Life expectancy estimates and projections in United Kingdom
Life expectancy at birth in United Kingdom was 81.3 years in 2023.
United Kingdom, 2023 (latest estimate)
81.3
Change from 2022
+0.3%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2023
81.9 years
Projection for 2030
82.4 years
Projection for 2050
85.1 years
Projection for 2100
90.6 years
Position in 2023
40th of 216
Life expectancy estimates and projections in United Kingdom over time
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United Kingdom
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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.
| Period | United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| 2100 | 90.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2095 | 90.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2090 | 89.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2085 | 89.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2080 | 88.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2075 | 88.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2070 | 87.4 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2065 | 86.9 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2060 | 86.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2055 | 85.7 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2050 | 85.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2045 | 84.4 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2040 | 83.8 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2035 | 83.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2030 | 82.4 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2025 | 81.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2023 | 81.3 years |
| 2022 | 81.1 years |
| 2021 | 80.7 years |
| 2020 | 80.4 years |
| 2019 | 81.4 years |
| 2018 | 81.1 years |
| 2017 | 81.2 years |
| 2016 | 81.1 years |
| 2015 | 80.9 years |
| 2014 | 81.2 years |
Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.3% from 81.1 years in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 80.9 years, the figure has changed by +0.5%.
- Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, United Kingdom has the 40th highest value.
More for United Kingdom
All statistics for United Kingdom
Healthy life expectancy
68.2 years
2023 · WHO
Life expectancy at birth
81.3 years
2018 · Eurostat
Infant mortality rate
3.9 per 1,000 live births
2018 · Eurostat
Practising physicians
294 per 100,000 people
2019 · Eurostat
People reporting good or very good health
73.2%
2018 · Eurostat
Health spending share of GDP
10.2%
2019 · Eurostat