What is life expectancy in Sweden?

Life expectancy in Sweden was 83.26 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 Sweden?

The highest recorded value was 83.26 years in 2023.

What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Sweden?

The lowest recorded value was 17.99 years in 1773.

How does Sweden rank for life expectancy?

Sweden ranks 21st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is life expectancy rising or falling in Sweden?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Sweden 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 Sweden

Name: Life expectancy in Sweden
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)

Sweden: Life expectancy was 83.26 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

83.26 years

Change on year

up 0.3%

World rank

21st

of 236 countries

All-time high

83.26 years

in 2023

All-time low

17.99 years

in 1773

Years of data

273

1751–2023

Life expectancy in Sweden, 1751–2023

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 Sweden is 83.26 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 273 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy in Sweden peaked at 83.26 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 17.99 years, in 1773.

Sweden ranks 21st of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 273 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1750s	36.54 years	32.92 years	39.74 years	9
1760s	35.89 years	30.46 years	39.71 years	10
1770s	34.46 years	17.99 years	41.51 years	10
1780s	36.2 years	31.23 years	42.68 years	10
1790s	38.84 years	33.6 years	41.34 years	10
1800s	36.23 years	26.91 years	41.05 years	10
1810s	37.63 years	31.99 years	41.78 years	10
1820s	41.64 years	36.21 years	45.26 years	10
1830s	41.37 years	38.55 years	47.15 years	10
1840s	43.66 years	40.14 years	45.99 years	10
1850s	42.02 years	34.62 years	44.69 years	10
1860s	44.95 years	41.01 years	48.46 years	10
1870s	46.77 years	44.15 years	49.94 years	10
1880s	49.75 years	47.67 years	52.25 years	10
1890s	52.18 years	50.44 years	54.59 years	10
1900s	55.26 years	52.23 years	58.34 years	10
1910s	57.04 years	49.72 years	58.8 years	10
1920s	61.71 years	58.91 years	62.91 years	10
1930s	64.56 years	62.71 years	66.38 years	10
1940s	68.8 years	66.74 years	70.81 years	10
1950s	72.29 years	71.14 years	73.37 years	10
1960s	73.73 years	73.04 years	74.15 years	10
1970s	75.02 years	74.6 years	75.52 years	10
1980s	76.7 years	75.74 years	77.65 years	10
1990s	78.63 years	77.59 years	79.51 years	10
2000s	80.52 years	79.74 years	81.36 years	10
2010s	82.17 years	81.52 years	83.05 years	10
2020s	82.94 years	82.43 years	83.26 years	4

Countries ranked near Sweden

18 Norway 83.31 years compare
19 Malta 83.3 years compare
20 Guernsey 83.27 years compare
22 Macao 83.07 years compare
23 Vatican 82.98 years compare
24 United Arab Emirates 82.91 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Sweden

Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 65,065 (2025)
Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 61,513 (2025)
Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 65,083 (2025)
Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 61,407 (2025)
Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 65,088 (2025)
Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 61,321 (2025)
Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 65,103 (2025)
Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 64,313 (2025)
Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 61,172 (2025)
Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 65,016 (2025)

All data for Sweden →

Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy in Sweden?: Life expectancy in Sweden was 83.26 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 Sweden?: The highest recorded value was 83.26 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Sweden?: The lowest recorded value was 17.99 years in 1773.
How does Sweden rank for life expectancy?: Sweden ranks 21st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy rising or falling in Sweden?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sweden 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.