Life expectancy at birth, total in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Life expectancy at birth, total was 83.07 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in United Arab Emirates, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 83.07 years for life expectancy at birth, total in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in United Arab Emirates peaked at 83.07 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 50.65 years, in 1960.
United Arab Emirates ranks 21st 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 | 55.1 years | 50.65 years | 59.76 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 64.52 years | 60.78 years | 67.64 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 69.8 years | 68.16 years | 70.96 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 72.02 years | 71.07 years | 74.98 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.92 years | 76.35 years | 81.68 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.13 years | 81.89 years | 82.6 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.5 years | 79.08 years | 83.07 years | 5 |
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- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 63,821 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 62,035 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 64,506 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 62,247 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 63,598 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 62,337 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 62,298 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 61,771 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 60,342 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in United Arab Emirates?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in United Arab Emirates was 83.07 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 83.07 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.65 years in 1960.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 21st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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.