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Life expectancy at age 15 in Ireland

Ireland: Life expectancy at age 15 was 91.82 years in 2100. ▲ Rising

Latest (2100)
91.82 years
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
27th
of 236 countries
All-time high
91.82 years
in 2100
All-time low
68.87 years
in 1951
Years of data
151
1950–2100

Life expectancy at age 15 in Ireland, 1950–2100

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Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2100, life expectancy at age 15 in Ireland stood at 91.82 years. That is the highest value across all 151 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 15 in Ireland peaked at 91.82 years in 2100 and was at its lowest, 68.87 years, in 1951.

Ireland ranks 27th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 151 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 71.29 years 68.87 years 72.34 years 10
1960s 72.76 years 72.37 years 73.4 years 10
1970s 73.16 years 72.7 years 73.51 years 10
1980s 74.57 years 73.74 years 75.33 years 10
1990s 76.29 years 75.69 years 76.83 years 10
2000s 79.05 years 77.18 years 80.49 years 10
2010s 81.82 years 81.01 years 82.76 years 10
2020s 82.97 years 82.19 years 83.66 years 10
2030s 84.44 years 83.81 years 85.04 years 10
2040s 85.73 years 85.17 years 86.26 years 10
2050s 86.92 years 86.38 years 87.45 years 10
2060s 88.06 years 87.56 years 88.55 years 10
2070s 89.15 years 88.67 years 89.63 years 10
2080s 90.2 years 89.74 years 90.68 years 10
2090s 91.25 years 90.79 years 91.71 years 10
2100s 91.82 years 91.82 years 91.82 years 1

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 24 Guernsey 91.94 years compare
  2. 25 Portugal 91.94 years compare
  3. 26 Canada 91.85 years compare
  4. 28 Maldives 91.76 years compare
  5. 29 United Arab Emirates 91.67 years compare
  6. 30 Bermuda 91.65 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at age 15 in Ireland?
Life expectancy at age 15 in Ireland was 91.82 years in 2100, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 91.82 years in 2100.
What is the lowest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 68.87 years in 1951.
How does Ireland rank for life expectancy at age 15?
Ireland ranks 27th out of 236 countries with data for 2100.
Is life expectancy at age 15 rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ireland data come from?
The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at age 15. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Life expectancy at age 15
Unit
years
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 36,894 data points, 1751–2100
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The total period life expectancy at age 15, in a given year.