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Life expectancy at birth in Réunion

Life expectancy at birth in Réunion was 83.55 years in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 2.05 from 2022.

2023, years83.55 Estimated
Change on 2022+2.05
Series high83.552023
Series low47.561950
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Life expectancy at birth in Réunion, 1950 to 2023

40506070809019501961197219831994200520231950: 47.56 years1951: 48.65 years1952: 50.11 years1953: 51.47 years1954: 52.99 years1955: 54.09 years1956: 54.88 years1957: 54.9 years1958: 55.29 years1959: 56.18 years1960: 57.66 years1961: 58.76 years1962: 59.39 years1963: 59.84 years1964: 60.31 years1965: 60.97 years1966: 61.43 years1967: 62.09 years1968: 62.4 years1969: 62.85 years1970: 63.2 years1971: 63.73 years1972: 64.25 years1973: 64.77 years1974: 65.35 years1975: 66.02 years1976: 66.7 years1977: 67.41 years1978: 68.11 years1979: 68.82 years1980: 69.37 years1981: 70.23 years1982: 70.96 years1983: 71.57 years1984: 72.18 years1985: 72.58 years1986: 73.01 years1987: 73.25 years1988: 73.62 years1989: 73.86 years1990: 74.19 years1991: 74.47 years1992: 74.79 years1993: 75.04 years1994: 75.41 years1995: 75.71 years1996: 76.03 years1997: 76.34 years1998: 76.62 years1999: 76.84 years2000: 77.01 years2001: 77.15 years2002: 77.35 years2003: 77.56 years2004: 77.75 years2005: 77.95 years2006: 78.34 years2007: 78.93 years2008: 79.5 years2009: 80.03 years2010: 80.47 years2011: 80.97 years2012: 81.35 years2013: 81.62 years2014: 81.78 years2015: 81.91 years2016: 82.03 years2017: 82.13 years2018: 82.2 years2019: 82.32 years2020: 82.58 years2021: 81.5 years2022: 81.5 years2023: 83.55 years40506070809019501975200020231950: 47.56 years1951: 48.65 years1952: 50.11 years1953: 51.47 years1954: 52.99 years1955: 54.09 years1956: 54.88 years1957: 54.9 years1958: 55.29 years1959: 56.18 years1960: 57.66 years1961: 58.76 years1962: 59.39 years1963: 59.84 years1964: 60.31 years1965: 60.97 years1966: 61.43 years1967: 62.09 years1968: 62.4 years1969: 62.85 years1970: 63.2 years1971: 63.73 years1972: 64.25 years1973: 64.77 years1974: 65.35 years1975: 66.02 years1976: 66.7 years1977: 67.41 years1978: 68.11 years1979: 68.82 years1980: 69.37 years1981: 70.23 years1982: 70.96 years1983: 71.57 years1984: 72.18 years1985: 72.58 years1986: 73.01 years1987: 73.25 years1988: 73.62 years1989: 73.86 years1990: 74.19 years1991: 74.47 years1992: 74.79 years1993: 75.04 years1994: 75.41 years1995: 75.71 years1996: 76.03 years1997: 76.34 years1998: 76.62 years1999: 76.84 years2000: 77.01 years2001: 77.15 years2002: 77.35 years2003: 77.56 years2004: 77.75 years2005: 77.95 years2006: 78.34 years2007: 78.93 years2008: 79.5 years2009: 80.03 years2010: 80.47 years2011: 80.97 years2012: 81.35 years2013: 81.62 years2014: 81.78 years2015: 81.91 years2016: 82.03 years2017: 82.13 years2018: 82.2 years2019: 82.32 years2020: 82.58 years2021: 81.5 years2022: 81.5 years2023: 83.55 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
202383.55 Estimated
202281.5 Estimated
202181.5 Estimated
202082.58 Estimated
201982.32 Estimated
201882.2 Estimated
201782.13 Estimated
201682.03 Estimated
201581.91 Estimated
201481.78 Estimated
201381.62 Estimated
201281.35 Estimated
201180.97 Estimated
201080.47 Estimated
200980.03 Estimated
200879.5 Estimated
200778.93 Estimated
200678.34 Estimated
200577.95 Estimated
200477.75 Estimated
200377.56 Estimated
200277.35 Estimated
200177.15 Estimated
200077.01 Estimated
199976.84 Estimated
199876.62 Estimated
199776.34 Estimated
199676.03 Estimated
199575.71 Estimated
199475.41 Estimated
199375.04 Estimated
199274.79 Estimated
199174.47 Estimated
199074.19 Estimated
198973.86 Estimated
198873.62 Estimated
198773.25 Estimated
198673.01 Estimated
198572.58 Estimated
198472.18 Estimated
198371.57 Estimated
198270.96 Estimated
198170.23 Estimated
198069.37 Estimated
197968.82 Estimated
197868.11 Estimated
197767.41 Estimated
197666.7 Estimated
197566.02 Estimated
197465.35 Estimated
197364.77 Estimated
197264.25 Estimated
197163.73 Estimated
197063.2 Estimated
196962.85 Estimated
196862.4 Estimated
196762.09 Estimated
196661.43 Estimated
196560.97 Estimated
196460.31 Estimated
196359.84 Estimated
196259.39 Estimated
196158.76 Estimated
196057.66 Estimated
195956.18 Estimated
195855.29 Estimated
195754.9 Estimated
195654.88 Estimated
195554.09 Estimated
195452.99 Estimated
195351.47 Estimated
195250.11 Estimated
195148.65 Estimated
195047.56 Estimated

Réunion 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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Life expectancy at birth, 2023, years. Réunion 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, Réunion, 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, Réunion, 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/reunion. 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, Réunion, 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/reunion.

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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, Réunion, 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/reunion (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the life expectancy in Réunion?

Life expectancy at birth in Réunion was 83.55 years in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 2.05 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 Réunion?

83.55 years in 2023, the highest value since 1950 in this series.

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