What is life expectancy in Italy?

Life expectancy in Italy was 83.72 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 Italy?

The highest recorded value was 83.72 years in 2023.

What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Italy?

The lowest recorded value was 25.82 years in 1918.

How does Italy rank for life expectancy?

Italy ranks 12th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is life expectancy rising or falling in Italy?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Italy 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 Italy

Name: Life expectancy in Italy
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)

Italy: Life expectancy was 83.72 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

83.72 years

Change on year

up 2.0%

World rank

12th

of 236 countries

All-time high

83.72 years

in 2023

All-time low

25.82 years

in 1918

Years of data

152

1872–2023

Life expectancy in Italy, 1872–2023

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

Analysis

In 2023, life expectancy in Italy stood at 83.72 years. That is the highest value across all 152 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy in Italy peaked at 83.72 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 25.82 years, in 1918.

That places Italy 12th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 152 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1870s	32.71 years	29.76 years	34.96 years	8
1880s	35.76 years	32.82 years	39.13 years	10
1890s	40.58 years	38.55 years	43.71 years	10
1900s	43.86 years	41.85 years	45.48 years	10
1910s	42.67 years	25.82 years	49.86 years	10
1920s	50.79 years	45.82 years	52.66 years	10
1930s	55.99 years	54.74 years	57.6 years	10
1940s	56.87 years	49.44 years	64.15 years	10
1950s	67.32 years	65.32 years	69.31 years	10
1960s	70.2 years	69.21 years	71.03 years	10
1970s	72.77 years	71.63 years	74.11 years	10
1980s	75.5 years	74.05 years	76.93 years	10
1990s	78.02 years	76.99 years	79.2 years	10
2000s	80.82 years	79.61 years	81.76 years	10
2010s	82.7 years	82.13 years	83.34 years	10
2020s	82.7 years	82.05 years	83.72 years	4

Countries ranked near Italy

9 Switzerland 83.95 years compare
10 Australia 83.92 years compare
11 Singapore 83.74 years compare
13 Spain 83.67 years compare
14 Liechtenstein 83.63 years compare
15 Gibraltar 83.55 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Italy

Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 261,491 (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 12, female, interpolated 254,017 (2025)
Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 255,898 (2025)
Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 249,900 (2025)
Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 241,914 (2025)
Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 283,668 (2025)

All data for Italy →

Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy in Italy?: Life expectancy in Italy was 83.72 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 Italy?: The highest recorded value was 83.72 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Italy?: The lowest recorded value was 25.82 years in 1918.
How does Italy rank for life expectancy?: Italy ranks 12th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy rising or falling in Italy?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Italy 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.