Life expectancy by sex in Vatican
Vatican: Life expectancy by sex was 85.12 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
85.12 years
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
25th
of 236 countries
All-time high
85.6 years
in 2019
All-time low
66.82 years
in 1951
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy by sex in Vatican, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Vatican recorded 85.12 years for life expectancy by sex in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy by sex in Vatican peaked at 85.6 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 66.82 years, in 1951.
Vatican ranks 25th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy by sex in Vatican, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 67.36 years | — |
| 1951 | 66.82 years | -0.8% |
| 1952 | 67.32 years | +0.7% |
| 1953 | 67.92 years | +0.9% |
| 1954 | 69.35 years | +2.1% |
| 1955 | 69.75 years | +0.6% |
| 1956 | 69.33 years | -0.6% |
| 1957 | 69.69 years | +0.5% |
| 1958 | 70.87 years | +1.7% |
| 1959 | 71.39 years | +0.7% |
| 1960 | 71.47 years | +0.1% |
| 1961 | 72.22 years | +1.1% |
| 1962 | 71.66 years | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 71.84 years | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 72.85 years | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 72.74 years | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 73.48 years | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 73.48 years | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 73.36 years | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 73.49 years | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 74.16 years | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 74.51 years | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 74.78 years | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 74.72 years | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 75.54 years | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 75.58 years | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 75.97 years | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 76.44 years | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 76.93 years | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 77.23 years | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 77.35 years | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 77.51 years | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 77.95 years | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 77.82 years | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 78.21 years | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 78.58 years | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 78.87 years | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 79.34 years | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 79.46 years | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 79.92 years | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 80.01 years | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 80.09 years | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 80.48 years | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 80.12 years | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 80.78 years | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 80.97 years | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 81.58 years | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 81.09 years | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 81.38 years | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 81.63 years | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 81.89 years | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 82.52 years | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 82.58 years | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 82.39 years | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 82.73 years | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 83.11 years | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 83.71 years | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 83.65 years | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 83.72 years | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 83.53 years | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 83.76 years | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 83.86 years | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 84.13 years | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 84.68 years | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 84.77 years | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 84.5 years | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 84.86 years | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 84.74 years | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 85.28 years | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 85.6 years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 85.14 years | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 85.02 years | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 85.4 years | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 85.12 years | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 68.98 years | 66.82 years | 71.39 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 72.66 years | 71.47 years | 73.49 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 75.59 years | 74.16 years | 77.23 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 78.5 years | 77.35 years | 79.92 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 80.81 years | 80.01 years | 81.63 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.98 years | 81.89 years | 83.72 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.62 years | 83.76 years | 85.6 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.17 years | 85.02 years | 85.4 years | 4 |
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More population data for Vatican
- World population growth 0.3% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population density 3,098 people per km² (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.3% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 40 people (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.2943 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.2943 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1999)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Natural population growth rate -2.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy by sex in Vatican?
- Life expectancy by sex in Vatican was 85.12 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 Vatican?
- The highest recorded value was 85.6 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest life expectancy by sex recorded in Vatican?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.82 years in 1951.
- How does Vatican rank for life expectancy by sex?
- Vatican ranks 25th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy by sex rising or falling in Vatican?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vatican 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.