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Life expectancy at birth in Ireland

Life expectancy at birth in Ireland was 83.1 years in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 0.4 from 2023. That is the 6th highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

2024, years83.1
Change on 2023+0.4
Rank6th of 27EU countries ranked
Series high83.12024
Series low76.62000

Life expectancy at birth in Ireland, 2000 to 2024

CSVChart (SVG)

767880828420002004200820122016202020242000: 76.6 years2001: 77.2 years2002: 77.7 years2003: 78.2 years2004: 78.6 years2005: 79 years2006: 79.3 years2007: 79.7 years2008: 80.2 years2009: 80.2 years2010: 80.8 years2011: 80.9 years2012: 80.9 years2013: 81 years2014: 81.3 years2015: 81.4 years2016: 81.6 years2017: 82 years2018: 82 years2019: 82.5 years2020: 82.3 years2021: 82.1 years2022: 82.4 years2023: 82.7 years2024: 83.1 years
years. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-07, published 2026-09-25.
All 25 values
Periodyears
202483.1
202382.7
202282.4
202182.1
202082.3
201982.5
201882
201782
201681.6
201581.4
201481.3 Series break
201381
201280.9
201180.9
201080.8
200980.2
200880.2
200779.7
200679.3
200579
200478.6
200378.2
200277.7
200177.2
200076.6

Compared with European Union (27)

Place2024
Ireland83.1
European Union (27)81.5

Rankings

Definition

Average number of years a newborn would live at current age-specific mortality, both sexes.

United States: NCHS period life tables. National figures from 1900 to 1932 cover only the states then in the death registration area. State figures are available for 2018 to 2021.

How to cite

Eurostat. Life expectancy by age and sex (demo_mlexpec). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_mlexpec/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

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What is the life expectancy in Ireland?

Life expectancy at birth in Ireland was 83.1 years in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 0.4 from 2023. That is the 6th highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

Eurostat, European Commission. Life expectancy by age and sex (demo_mlexpec). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-07.

What was the highest life expectancy in Ireland?

83.1 years in 2024, the highest value since 2000 in this series.

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