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Life expectancy at birth in Vatican City

Life expectancy at birth in Vatican City was 82.98 years in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is down 0.35 from 2022.

2023, years82.98 Estimated
Change on 2022-0.35
Series high83.622019
Series low65.251951
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Life expectancy at birth in Vatican City, 1950 to 2023

657075808519501961197219831994200520231950: 65.85 years1951: 65.25 years1952: 65.71 years1953: 66.26 years1954: 67.49 years1955: 67.81 years1956: 67.31 years1957: 67.54 years1958: 68.73 years1959: 69.24 years1960: 69.19 years1961: 69.8 years1962: 69.22 years1963: 69.3 years1964: 70.27 years1965: 70.14 years1966: 70.88 years1967: 70.9 years1968: 70.7 years1969: 70.66 years1970: 71.48 years1971: 71.74 years1972: 71.97 years1973: 71.94 years1974: 72.65 years1975: 72.59 years1976: 72.93 years1977: 73.3 years1978: 73.74 years1979: 73.99 years1980: 74.13 years1981: 74.32 years1982: 74.78 years1983: 74.65 years1984: 75.06 years1985: 75.46 years1986: 75.75 years1987: 76.2 years1988: 76.37 years1989: 76.79 years1990: 76.9 years1991: 76.92 years1992: 77.32 years1993: 77.02 years1994: 77.66 years1995: 77.8 years1996: 78.51 years1997: 78.19 years1998: 78.34 years1999: 78.67 years2000: 79.34 years2001: 79.85 years2002: 79.95 years2003: 79.85 years2004: 80.19 years2005: 80.65 years2006: 81.22 years2007: 81.3 years2008: 81.37 years2009: 81.3 years2010: 81.54 years2011: 81.71 years2012: 81.98 years2013: 82.47 years2014: 82.63 years2015: 82.46 years2016: 82.88 years2017: 82.72 years2018: 83.31 years2019: 83.62 years2020: 82.99 years2021: 82.95 years2022: 83.34 years2023: 82.98 years657075808519501975200020231950: 65.85 years1951: 65.25 years1952: 65.71 years1953: 66.26 years1954: 67.49 years1955: 67.81 years1956: 67.31 years1957: 67.54 years1958: 68.73 years1959: 69.24 years1960: 69.19 years1961: 69.8 years1962: 69.22 years1963: 69.3 years1964: 70.27 years1965: 70.14 years1966: 70.88 years1967: 70.9 years1968: 70.7 years1969: 70.66 years1970: 71.48 years1971: 71.74 years1972: 71.97 years1973: 71.94 years1974: 72.65 years1975: 72.59 years1976: 72.93 years1977: 73.3 years1978: 73.74 years1979: 73.99 years1980: 74.13 years1981: 74.32 years1982: 74.78 years1983: 74.65 years1984: 75.06 years1985: 75.46 years1986: 75.75 years1987: 76.2 years1988: 76.37 years1989: 76.79 years1990: 76.9 years1991: 76.92 years1992: 77.32 years1993: 77.02 years1994: 77.66 years1995: 77.8 years1996: 78.51 years1997: 78.19 years1998: 78.34 years1999: 78.67 years2000: 79.34 years2001: 79.85 years2002: 79.95 years2003: 79.85 years2004: 80.19 years2005: 80.65 years2006: 81.22 years2007: 81.3 years2008: 81.37 years2009: 81.3 years2010: 81.54 years2011: 81.71 years2012: 81.98 years2013: 82.47 years2014: 82.63 years2015: 82.46 years2016: 82.88 years2017: 82.72 years2018: 83.31 years2019: 83.62 years2020: 82.99 years2021: 82.95 years2022: 83.34 years2023: 82.98 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
202382.98 Estimated
202283.34 Estimated
202182.95 Estimated
202082.99 Estimated
201983.62 Estimated
201883.31 Estimated
201782.72 Estimated
201682.88 Estimated
201582.46 Estimated
201482.63 Estimated
201382.47 Estimated
201281.98 Estimated
201181.71 Estimated
201081.54 Estimated
200981.3 Estimated
200881.37 Estimated
200781.3 Estimated
200681.22 Estimated
200580.65 Estimated
200480.19 Estimated
200379.85 Estimated
200279.95 Estimated
200179.85 Estimated
200079.34 Estimated
199978.67 Estimated
199878.34 Estimated
199778.19 Estimated
199678.51 Estimated
199577.8 Estimated
199477.66 Estimated
199377.02 Estimated
199277.32 Estimated
199176.92 Estimated
199076.9 Estimated
198976.79 Estimated
198876.37 Estimated
198776.2 Estimated
198675.75 Estimated
198575.46 Estimated
198475.06 Estimated
198374.65 Estimated
198274.78 Estimated
198174.32 Estimated
198074.13 Estimated
197973.99 Estimated
197873.74 Estimated
197773.3 Estimated
197672.93 Estimated
197572.59 Estimated
197472.65 Estimated
197371.94 Estimated
197271.97 Estimated
197171.74 Estimated
197071.48 Estimated
196970.66 Estimated
196870.7 Estimated
196770.9 Estimated
196670.88 Estimated
196570.14 Estimated
196470.27 Estimated
196369.3 Estimated
196269.22 Estimated
196169.8 Estimated
196069.19 Estimated
195969.24 Estimated
195868.73 Estimated
195767.54 Estimated
195667.31 Estimated
195567.81 Estimated
195467.49 Estimated
195366.26 Estimated
195265.71 Estimated
195165.25 Estimated
195065.85 Estimated

Vatican City 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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  • 77 to 81
  • 81 and over
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Life expectancy at birth, 2023, years. Vatican City 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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World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Life expectancy at birth, both sexes, estimates 1950 to 2023 (LEx), Life expectancy at birth, Vatican City, 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/vatican-city. 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, Vatican City, 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/vatican-city.

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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, Vatican City, 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/vatican-city (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the life expectancy in Vatican City?

Life expectancy at birth in Vatican City was 82.98 years in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is down 0.35 from 2022.

Where does this figure come from?

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 Vatican City?

83.62 years in 2019, the highest value since 1950 in this series.

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