Ireland - Life expectancy at birth 2021

Life expectancy in Ireland is reduced to 82.4 years

In 2021 the life expectancy in Ireland decreased to 82.4 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 84.3 years and for men 80.5 years.

Ireland’s position worsened with respect to the 194 countries we publish said data, dropping from the 11th in 2020 to 20th in 2021.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in Ireland over the past several years, we find that it is lower than in 2020, when it was 82.6 years, which is the opposite of what happens compared to 2011, when it was 80.9 years.

In this page we show you the progression of the life expectancy in Ireland. You can see the life expectancy in other countries in life expectancy and see all the information about Ireland in Irish economy.

Ireland - Life expectancy at birth

Date	Life expectancy - Women	Life expectancy - Men	Life expectancy
2021	84.30	80.50	82.40
2020	84.40	80.80	82.60
2019	84.70	80.80	82.80
2018	84.10	80.40	82.20
2017	84.00	80.40	82.20
2016	83.60	79.80	81.70
2015	83.40	79.60	81.50
2014	83.50	79.30	81.40
2013	83.10	78.90	81.00
2012	83.10	78.70	80.90
2011	83.00	78.60	80.90
2010	83.10	78.50	80.80
2009	82.70	77.80	80.20
2008	82.40	77.90	80.20
2007	82.10	77.30	79.70
2006	81.70	76.90	79.30
2005	81.30	76.70	79.00
2004	81.10	76.10	78.60
2003	80.70	75.70	78.20
2002	80.40	75.00	77.70
2001	79.90	74.50	77.20
2000	79.20	74.00	76.60
1999	78.90	73.40	76.10
1998	79.10	73.40	76.20
1997	78.70	73.40	76.00
1996	78.70	73.10	75.80
1995	78.30	72.80	75.50
1994	78.60	73.10	75.80
1993	78.10	72.50	75.30
1992	78.30	72.70	75.40
1991	77.90	72.30	75.00
1990	77.70	72.10	74.80
1989	77.20	71.70	74.40
1988	77.30	71.70	74.40
1987	77.30	71.60	74.30
1986	76.40	70.80	73.50
1985	76.63	70.76	73.62
1984	76.55	70.91	73.66
1983	76.22	70.40	73.24
1982	76.08	70.47	73.21
1981	75.88	70.16	72.95
1980	75.39	69.93	72.60
1979	75.29	69.39	72.27
1978	74.78	69.35	72.00
1977	74.63	69.49	72.00
1976	74.48	69.36	71.86
1975	74.46	69.18	71.75
1974	73.84	68.64	71.18
1973	73.89	68.72	71.24
1972	73.57	68.59	71.02
1971	74.18	69.29	71.68
1970	73.34	68.58	70.90
1969	73.09	68.73	70.85
1968	73.27	68.72	70.94
1967	73.52	69.08	71.25
1966	72.45	68.10	70.22
1965	72.94	68.56	70.70
1964	72.59	68.49	70.49
1963	72.26	68.29	70.23
1962	72.11	67.97	69.99
1961	71.60	67.85	69.68
1960	71.99	68.49	70.19

Ireland - Life expectancy at birth