Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Japan

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2023, the total life expectancy at birth for Japan was 84.04 years. A difference of +0.04 compared to 2022. The most recent figures on male and female life expectancies at birth for Japan were 81.09 years and 87.14 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 Japan for recent years.

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Data Source: World Bank.

Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Japan (Years)

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Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Japan (Years)

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Year	Total (Yrs)	Male (Yrs)	Female (Yrs)
1960	67.7	65.32	70.19
1961	68.35	66.03	70.79
1962	68.64	66.23	71.16
1963	69.71	67.21	72.34
1964	70.21	67.67	72.87
1965	70.27	67.74	72.92
1966	70.92	68.35	73.61
1967	71.47	68.91	74.15
1968	71.61	69.05	74.3
1969	71.86	69.18	74.67
1970	71.92	69.31	74.66
1971	72.81	70.17	75.58
1972	73.15	70.5	75.94
1973	73.3	70.7	76.02
1974	73.67	71.16	76.31
1975	74.25	71.73	76.89
1976	74.69	72.15	77.35
1977	75.26	72.69	77.95
1978	75.58	72.97	78.33
1979	76.11	73.46	78.89
1980	75.99	73.35	78.76
1981	76.4	73.79	79.13
1982	76.87	74.22	79.66
1983	76.92	74.2	79.78
1984	77.29	74.54	80.18
1985	77.56	74.78	80.48
1986	78.01	75.23	80.93
1987	78.43	75.61	81.39
1988	78.35	75.54	81.3
1989	78.77	75.91	81.77
1990	78.84	75.92	81.9
1991	79.04	76.11	82.11
1992	79.08	76.09	82.22
1993	79.3	76.25	82.51
1994	79.7	76.57	82.98
1995	79.54	76.38	82.85
1996	80.22	77.01	83.59
1997	80.42	77.19	83.82
1998	80.5	77.16	84.01
1999	80.46	77.1	83.99
2000	81.08	77.72	84.6
2001	81.42	78.07	84.93
2002	81.69	78.32	85.23
2003	81.76	78.36	85.33
2004	82.03	78.64	85.59
2005	81.96	78.56	85.52
2006	82.32	79	85.81
2007	82.51	79.19	85.99
2008	82.59	79.29	86.05
2009	82.93	79.59	86.44
2010	82.84	79.55	86.3
2011	82.59	79.44	85.9
2012	83.1	79.94	86.41
2013	83.33	80.21	86.61
2014	83.59	80.5	86.83
2015	83.79	80.75	86.99
2016	83.99	80.98	87.14
2017	84.1	81.09	87.26
2018	84.21	81.25	87.32
2019	84.36	81.41	87.45
2020	84.56	81.56	87.71
2021	84.45	81.47	87.57
2022	84	81.05	87.09
2023	84.04	81.09	87.14