What is life expectancy in Russia?

Life expectancy in Russia was 73.15 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 Russia?

The highest recorded value was 73.15 years in 2023.

What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Russia?

The lowest recorded value was 20.5 years in 1920.

How does Russia rank for life expectancy?

Russia ranks 138th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is life expectancy rising or falling in Russia?

Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Russia 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 Russia

Name: Life expectancy in Russia
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)

Russia: Life expectancy was 73.15 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

73.15 years

Change on year

up 0.9%

World rank

138th

of 236 countries

All-time high

73.15 years

in 2023

All-time low

20.5 years

in 1920

Years of data

100

1896–2023

Life expectancy in Russia, 1896–2023

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 Russia stood at 73.15 years. That is the highest value across all 100 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy in Russia peaked at 73.15 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 20.5 years, in 1920.

Russia ranks 138th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 100 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1890s	31.9 years	31.9 years	31.9 years	1
1900s	30.5 years	30.5 years	30.5 years	1
1920s	32.61 years	20.5 years	38.9 years	10
1930s	38.68 years	32.8 years	43.6 years	9
1940s	46.98 years	40.4 years	55 years	5
1950s	61.67 years	55.27 years	67.69 years	10
1960s	68.94 years	68.31 years	69.5 years	10
1970s	68.38 years	67.57 years	68.95 years	10
1980s	68.68 years	67.48 years	70.06 years	10
1990s	66.35 years	63.82 years	69.28 years	10
2000s	66.04 years	64.72 years	68.66 years	10
2010s	71.15 years	68.15 years	73.07 years	10
2020s	71.66 years	69.81 years	73.15 years	4

Countries ranked near Russia

135 Belize 73.57 years compare
136 Trinidad and Tobago 73.49 years compare
137 Ukraine 73.42 years compare
139 Bhutan 72.98 years compare
140 Tonga 72.89 years compare
141 Honduras 72.88 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Russia

Population ages 15-64, female 62.7% (2025)
Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 777,078 (2025)
Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 746,870 (2025)
Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 802,950 (2025)
Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 766,900 (2025)
Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 813,793 (2025)
Population ages 0-14, total 24.44 million (2025)
Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 875,040 (2025)
Population ages 15-64, male 45.31 million (2025)
Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 852,518 (2025)

All data for Russia →

Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy in Russia?: Life expectancy in Russia was 73.15 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 Russia?: The highest recorded value was 73.15 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Russia?: The lowest recorded value was 20.5 years in 1920.
How does Russia rank for life expectancy?: Russia ranks 138th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy rising or falling in Russia?: Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Russia 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.