Life expectancy in Algarve

Life expectancy at birth in Algarve was 81.5 years in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.

Measure: Life expectancy at birth, by region Unit: Years Data: 2000 to 2024 Source: Eurostat
Algarve, 2024 81.5 Years
Change from 2023 +0.7% 2023: 80.9 years
Portugal, 2024 82.5 years Country total
Position in 2024 151st of 267 See the full ranking

Life expectancy in Algarve over time

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Years. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Life expectancy at birth, by region (years), 2000 to 2024
Period AlgarvePortugal
2024 81.5 years 82.5 years
2023 80.9 years 82.3 years
2022 80.8 years 81.7 years
2021 80.7 years 81.4 years
2020 81.0 years 81.4 years
2019 81.2 years 82.0 years
2018 80.8 years 81.6 years
2017 80.7 years 81.6 years
2016 80.6 years 81.4 years
2015 81.0 years 81.3 years
2014 81.0 yearsb (break in time series) 81.3 yearsb (break in time series)
2013 80.6 years 80.9 years
2012 80.3 years 80.6 years
2011 80.3 years 80.7 years
2010 80.3 years 80.1 years
2009 79.3 years 79.7 years
2008 78.7 years 79.5 years
2007 78.4 years 79.3 years
2006 78.5 years 79.0 years
2005 77.6 years 78.2 years
2004 77.7 years 78.4 years
2003 77.5 years 77.5 years
2002 76.9 years 77.4 years
2001 77.1 years 77.2 years
2000 76.8 years 76.8 years

Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.7% from 80.9 years in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 81.0 years, the figure has changed by +0.6%. 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 267 regions with data for 2024, Algarve has the 151st highest value.
  • The figure for Portugal in 2024 was 82.5 years.

Source and dates

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
demo_r_mlifexp · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A sex=T age=Y_LT1 unit=YR
Observation period
2000 to 2024 for Algarve
Provider update
1 June 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat