Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Ireland

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2023, the total life expectancy at birth for Ireland was 82.86 years. A difference of +0.35 compared to 2022. The most recent figures on male and female life expectancies at birth for Ireland were 81.3 years and 84.5 years respectively in 2023.

You can see similar information for other countries.

The World Bank defines life expectancy at birth as "the average number of years a newborn is expected to live if mortality patterns at the time of its birth remain constant in the future".

The chart and table below shows the total, male, and female life expectancies of Ireland for recent years.

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Data Source: World Bank.
Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Ireland (Years)
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Male
Female
Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Ireland (Years)
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Year Total (Yrs) Male (Yrs) Female (Yrs)
1960 70.19 68.49 71.99
1961 69.68 67.85 71.6
1962 69.99 67.97 72.11
1963 70.23 68.29 72.26
1964 70.49 68.49 72.59
1965 70.69 68.56 72.94
1966 70.22 68.1 72.44
1967 71.25 69.08 73.52
1968 70.94 68.72 73.27
1969 70.85 68.73 73.09
1970 70.9 68.58 73.33
1971 71.68 69.29 74.18
1972 71.02 68.59 73.57
1973 71.24 68.72 73.89
1974 71.18 68.64 73.84
1975 71.75 69.18 74.46
1976 71.86 69.36 74.48
1977 72 69.49 74.63
1978 72 69.35 74.78
1979 72.27 69.39 75.29
1980 72.6 69.93 75.39
1981 72.95 70.16 75.88
1982 73.21 70.47 76.08
1983 73.24 70.4 76.22
1984 73.66 70.91 76.55
1985 73.62 70.76 76.63
1986 73.67 70.85 76.63
1987 74.43 71.65 77.36
1988 74.44 71.7 77.32
1989 74.46 71.74 77.3
1990 74.85 72.11 77.72
1991 75.03 72.29 77.9
1992 75.42 72.68 78.29
1993 75.29 72.56 78.16
1994 75.79 73.05 78.66
1995 75.47 72.76 78.31
1996 75.83 73.1 78.7
1997 75.99 73.4 78.7
1998 76.18 73.4 79.1
1999 76.08 73.4 78.9
2000 76.54 74 79.2
2001 77.13 74.5 79.9
2002 77.63 75 80.4
2003 78.14 75.7 80.7
2004 78.54 76.1 81.1
2005 78.94 76.7 81.3
2006 79.24 76.9 81.7
2007 79.64 77.3 82.1
2008 80.1 77.9 82.4
2009 80.19 77.8 82.7
2010 80.74 78.5 83.1
2011 80.75 78.6 83
2012 80.85 78.7 83.1
2013 80.95 78.9 83.1
2014 81.35 79.3 83.5
2015 81.45 79.6 83.4
2016 81.65 79.8 83.6
2017 82.16 80.4 84
2018 82.21 80.4 84.1
2019 82.7 80.8 84.7
2020 82.46 80.7 84.3
2021 82.25 80.4 84.2
2022 82.51 80.9 84.2
2023 82.86 81.3 84.5