What is life expectancy in Martinique?

Life expectancy in Martinique was 82.57 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 Martinique?

The highest recorded value was 82.57 years in 2023.

What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Martinique?

The lowest recorded value was 54.21 years in 1951.

How does Martinique rank for life expectancy?

Martinique ranks 27th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is life expectancy rising or falling in Martinique?

Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Martinique 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 Martinique

Name: Life expectancy in Martinique
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)

Martinique: Life expectancy was 82.57 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

82.57 years

Change on year

up 2.1%

World rank

27th

of 236 countries

All-time high

82.57 years

in 2023

All-time low

54.21 years

in 1951

Years of data

1950–2023

Life expectancy in Martinique, 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

The most recent figure for life expectancy in Martinique is 82.57 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy in Martinique peaked at 82.57 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 54.21 years, in 1951.

Martinique ranks 27th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	58.02 years	54.21 years	61.51 years	10
1960s	63.71 years	61.61 years	65.44 years	10
1970s	68.74 years	65.05 years	71.38 years	10
1980s	73.97 years	71.9 years	75.78 years	10
1990s	77.09 years	75.86 years	78.08 years	10
2000s	79.77 years	78.43 years	81.24 years	10
2010s	81.84 years	81.14 years	82.09 years	10
2020s	80.35 years	77.74 years	82.57 years	4

Countries ranked near Martinique

24 United Arab Emirates 82.91 years compare
25 Iceland 82.69 years compare
26 Canada 82.63 years compare
28 Ireland 82.41 years compare
29 Israel 82.41 years compare
30 Qatar 82.37 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Martinique

Life expectancy at age 15 91.36 years (2100)
Life expectancy vs. health spending 82.56 years (2023)
Lung cancer death rates 4.57 deaths per 100,000 people (2016)

All data for Martinique →

Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy in Martinique?: Life expectancy in Martinique was 82.57 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 Martinique?: The highest recorded value was 82.57 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Martinique?: The lowest recorded value was 54.21 years in 1951.
How does Martinique rank for life expectancy?: Martinique ranks 27th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy rising or falling in Martinique?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Martinique 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.