Life expectancy at birth, total in Australia
Australia: Life expectancy at birth, total was 83.05 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Australia, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
Australia recorded 83.05 years for life expectancy at birth, total in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Australia peaked at 83.3 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 70.82 years, in 1960.
Australia ranks 22nd of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 70.9 years | 70.82 years | 70.97 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 72.43 years | 71.02 years | 74 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 75.52 years | 74.33 years | 76.71 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 77.94 years | 76.99 years | 78.93 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.56 years | 79.23 years | 81.54 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.31 years | 81.7 years | 82.9 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.16 years | 83.05 years | 83.3 years | 5 |
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More health data for Australia
- Population ages 65 and above 18.1% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 2.33 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 17.0% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 5.00 million (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 161,096 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 169,878 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 160,992 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 8.86 million (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 160,792 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 170,044 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Australia?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Australia was 83.05 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 83.3 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.82 years in 1960.
- How does Australia rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Australia ranks 22nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.