What is life expectancy in Portugal?

Life expectancy in Portugal was 82.36 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 Portugal?

The highest recorded value was 82.36 years in 2023.

What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Portugal?

The lowest recorded value was 47.99 years in 1941.

How does Portugal rank for life expectancy?

Portugal ranks 31st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is life expectancy rising or falling in Portugal?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Portugal 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 Portugal

Name: Life expectancy in Portugal
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)

Portugal: Life expectancy was 82.36 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

82.36 years

Change on year

up 1.4%

World rank

31st

of 236 countries

All-time high

82.36 years

in 2023

All-time low

47.99 years

in 1941

Years of data

1940–2023

Life expectancy in Portugal, 1940–2023

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 Portugal is 82.36 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 84 years on record.

The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy in Portugal peaked at 82.36 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 47.99 years, in 1941.

Portugal ranks 31st of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 84 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1940s	52.83 years	47.99 years	56.72 years	10
1950s	61.09 years	58.48 years	63.72 years	10
1960s	65.27 years	62.8 years	66.82 years	10
1970s	69.15 years	66.85 years	71.61 years	10
1980s	73.15 years	71.66 years	74.67 years	10
1990s	75.33 years	74.24 years	76.32 years	10
2000s	78.35 years	76.83 years	79.83 years	10
2010s	81.14 years	80.11 years	81.96 years	10
2020s	81.58 years	81.19 years	82.36 years	4

Countries ranked near Portugal

28 Ireland 82.41 years compare
29 Israel 82.41 years compare
30 Qatar 82.37 years compare
32 Bermuda 82.31 years compare
33 Luxembourg 82.23 years compare
34 Netherlands 82.16 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Portugal

Population ages 65 and above, total 2.70 million (2025)
Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 51,094 (2025)
Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 49,374 (2025)
Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 48,879 (2025)
Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 45,324 (2025)
Population ages 65 and above 24.9% (2025)
Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 43,079 (2025)
Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 41,350 (2025)
Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 43,511 (2025)
Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 49,729 (2025)

All data for Portugal →

Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy in Portugal?: Life expectancy in Portugal was 82.36 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 Portugal?: The highest recorded value was 82.36 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Portugal?: The lowest recorded value was 47.99 years in 1941.
How does Portugal rank for life expectancy?: Portugal ranks 31st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy rising or falling in Portugal?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Portugal 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.