IE · 2020 · demo_mlexpec
Life expectancy by age and sex
Ireland, 2020
Life expectancy by age and sex
80.7
Ireland, 2020
▼ 0.1% vs 2019 (80.8)
Analysis
In 2020, Ireland's life expectancy by age and sex decreased by 0.1% compared to 2019, reaching 80.7.
The figure is above the EU-27 average of 77.5.
Ireland ranks 1st 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 1.4% (from 79.6 in 2015).
Source: Eurostat dataset demo_mlexpec, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2020
#1 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2020
104.1%
EU-27: 77.5
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · demo_mlexpec