.2 yearsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2022 | 82.4 years | 80.6 yearsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2021 | 82.1 years | 80.0 yearsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2020 | 82.3 years | 80.3 yearsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2019 | 82.5 years | 81.1 yearsbe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2018 | 82.0 years | 80.8 yearse (estimated) |
| 2017 | 82.0 years | 80.7 yearsbe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2016 | 81.6 years | 80.7 yearsbe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2015 | 81.4 years | 80.5 yearsb (break in time series) |
| 2014 | 81.3 yearsb (break in time series) | 80.6 yearsbe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2013 | 81.0 years | 80.5 years |
| 2012 | 80.9 years | 80.2 yearsb (break in time series) |
| 2011 | 80.9 years | 80.1 yearsb (break in time series) |
| 2010 | 80.8 years | 79.8 yearsb (break in time series) |
| 2009 | 80.2 years | 79.5 years |
| 2008 | 80.2 years | 79.3 years |
| 2007 | 79.7 years | 79.1 years |
| 2006 | 79.3 years | 78.9 years |
| 2005 | 79.0 years | 78.4 years |
| 2004 | 78.6 years | 78.3 years |
| 2003 | 78.2 years | 77.7 years |
| 2002 | 77.7 years | 77.6 years |
| 2001 | 77.2 years | – |
| 2000 | 76.6 years | – |
Flags: b break in time series; be break in time series, estimated; e estimated; bep break in time series, estimated, provisional; ep estimated, provisional . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.5% from 82.7 years in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 81.3 years, the figure has changed by +2.2%. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
- Among the 37 countries with data for 2024, Ireland has the 9th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 81.5 years.
More for Ireland
All statistics for Ireland
Life expectancy at birth
83.0 years
2024 · World Bank
Infant mortality rate
3.3 per 1,000 live births
2024 · Eurostat
Hospital beds
293 per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat
Practising physicians
409 per 100,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
People reporting good or very good health
79.4%
2025 · Eurostat
Health spending share of GDP
6.1%p (Provisional)
2025 · Eurostat