What is life expectancy in Saint Martin (French part)?

Life expectancy in Saint Martin (French part) was 80.22 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 Martin (French part)?

The highest recorded value was 80.24 years in 2022.

What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Saint Martin (French part)?

The lowest recorded value was 65.12 years in 1950.

How does Saint Martin (French part) rank for life expectancy?

Saint Martin (French part) ranks 55th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is life expectancy rising or falling in Saint Martin (French part)?

Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Saint Martin (French part) 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 Saint Martin (French part)

Name: Life expectancy in Saint Martin (French part)
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)

Saint Martin (French part): Life expectancy was 80.22 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

80.22 years

Change on year

down 0.0%

World rank

55th

of 236 countries

All-time high

80.24 years

in 2022

All-time low

65.12 years

in 1950

Years of data

1950–2023

Life expectancy in Saint Martin (French part), 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

In 2023, life expectancy in Saint Martin (French part) stood at 80.22 years.

The figure is up 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy in Saint Martin (French part) peaked at 80.24 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 65.12 years, in 1950.

That places Saint Martin (French part) 55th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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	66.14 years	65.12 years	67.37 years	10
1960s	68.99 years	67.65 years	70.56 years	10
1970s	71.84 years	70.98 years	72.3 years	10
1980s	73.02 years	72.35 years	74.2 years	10
1990s	75.61 years	74.56 years	76.57 years	10
2000s	77.68 years	76.79 years	78.51 years	10
2010s	79.49 years	78.75 years	80.08 years	10
2020s	80.19 years	80.08 years	80.24 years	4

Countries ranked near Saint Martin (French part)

52 Taiwan 80.56 years compare
53 Kuwait 80.4 years compare
54 Cayman Islands 80.36 years compare
56 Faroe Islands 80.18 years compare
57 Oman 80.03 years compare
58 Czechia 79.83 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Saint Martin (French part)

Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 177 (2025)
Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 171 (2025)
Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 168 (2025)
Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 168 (2025)
Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 173 (2025)
Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 173 (2025)
Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 175 (2025)
Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 190 (2025)
Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 187 (2025)
Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 185 (2025)

All data for Saint Martin (French part) →

Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy in Saint Martin (French part)?: Life expectancy in Saint Martin (French part) was 80.22 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 Martin (French part)?: The highest recorded value was 80.24 years in 2022.
What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Saint Martin (French part)?: The lowest recorded value was 65.12 years in 1950.
How does Saint Martin (French part) rank for life expectancy?: Saint Martin (French part) ranks 55th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy rising or falling in Saint Martin (French part)?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Saint Martin (French part) 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.