Life expectancy at birth, total in Israel
Israel: Life expectancy at birth, total was 83.2 years in 2023. β² Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Israel, 1970β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Israel recorded 83.2 years for life expectancy at birth, total in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Israel peaked at 83.2 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 71.08 years, in 1972.
Israel ranks 16th of 212 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 72.2 years | 71.08 years | 73.51 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 74.77 years | 73.88 years | 76.31 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 77.48 years | 76.5 years | 78.66 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.12 years | 78.95 years | 81.4 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.18 years | 81.6 years | 82.8 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.76 years | 82.5 years | 83.2 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Israel
- 13 South Korea 83.43 years compare
- 14 Luxembourg 83.36 years compare
- 15 Sweden 83.31 years compare
- 17 Kuwait 83.19 years compare
- 18 Macao 83.18 years compare
- 19 Faroe Islands 83.14 years compare
More population data for Israel
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.477 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 1.14 million (2100)
- Population density 912.52 (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.477 (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 2.87 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 1,266 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 2.87 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 2.87 (2024)
- Natural population growth 1.31 (2023)
- Fertility rate with projections 2.83 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Israel?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Israel was 83.2 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 83.2 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.08 years in 1972.
- How does Israel rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Israel ranks 16th out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release