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Life expectancy at birth in Guernsey

Life expectancy at birth in Guernsey was 83.27 years in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 0.17 from 2022.

2023, years83.27 Estimated
Change on 2022+0.17
Series high83.352020
Series low71.231950
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Life expectancy at birth in Guernsey, 1950 to 2023

7072.57577.58082.58519501961197219831994200520231950: 71.23 years1951: 71.71 years1952: 72.68 years1953: 71.46 years1954: 73.07 years1955: 71.58 years1956: 75.86 years1957: 72.61 years1958: 73.58 years1959: 73.93 years1960: 75.19 years1961: 72.88 years1962: 73.58 years1963: 73.83 years1964: 73.12 years1965: 72.16 years1966: 73.72 years1967: 73.43 years1968: 72.39 years1969: 72.38 years1970: 72.58 years1971: 73.01 years1972: 72.89 years1973: 74.22 years1974: 73.56 years1975: 73.58 years1976: 73.64 years1977: 74.12 years1978: 74.44 years1979: 74.31 years1980: 75.49 years1981: 74.68 years1982: 72.37 years1983: 76.21 years1984: 76.23 years1985: 76.03 years1986: 76.03 years1987: 76.43 years1988: 76.7 years1989: 77.6 years1990: 76.64 years1991: 76.79 years1992: 77.82 years1993: 76.8 years1994: 77.02 years1995: 78.12 years1996: 78.09 years1997: 78.7 years1998: 79.16 years1999: 80.26 years2000: 79.39 years2001: 79.49 years2002: 79.61 years2003: 79.68 years2004: 80.43 years2005: 80.73 years2006: 81.16 years2007: 81.31 years2008: 81.56 years2009: 81.9 years2010: 82.31 years2011: 82.64 years2012: 82.35 years2013: 82.84 years2014: 83.01 years2015: 82.75 years2016: 82.56 years2017: 82.32 years2018: 82.75 years2019: 83.28 years2020: 83.35 years2021: 81.97 years2022: 83.11 years2023: 83.27 years7075808519501975200020231950: 71.23 years1951: 71.71 years1952: 72.68 years1953: 71.46 years1954: 73.07 years1955: 71.58 years1956: 75.86 years1957: 72.61 years1958: 73.58 years1959: 73.93 years1960: 75.19 years1961: 72.88 years1962: 73.58 years1963: 73.83 years1964: 73.12 years1965: 72.16 years1966: 73.72 years1967: 73.43 years1968: 72.39 years1969: 72.38 years1970: 72.58 years1971: 73.01 years1972: 72.89 years1973: 74.22 years1974: 73.56 years1975: 73.58 years1976: 73.64 years1977: 74.12 years1978: 74.44 years1979: 74.31 years1980: 75.49 years1981: 74.68 years1982: 72.37 years1983: 76.21 years1984: 76.23 years1985: 76.03 years1986: 76.03 years1987: 76.43 years1988: 76.7 years1989: 77.6 years1990: 76.64 years1991: 76.79 years1992: 77.82 years1993: 76.8 years1994: 77.02 years1995: 78.12 years1996: 78.09 years1997: 78.7 years1998: 79.16 years1999: 80.26 years2000: 79.39 years2001: 79.49 years2002: 79.61 years2003: 79.68 years2004: 80.43 years2005: 80.73 years2006: 81.16 years2007: 81.31 years2008: 81.56 years2009: 81.9 years2010: 82.31 years2011: 82.64 years2012: 82.35 years2013: 82.84 years2014: 83.01 years2015: 82.75 years2016: 82.56 years2017: 82.32 years2018: 82.75 years2019: 83.28 years2020: 83.35 years2021: 81.97 years2022: 83.11 years2023: 83.27 years
years. Source: UN WPP, World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Life expectancy at birth, both sexes, estimates 1950 to 2023 (LEx). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2024-12-13.
All 74 values
Periodyears
202383.27 Estimated
202283.11 Estimated
202181.97 Estimated
202083.35 Estimated
201983.28 Estimated
201882.75 Estimated
201782.32 Estimated
201682.56 Estimated
201582.75 Estimated
201483.01 Estimated
201382.84 Estimated
201282.35 Estimated
201182.64 Estimated
201082.31 Estimated
200981.9 Estimated
200881.56 Estimated
200781.31 Estimated
200681.16 Estimated
200580.73 Estimated
200480.43 Estimated
200379.68 Estimated
200279.61 Estimated
200179.49 Estimated
200079.39 Estimated
199980.26 Estimated
199879.16 Estimated
199778.7 Estimated
199678.09 Estimated
199578.12 Estimated
199477.02 Estimated
199376.8 Estimated
199277.82 Estimated
199176.79 Estimated
199076.64 Estimated
198977.6 Estimated
198876.7 Estimated
198776.43 Estimated
198676.03 Estimated
198576.03 Estimated
198476.23 Estimated
198376.21 Estimated
198272.37 Estimated
198174.68 Estimated
198075.49 Estimated
197974.31 Estimated
197874.44 Estimated
197774.12 Estimated
197673.64 Estimated
197573.58 Estimated
197473.56 Estimated
197374.22 Estimated
197272.89 Estimated
197173.01 Estimated
197072.58 Estimated
196972.38 Estimated
196872.39 Estimated
196773.43 Estimated
196673.72 Estimated
196572.16 Estimated
196473.12 Estimated
196373.83 Estimated
196273.58 Estimated
196172.88 Estimated
196075.19 Estimated
195973.93 Estimated
195873.58 Estimated
195772.61 Estimated
195675.86 Estimated
195571.58 Estimated
195473.07 Estimated
195371.46 Estimated
195272.68 Estimated
195171.71 Estimated
195071.23 Estimated

Guernsey compared with nearby places

United Arab Emirates: 82.91 yearsAfghanistan: 66.03 yearsAntigua and Barbuda: 77.6 yearsAlbania: 79.6 yearsArmenia: 75.68 yearsAngola: 64.62 yearsArgentina: 77.39 yearsAustria: 81.96 yearsAustralia: 83.92 yearsAzerbaijan: 74.43 yearsBosnia and Herzegovina: 77.85 yearsBangladesh: 74.67 yearsBelgium: 82.12 yearsBurkina Faso: 61.09 yearsBulgaria: 75.64 yearsBurundi: 63.65 yearsBenin: 60.77 yearsBrunei: 75.33 yearsBolivia: 68.58 yearsBrazil: 75.85 yearsBahamas: 74.55 yearsBhutan: 72.98 yearsBotswana: 69.16 yearsBelarus: 74.43 yearsBelize: 73.57 yearsCanada: 82.63 yearsDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 61.9 yearsCentral African Republic: 57.41 yearsRepublic of the Congo: 65.77 yearsSwitzerland: 83.95 yearsCôte d’Ivoire: 61.94 yearsChile: 81.17 yearsCameroon: 63.7 yearsChina: 77.95 yearsColombia: 77.72 yearsCosta Rica: 80.8 yearsCuba: 78.09 yearsCape Verde: 76.06 yearsCyprus: 81.65 yearsCzechia: 79.83 yearsGermany: 81.38 yearsDjibouti: 65.99 yearsDenmark: 81.93 yearsDominican Republic: 73.72 yearsAlgeria: 76.26 yearsEcuador: 77.39 yearsEstonia: 79.15 yearsEgypt: 71.63 yearsWestern Sahara: 71.39 yearsEritrea: 68.62 yearsSpain: 83.67 yearsEthiopia: 67.32 yearsFinland: 81.91 yearsFiji: 67.32 yearsFalkland Islands: 79.21 yearsFaroe Islands: 80.18 yearsFrance: 83.33 yearsGabon: 68.34 yearsUnited Kingdom: 81.3 yearsGeorgia: 74.5 yearsGhana: 65.5 yearsGreenland: 70.06 yearsGambia: 65.86 yearsGuinea: 60.74 yearsEquatorial Guinea: 63.71 yearsGreece: 81.86 yearsGuatemala: 72.6 yearsGuinea-Bissau: 64.08 yearsGuyana: 70.18 yearsHong Kong: 85.51 yearsHonduras: 72.88 yearsCroatia: 78.58 yearsHaiti: 64.94 yearsHungary: 77.02 yearsIndonesia: 71.15 yearsIreland: 82.41 yearsIsrael: 82.41 yearsIsle of Man: 81 yearsIndia: 72 yearsIraq: 72.32 yearsIran: 77.65 yearsIceland: 82.69 yearsItaly: 83.72 yearsJamaica: 71.48 yearsJordan: 77.81 yearsJapan: 84.71 yearsKenya: 63.65 yearsKyrgyzstan: 71.68 yearsCambodia: 70.67 yearsKiribati: 66.47 yearsNorth Korea: 73.64 yearsSouth Korea: 84.33 yearsKuwait: 80.4 yearsCayman Islands: 80.36 yearsKazakhstan: 74.4 yearsLaos: 68.96 yearsLebanon: 77.82 yearsSri Lanka: 77.48 yearsLiberia: 62.16 yearsLesotho: 57.37 yearsLithuania: 76.03 yearsLuxembourg: 82.23 yearsLatvia: 76.19 yearsLibya: 69.34 yearsMorocco: 75.31 yearsMoldova: 71.2 yearsMontenegro: 77.09 yearsMadagascar: 63.63 yearsNorth Macedonia: 77.39 yearsMali: 60.44 yearsMyanmar: 66.89 yearsMongolia: 71.73 yearsMauritania: 68.48 yearsMauritius: 74.93 yearsMalawi: 67.35 yearsMexico: 75.07 yearsMalaysia: 76.66 yearsMozambique: 63.61 yearsNamibia: 67.38 yearsNew Caledonia: 78.77 yearsNiger: 61.18 yearsNigeria: 54.46 yearsNicaragua: 74.95 yearsNetherlands: 82.16 yearsNorway: 83.31 yearsNepal: 70.35 yearsNew Zealand: 82.09 yearsOman: 80.03 yearsPanama: 79.59 yearsPeru: 77.74 yearsFrench Polynesia: 84.07 yearsPapua New Guinea: 66.13 yearsPhilippines: 69.83 yearsPakistan: 67.65 yearsPoland: 78.63 yearsPuerto Rico: 81.69 yearsPalestine: 65.17 yearsPortugal: 82.36 yearsPalau: 69.27 yearsParaguay: 73.84 yearsQatar: 82.37 yearsRomania: 75.94 yearsSerbia: 76.77 yearsRussia: 73.15 yearsRwanda: 67.79 yearsSaudi Arabia: 78.73 yearsSolomon Islands: 70.53 yearsSudan: 66.33 yearsSweden: 83.26 yearsSingapore: 83.74 yearsSlovenia: 81.6 yearsSlovakia: 78.34 yearsSierra Leone: 61.79 yearsSenegal: 68.68 yearsSomalia: 58.82 yearsSuriname: 73.63 yearsSouth Sudan: 57.62 yearsEl Salvador: 72.1 yearsSyria: 72.12 yearsEswatini: 64.12 yearsChad: 55.07 yearsTogo: 62.74 yearsThailand: 76.41 yearsTajikistan: 71.79 yearsTimor-Leste: 67.69 yearsTurkmenistan: 70.07 yearsTunisia: 76.51 yearsTürkiye: 77.16 yearsTrinidad and Tobago: 73.49 yearsTaiwan: 80.56 yearsTanzania: 67 yearsUkraine: 73.42 yearsUganda: 68.25 yearsUnited States: 79.3 yearsUruguay: 78.14 yearsUzbekistan: 72.39 yearsVenezuela: 72.51 yearsVietnam: 74.59 yearsVanuatu: 71.48 yearsSamoa: 71.7 yearsYemen: 69.3 yearsSouth Africa: 66.14 yearsZambia: 66.35 yearsZimbabwe: 62.77 years
  • Under 66
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  • 70 to 74
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  • 81 and over
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Life expectancy at birth, 2023, years. Guernsey is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Life expectancy at birth, both sexes, estimates 1950 to 2023 (LEx). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Life expectancy at birth, both sexes, estimates 1950 to 2023 (LEx) (Life expectancy at birth, Guernsey, 1950 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz

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World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Life expectancy at birth, both sexes, estimates 1950 to 2023 (LEx), Life expectancy at birth, Guernsey, 1950 to 2023. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 13 Dec. 2024, https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/life-expectancy/guernsey. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. 2024. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Life expectancy at birth, both sexes, estimates 1950 to 2023 (LEx). Life expectancy at birth, Guernsey, 1950 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/life-expectancy/guernsey.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024) World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Life expectancy at birth, both sexes, estimates 1950 to 2023 (LEx), Life expectancy at birth, Guernsey, 1950 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/life-expectancy/guernsey (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the life expectancy in Guernsey?

Life expectancy at birth in Guernsey was 83.27 years in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 0.17 from 2022.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Life expectancy at birth, both sexes, estimates 1950 to 2023 (LEx). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest life expectancy in Guernsey?

83.35 years in 2020, the highest value since 1950 in this series.

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