Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections in United Kingdom

At age 65, people in United Kingdom could expect to live 20.2 more years in 2023.

United Kingdom, 2023 (latest estimate) 20.2 Years
Change from 2022 +0.6% 2022: 20.1 years
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2023 20.4 years Middle value of 38 countries
Projection for 2030 20.7 years Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2050 22.7 years Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2100 26.8 years Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Position in 2023 37th of 216 See the full ranking

Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections in United Kingdom 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 age 65, estimates and projections to 2100 (years), 1994 to 2100 – the last ten estimates and projections every five years; the CSV has every year
Period United Kingdom
2100 26.8 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2095 26.4 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2090 26.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2085 25.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2080 25.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2075 24.8 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2070 24.4 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2065 24.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2060 23.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2055 23.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2050 22.7 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2045 22.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2040 21.8 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2035 21.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2030 20.7 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2025 20.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2023 20.2 years
2022 20.1 years
2021 19.8 years
2020 19.3 years
2019 20.2 years
2018 19.9 years
2017 19.9 years
2016 19.8 years
2015 19.6 years
2014 19.9 years

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

In short

  • That is a change of +0.6% from 20.1 years in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 19.7 years, the figure has changed by +2.7%.
  • Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, United Kingdom has the 37th highest value.

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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 United Kingdom
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