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

Ireland, at 84.48 years against 84.34 years in Slovenia as of 2023.

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

0.14 years, with Ireland ahead.

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

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.

Ireland vs Slovenia: Life expectancy by sex

Ireland

84.48 years

in 2023

Slovenia

84.34 years

in 2023

Ireland rank

33rd

Slovenia rank

34th

Life expectancy by sex over time

Ireland
Slovenia

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 84.48 years against 84.34 years in Slovenia, a difference of 0.14 years.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ireland ahead.

Ireland ranks 33rd and Slovenia ranks 34th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 7 and Slovenia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ireland	Slovenia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	69.4 years	68.03 years	1.37 years	Ireland
1960s	72.58 years	72.03 years	0.5486 years	Ireland
1970s	74.24 years	74.61 years	0.3636 years	Slovenia
1980s	76.54 years	75.94 years	0.5988 years	Ireland
1990s	78.43 years	78.11 years	0.3242 years	Ireland
2000s	80.99 years	80.88 years	0.1084 years	Ireland
2010s	83.45 years	83.15 years	0.3044 years	Ireland
2020s	84.14 years	83.61 years	0.5324 years	Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy by sex, Ireland or Slovenia?: Ireland, at 84.48 years against 84.34 years in Slovenia as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy by sex between Ireland and Slovenia?: 0.14 years, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Slovenia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Ireland and Slovenia rank globally for life expectancy by sex?: Ireland ranks 33rd and Slovenia ranks 34th 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.