Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Portugal

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2023, the total life expectancy at birth for Portugal was 82.28 years. A difference of +0.65 compared to 2022. The most recent figures on male and female life expectancies at birth for Portugal were 79.5 years and 85.2 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 Portugal for recent years.

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Data Source: World Bank.
Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Portugal (Years)
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Female
Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Portugal (Years)
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Year Total (Yrs) Male (Yrs) Female (Yrs)
1960 64.01 61.27 66.89
1961 62.67 59.97 65.5
1962 64.18 61.28 67.22
1963 64.79 61.9 67.82
1964 64.98 62.12 67.99
1965 65.96 62.94 69.13
1966 65.49 62.37 68.76
1967 66.33 63.2 69.63
1968 66.68 63.63 69.88
1969 66.28 63.15 69.57
1970 67.07 64 70.3
1971 66.77 63.6 70.1
1972 68.32 65.3 71.5
1973 67.52 64.5 70.7
1974 68.02 64.8 71.4
1975 68.31 64.7 72.1
1976 68.86 65.3 72.6
1977 70.01 66.5 73.7
1978 70.32 67 73.8
1979 71.17 67.9 74.6
1980 71.22 67.8 74.8
1981 71.61 68.2 75.2
1982 72.42 69 76
1983 72.27 68.9 75.8
1984 72.52 69.1 76.1
1985 72.82 69.4 76.4
1986 73.27 69.9 76.8
1987 73.67 70.3 77.2
1988 73.72 70.3 77.3
1989 74.27 70.9 77.8
1990 73.97 70.6 77.5
1991 74.02 70.6 77.6
1992 74.31 70.8 78
1993 74.51 71 78.2
1994 74.92 71.5 78.5
1995 75.31 71.8 79
1996 75.26 71.7 79
1997 75.41 71.9 79.1
1998 75.71 72.2 79.4
1999 75.96 72.5 79.6
2000 76.32 72.9 79.9
2001 76.82 73.4 80.4
2002 77.07 73.7 80.6
2003 77.22 74 80.6
2004 77.67 74.5 81
2005 78.07 74.9 81.4
2006 78.42 75.2 81.8
2007 78.32 75.2 81.6
2008 78.52 75.5 81.7
2009 78.73 75.8 81.8
2010 79.03 76.1 82.1
2011 80.47 77.3 83.8
2012 80.37 77.3 83.6
2013 80.72 77.6 84
2014 81.12 78 84.4
2015 81.12 78.1 84.3
2016 81.12 78.1 84.3
2017 81.42 78.4 84.6
2018 81.32 78.3 84.5
2019 81.68 78.7 84.8
2020 81.33 78.5 84.3
2021 81.38 78.5 84.4
2022 81.63 78.9 84.5
2023 82.28 79.5 85.2