Life expectancy at birth, total in Japan
Japan: Life expectancy at birth, total was 84.04 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Japan, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth, total in Japan stood at 84.04 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Japan peaked at 84.56 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 67.7 years, in 1960.
That places Japan 10th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 70.07 years | 67.7 years | 71.86 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 74.07 years | 71.92 years | 76.11 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 77.46 years | 75.99 years | 78.77 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 79.71 years | 78.84 years | 80.5 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.03 years | 81.08 years | 82.93 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.59 years | 82.59 years | 84.36 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.22 years | 84 years | 84.56 years | 5 |
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More health data for Japan
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 583,534 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 563,343 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 590,814 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 502,682 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 559,732 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 531,097 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 11.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 13.86 million (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 593,667 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 552,498 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Japan?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Japan was 84.04 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 84.56 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.7 years in 1960.
- How does Japan rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Japan ranks 10th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan 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.