Female life expectancy at birth in United Kingdom

Female life expectancy at birth in the United Kingdom was 83.2 years in 2023, according to the World Bank. That is up 0.2 from 2022. That is the 46th highest of 215 countries in 2023.

2023, years83.2
Change on 2022+0.2
Rank46th of 215Countries ranked
Series high83.32019
Series low73.91961

Female life expectancy at birth in United Kingdom, 1960 to 2023

7274767880828419601970198019902000201020231960: 74.2 years1961: 73.9 years1962: 74 years1963: 73.9 years1964: 74.8 years1965: 74.8 years1966: 74.8 years1967: 75.3 years1968: 74.9 years1969: 75 years1970: 75.2 years1971: 75.5 years1972: 75.3 years1973: 75.5 years1974: 75.7 years1975: 75.9 years1976: 75.9 years1977: 76.4 years1978: 76.3 years1979: 76.4 years1980: 76.8 years1981: 77.1 years1982: 77.2 years1983: 77.4 years1984: 77.8 years1985: 77.6 years1986: 77.9 years1987: 78.2 years1988: 78.3 years1989: 78.4 years1990: 78.8 years1991: 78.9 years1992: 79.2 years1993: 79.1 years1994: 79.6 years1995: 79.5 years1996: 79.7 years1997: 79.9 years1998: 79.7 years1999: 79.9 years2000: 80.2 years2001: 80.4 years2002: 80.5 years2003: 80.7 years2004: 81 years2005: 81.2 years2006: 81.4 years2007: 81.6 years2008: 81.7 years2009: 82.1 years2010: 82.4 years2011: 83 years2012: 82.8 years2013: 82.9 years2014: 83.2 years2015: 82.8 years2016: 83 years2017: 83.1 years2018: 83.1 years2019: 83.3 years2020: 82.4 years2021: 82.7 years2022: 83 years2023: 83.2 years
years. Source: World Bank, Life expectancy at birth, female, years (SP.DYN.LE00.FE.IN). Retrieved 2026-10-11, published 2026-10-08.
All 64 values
Periodyears
202383.2
202283
202182.7
202082.4
201983.3
201883.1
201783.1
201683
201582.8
201483.2
201382.9
201282.8
201183
201082.4
200982.1
200881.7
200781.6
200681.4
200581.2
200481
200380.7
200280.5
200180.4
200080.2
199979.9
199879.7
199779.9
199679.7
199579.5
199479.6
199379.1
199279.2
199178.9
199078.8
198978.4
198878.3
198778.2
198677.9
198577.6
198477.8
198377.4
198277.2
198177.1
198076.8
197976.4
197876.3
197776.4
197675.9
197575.9
197475.7
197375.5
197275.3
197175.5
197075.2
196975
196874.9
196775.3
196674.8
196574.8
196474.8
196373.9
196274
196173.9
196074.2

Rankings

Definition

Average number of years a newborn girl would live at current age-specific mortality.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Life expectancy at birth, female, years (SP.DYN.LE00.FE.IN). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.FE.IN. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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What is the female life expectancy at birth in United Kingdom?

Female life expectancy at birth in the United Kingdom was 83.2 years in 2023, according to the World Bank. That is up 0.2 from 2022. That is the 46th highest of 215 countries in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

World Bank. Life expectancy at birth, female, years (SP.DYN.LE00.FE.IN). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-11.

What was the highest female life expectancy at birth in United Kingdom?

83.3 years in 2019, the highest value since 1960 in this series.

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