Life expectancy by sex in Wallis and Futuna
Wallis and Futuna: Life expectancy by sex was 79.62 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
79.62 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
102nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
79.62 years
in 2023
All-time low
44.41 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy by sex in Wallis and Futuna, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Wallis and Futuna recorded 79.62 years for life expectancy by sex in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy by sex in Wallis and Futuna peaked at 79.62 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 44.41 years, in 1950.
That places Wallis and Futuna 102nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy by sex in Wallis and Futuna, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 44.41 years | — |
| 1951 | 44.53 years | +0.3% |
| 1952 | 44.69 years | +0.3% |
| 1953 | 44.98 years | +0.6% |
| 1954 | 45.32 years | +0.8% |
| 1955 | 45.72 years | +0.9% |
| 1956 | 46.13 years | +0.9% |
| 1957 | 46.55 years | +0.9% |
| 1958 | 46.98 years | +0.9% |
| 1959 | 47.41 years | +0.9% |
| 1960 | 47.87 years | +1.0% |
| 1961 | 48.34 years | +1.0% |
| 1962 | 48.83 years | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 49.32 years | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 49.82 years | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 50.34 years | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 50.9 years | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 51.46 years | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 52.03 years | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 52.61 years | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 53.24 years | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 53.89 years | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 54.54 years | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 55.21 years | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 55.94 years | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 56.68 years | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 57.42 years | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 58.22 years | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 59.04 years | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 59.86 years | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 60.75 years | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 61.64 years | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 62.51 years | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 63.46 years | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 64.46 years | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 65.49 years | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 66.4 years | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 67.68 years | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 68.71 years | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 69.59 years | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 70.34 years | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 70.82 years | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 71.33 years | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 70.79 years | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 72.32 years | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 72.93 years | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 73.73 years | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 74.47 years | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 75.13 years | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 75.85 years | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 76.4 years | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 76.78 years | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 77.02 years | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 77.24 years | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 77.41 years | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 77.57 years | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 77.78 years | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 78.02 years | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 78.22 years | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 78.33 years | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 78.43 years | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 78.47 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 78.47 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 78.45 years | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 78.46 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 78.5 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 78.56 years | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 78.63 years | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 78.76 years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 78.99 years | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 79.17 years | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 78.52 years | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 79.49 years | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 79.62 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 45.67 years | 44.41 years | 47.41 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 50.15 years | 47.87 years | 52.61 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 56.41 years | 53.24 years | 59.86 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 65.07 years | 60.75 years | 69.59 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 72.77 years | 70.34 years | 75.85 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.48 years | 76.4 years | 78.33 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.57 years | 78.43 years | 78.99 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.2 years | 78.52 years | 79.62 years | 4 |
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More population data for Wallis and Futuna
- World population growth -1.1% (2100)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -1.16 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.4805 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -1.16 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.5022 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -1.1% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 0.885 % change on previous year (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 228 people (2100)
- Population density 49.26 people per km² (2100)
- Population aged 25-64 years (thousands), annual growth rate -1.45 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy by sex in Wallis and Futuna?
- Life expectancy by sex in Wallis and Futuna was 79.62 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 Wallis and Futuna?
- The highest recorded value was 79.62 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy by sex recorded in Wallis and Futuna?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.41 years in 1950.
- How does Wallis and Futuna rank for life expectancy by sex?
- Wallis and Futuna ranks 102nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy by sex rising or falling in Wallis and Futuna?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Wallis and Futuna 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.