What is life expectancy in Guernsey?

Life expectancy in Guernsey was 83.27 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Guernsey?

The highest recorded value was 83.35 years in 2020.

What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Guernsey?

The lowest recorded value was 71.23 years in 1950.

How does Guernsey rank for life expectancy?

Guernsey ranks 20th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is life expectancy rising or falling in Guernsey?

Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Guernsey data come from?

The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Life expectancy in Guernsey

Name: Life expectancy in Guernsey
Creator: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Guernsey: Life expectancy was 83.27 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

83.27 years

Change on year

up 0.2%

World rank

20th

of 236 countries

All-time high

83.35 years

in 2020

All-time low

71.23 years

in 1950

Years of data

1950–2023

Life expectancy in Guernsey, 1950–2023

Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Guernsey recorded 83.27 years for life expectancy in 2023.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy in Guernsey peaked at 83.35 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 71.23 years, in 1950.

That places Guernsey 20th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	72.77 years	71.23 years	75.86 years	10
1960s	73.27 years	72.16 years	75.19 years	10
1970s	73.64 years	72.58 years	74.44 years	10
1980s	75.78 years	72.37 years	77.6 years	10
1990s	77.94 years	76.64 years	80.26 years	10
2000s	80.53 years	79.39 years	81.9 years	10
2010s	82.68 years	82.31 years	83.28 years	10
2020s	82.92 years	81.97 years	83.35 years	4

Countries ranked near Guernsey

17 France 83.33 years compare
18 Norway 83.31 years compare
19 Malta 83.3 years compare
21 Sweden 83.26 years compare
22 Macao 83.07 years compare
23 Vatican 82.98 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Guernsey

Life expectancy at age 15 91.94 years (2100)
Life expectancy vs. health spending 83.27 years (2023)

All data for Guernsey →

Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy in Guernsey?: Life expectancy in Guernsey was 83.27 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Guernsey?: The highest recorded value was 83.35 years in 2020.
What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Guernsey?: The lowest recorded value was 71.23 years in 1950.
How does Guernsey rank for life expectancy?: Guernsey ranks 20th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy rising or falling in Guernsey?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Guernsey data come from?: The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Life expectancy
Unit: years
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.