Life expectancy by sex in Philippines
Philippines: Life expectancy by sex was 72.82 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy by sex in Philippines, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, life expectancy by sex in Philippines stood at 72.82 years.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy by sex in Philippines peaked at 73.42 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 54.77 years, in 1950.
Philippines ranks 169th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 57.64 years | 54.77 years | 60.47 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 62.51 years | 61.11 years | 63.64 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 64.01 years | 63.49 years | 64.98 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 66.23 years | 65.23 years | 67.62 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.52 years | 67.91 years | 70.92 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.67 years | 71.2 years | 72.14 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.57 years | 72.11 years | 73.42 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.93 years | 69.7 years | 72.82 years | 4 |
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More population data for Philippines
- World population growth -0.7% (2100)
- Population density 383.08 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 5.22 million people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.7% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.89 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.89 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 962 people (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.89 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 1.92 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 1.84 children per women (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy by sex in Philippines?
- Life expectancy by sex in Philippines was 72.82 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 Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 73.42 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest life expectancy by sex recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.77 years in 1950.
- How does Philippines rank for life expectancy by sex?
- Philippines ranks 169th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy by sex rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines 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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The period life expectancy at birth among females, in a given year.