Portugal - Life expectancy at birth 2023

Life expectancy improves in Portugal

In 2023 the life expectancy in Portugal increased to 82.4 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 85.2 years and for men 79.5 years.

Portugal’s position was held this year in position 23th with respect to the ranking of 194 we publish life expectancy.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in Portugal over the past several years, we find that it is higher than in 2022, when it was 81.8 years, which is the same of what happens compared to 2013, when it was 80.9 years.

In this page we show you the progression of the life expectancy in Portugal. You can see the life expectancy in other countries in life expectancy and see all the information about Portugal in Portuguese economy.

Portugal - Life expectancy at birth

Date	Life expectancy - Women	Life expectancy - Men	Life expectancy
2023	85.20	79.50	82.40
2022	84.50	78.90	81.80
2021	84.40	78.50	81.50
2020	84.10	78.00	81.10
2019	84.80	78.70	81.90
2018	84.50	78.30	81.50
2017	84.60	78.40	81.60
2016	84.30	78.10	81.30
2015	84.30	78.10	81.30
2014	84.40	78.00	81.30
2013	84.00	77.60	80.90
2012	83.60	77.30	80.60
2011	83.80	77.30	80.70
2010	83.20	76.80	80.10
2009	82.80	76.50	79.70
2008	82.70	76.20	79.50
2007	82.50	75.90	79.30
2006	82.50	75.50	79.00
2005	81.50	74.90	78.20
2004	81.80	75.00	78.40
2003	80.80	74.20	77.50
2002	80.80	73.90	77.40
2001	80.70	73.60	77.20
2000	80.40	73.30	76.80
1999	79.80	72.70	76.20
1998	79.60	72.40	76.00
1997	79.40	72.20	75.80
1996	79.00	71.60	75.30
1995	79.00	71.70	75.40
1994	79.00	72.00	75.50
1993	78.10	71.00	74.60
1992	78.40	71.00	74.70
1991	77.70	70.50	74.10
1990	77.50	70.60	74.10
1989	77.90	70.90	74.40
1988	77.30	70.30	73.80
1987	77.20	70.30	73.80
1986	76.80	69.90	73.40
1985	76.50	69.40	73.00
1984	76.20	69.20	72.70
1983	75.80	69.00	72.40
1982	76.00	69.00	72.50
1981	75.20	68.20	71.80
1980	74.90	67.90	71.50
1979	74.70	67.90	71.30
1978	73.90	67.10	70.50
1977	73.70	66.40	70.10
1976	72.60	65.30	69.00
1975	72.10	64.60	68.40
1974	71.40	64.80	68.20
1973	70.60	64.40	67.60
1972	71.50	65.20	68.40
1971	69.70	63.10	66.40
1970	69.70	63.60	66.70
1969	69.00	62.80	66.00
1968	69.40	63.30	66.40
1967	69.20	62.80	66.10
1966	68.40	62.00	65.30
1965	68.90	62.60	65.80
1964	67.80	62.00	64.90
1963	67.60	61.80	64.80
1962	67.00	61.20	64.20
1961	65.40	59.90	62.70
1960	66.70	61.10	64.00

Portugal - Life expectancy at birth