Life expectancy by sex in Bermuda
Bermuda: Life expectancy by sex was 85.74 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
85.74 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
16th
of 236 countries
All-time high
85.74 years
in 2023
All-time low
64.88 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy by sex in Bermuda, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy by sex in Bermuda is 85.74 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy by sex in Bermuda peaked at 85.74 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 64.88 years, in 1950.
Bermuda ranks 16th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy by sex in Bermuda, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 64.88 years | — |
| 1951 | 64.99 years | +0.2% |
| 1952 | 65.15 years | +0.2% |
| 1953 | 65.58 years | +0.7% |
| 1954 | 66.3 years | +1.1% |
| 1955 | 66.67 years | +0.6% |
| 1956 | 67.41 years | +1.1% |
| 1957 | 67.81 years | +0.6% |
| 1958 | 68.26 years | +0.7% |
| 1959 | 68.8 years | +0.8% |
| 1960 | 69.57 years | +1.1% |
| 1961 | 70.7 years | +1.6% |
| 1962 | 71.03 years | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 70.89 years | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 70.78 years | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 71 years | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 71.3 years | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 71.55 years | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 71.96 years | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 72.34 years | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 72.79 years | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 73.26 years | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 73.79 years | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 74.29 years | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 74.64 years | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 75.02 years | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 75.36 years | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 75.77 years | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 76.13 years | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 76.54 years | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 76.84 years | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 77.14 years | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 77.39 years | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 77.65 years | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 77.78 years | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 77.86 years | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 77.92 years | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 77.97 years | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 77.99 years | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 78.04 years | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 78.09 years | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 78.17 years | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 78.37 years | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 78.7 years | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 79.39 years | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 80.18 years | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 80.73 years | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 81.05 years | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 81.4 years | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 81.88 years | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 82.22 years | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 82.44 years | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 82.61 years | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 82.53 years | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 83.05 years | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 83.26 years | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 83.42 years | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 83.53 years | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 83.57 years | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 83.64 years | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 83.83 years | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 84.14 years | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 84.35 years | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 84.44 years | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 84.54 years | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 84.54 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 84.56 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 84.65 years | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 84.84 years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 85.03 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 85.2 years | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 85.38 years | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 85.57 years | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 85.74 years | +0.2% |
Bermuda compared with similar countries
- Bermuda's 85.74 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 83.13 years, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 66.59 years | 64.88 years | 68.8 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 71.11 years | 69.57 years | 72.34 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 74.76 years | 72.79 years | 76.54 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 77.66 years | 76.84 years | 78.04 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 79.8 years | 78.09 years | 81.88 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.03 years | 82.22 years | 83.64 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.49 years | 83.83 years | 85.03 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.47 years | 85.2 years | 85.74 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bermuda
More population data for Bermuda
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.8149 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.8969 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2046)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.8969 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.9% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 1,235 people (2100)
- Population density 660.94 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.9% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.8032 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy by sex in Bermuda?
- Life expectancy by sex in Bermuda was 85.74 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy by sex recorded in Bermuda?
- The highest recorded value was 85.74 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy by sex recorded in Bermuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.88 years in 1950.
- How does Bermuda rank for life expectancy by sex?
- Bermuda ranks 16th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy by sex rising or falling in Bermuda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bermuda data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Period life expectancy at birth among females, in a given year.