Life expectancy at birth, total in Italy
Italy: Life expectancy at birth, total was 83.95 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Italy, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
Italy recorded 83.95 years for life expectancy at birth, total in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Italy peaked at 83.95 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 69.12 years, in 1960.
Italy ranks 11th 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 | 70.12 years | 69.12 years | 70.96 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 72.69 years | 71.56 years | 74 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 75.38 years | 73.94 years | 76.82 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 78.1 years | 76.97 years | 79.42 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.75 years | 79.78 years | 81.64 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.78 years | 82.04 years | 83.5 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.97 years | 82.2 years | 83.95 years | 5 |
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- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 254,017 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 283,668 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 267,288 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 276,964 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 261,395 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 268,958 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 246,920 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 241,914 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 255,898 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 273,787 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Italy?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Italy was 83.95 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 83.95 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.12 years in 1960.
- How does Italy rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Italy ranks 11th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy 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.