Life expectancy in Saint Barthelemy
Saint Barthelemy: Life expectancy was 84.29 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy in Saint Barthelemy, 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
Saint Barthelemy recorded 84.29 years for life expectancy in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy in Saint Barthelemy peaked at 84.29 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 53.97 years, in 1950.
Saint Barthelemy ranks 6th of 236 countries on this measure, 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 | 57.77 years | 53.97 years | 59.89 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 61.91 years | 60.12 years | 64.5 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 68.57 years | 65.28 years | 71.7 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 73.93 years | 72.36 years | 75.34 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 77.51 years | 75.71 years | 79.07 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.63 years | 79.34 years | 81.76 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.69 years | 81.76 years | 83.82 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.21 years | 84.07 years | 84.29 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saint Barthelemy
- 3 Hong Kong 85.51 years compare
- 4 Japan 84.71 years compare
- 5 South Korea 84.33 years compare
- 7 French Polynesia 84.07 years compare
- 8 Andorra 84.04 years compare
- 9 Switzerland 83.95 years compare
More health data for Saint Barthelemy
- Life expectancy at age 15 92.47 years (2100)
- Life expectancy vs. health spending 84.29 years (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy in Saint Barthelemy?
- Life expectancy in Saint Barthelemy was 84.29 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 Saint Barthelemy?
- The highest recorded value was 84.29 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Saint Barthelemy?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.97 years in 1950.
- How does Saint Barthelemy rank for life expectancy?
- Saint Barthelemy ranks 6th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy rising or falling in Saint Barthelemy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Barthelemy 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
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.