Which has higher life expectancy by sex, Finland or Ireland?

Finland, at 84.66 years against 84.48 years in Ireland as of 2023.

What is the difference in life expectancy by sex between Finland and Ireland?

0.18 years, with Finland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Ireland?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Finland vs Ireland: Life expectancy by sex

Finland

84.66 years

in 2023

Ireland

84.48 years

in 2023

Finland rank

30th

Ireland rank

33rd

Life expectancy by sex over time

Finland
Ireland

How they compare

Finland currently reports 84.66 years against 84.48 years in Ireland, a difference of 0.18 years.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Finland ahead.

Finland ranks 30th and Ireland ranks 33rd of 236 countries.

Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Finland	Ireland	Difference	Ahead
1950s	70.3 years	69.4 years	0.893 years	Finland
1960s	72.93 years	72.58 years	0.3473 years	Finland
1970s	75.94 years	74.24 years	1.69 years	Finland
1980s	78.53 years	76.54 years	1.99 years	Finland
1990s	80.04 years	78.43 years	1.61 years	Finland
2000s	82.23 years	80.99 years	1.24 years	Finland
2010s	83.92 years	83.45 years	0.4661 years	Finland
2020s	84.48 years	84.14 years	0.3454 years	Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy by sex, Finland or Ireland?: Finland, at 84.66 years against 84.48 years in Ireland as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy by sex between Finland and Ireland?: 0.18 years, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Ireland?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Finland and Ireland rank globally for life expectancy by sex?: Finland ranks 30th and Ireland ranks 33rd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Life expectancy by sex
Unit: years
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Period life expectancy at birth among females, in a given year.