Life expectancy by age and sex

In 2024, Ireland's life expectancy by age and sex increased by 0.2% compared to 2023, reaching 83.1.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 81.5.

Ireland ranks 6th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 0.4% (from 82.8 in 2019).

Source: Eurostat dataset demo_mlexpec, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.