What is life expectancy in Tokelau?

Life expectancy in Tokelau was 77.05 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 Tokelau?

The highest recorded value was 77.05 years in 2023.

What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Tokelau?

The lowest recorded value was 54.69 years in 1950.

How does Tokelau rank for life expectancy?

Tokelau ranks 93rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is life expectancy rising or falling in Tokelau?

Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Tokelau 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 Tokelau

Name: Life expectancy in Tokelau
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)

Tokelau: Life expectancy was 77.05 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

77.05 years

Change on year

up 0.2%

World rank

93rd

of 236 countries

All-time high

77.05 years

in 2023

All-time low

54.69 years

in 1950

Years of data

1950–2023

Life expectancy in Tokelau, 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

Tokelau recorded 77.05 years for life expectancy in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy in Tokelau peaked at 77.05 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 54.69 years, in 1950.

That places Tokelau 93rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	56.42 years	54.69 years	58.2 years	10
1960s	60.31 years	58.6 years	61.96 years	10
1970s	63.43 years	62.3 years	64.74 years	10
1980s	67.1 years	65.16 years	68.95 years	10
1990s	70.9 years	69.38 years	72 years	10
2000s	73.23 years	72.2 years	74.27 years	10
2010s	75.54 years	74.51 years	76.45 years	10
2020s	76.82 years	76.62 years	77.05 years	4

Countries ranked near Tokelau

90 Guam 77.21 years compare
91 Turkey 77.16 years compare
92 Montenegro 77.09 years compare
94 Hungary 77.02 years compare
95 French Guiana 76.98 years compare
96 Curacao 76.8 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Tokelau

Life expectancy at age 15 86.62 years (2100)
Reported cases of measles 0 Cases (2024)
Life expectancy vs. health spending 77.05 years (2023)

All data for Tokelau →

Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy in Tokelau?: Life expectancy in Tokelau was 77.05 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 Tokelau?: The highest recorded value was 77.05 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Tokelau?: The lowest recorded value was 54.69 years in 1950.
How does Tokelau rank for life expectancy?: Tokelau ranks 93rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy rising or falling in Tokelau?: Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Tokelau 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.