Life expectancy at birth, total in Canada
Canada: Life expectancy at birth, total was 82.11 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Canada, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth, total in Canada stood at 82.11 years.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Canada peaked at 82.16 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 71.13 years, in 1960.
Canada ranks 34th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 71.79 years | 71.13 years | 72.5 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 73.61 years | 72.7 years | 74.87 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 76.23 years | 75.1 years | 77.12 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 78.05 years | 77.44 years | 78.84 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.08 years | 79.17 years | 81.07 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.75 years | 81.32 years | 82.16 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.56 years | 81.09 years | 82.11 years | 5 |
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- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 216,465 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 220,012 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 211,687 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 217,399 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 20.3% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 8.44 million (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 206,439 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 18.9% (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 214,769 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 215,145 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Canada?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Canada was 82.11 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 82.16 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.13 years in 1960.
- How does Canada rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Canada ranks 34th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada 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.