Life expectancy for both sexes rose 0.035% to 81.2 years in the United Kingdom in 2022, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, life expectancy for both sexes in the United Kingdom reached an all time high of 81.3 years in 2014 and an all time low of 69.3 years in 1955. When compared to United Kingdom's main peers, life expectancy for both sexes in Belgium amounted to 81.2 years, 82.4 years in France, 81.4 years in Germany and 81.5 years in Ireland in 2022.
United Kingdom has been ranked 23rd within the group of 174 countries we follow in terms of life expectancy for both sexes, 3 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Life Expectancy at Birth (Both Sexes) | Unit | 2030 | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 |
| Austria | years | 84.8 | 84.9 | 85.0 | 85.2 | 85.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | years | 84.1 | 84.3 | 84.4 | 84.5 | 84.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Canada | years | 84.7 | 84.8 | 84.9 | 85.1 | 85.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | years | 85.5 | 85.6 | 85.7 | 85.9 | 86.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | years | 84.2 | 84.4 | 84.5 | 84.6 | 84.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iceland | years | 85.3 | 85.4 | 85.5 | 85.6 | 85.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ireland | years | 84.5 | 84.7 | 84.8 | 84.9 | 85.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | years | 86.1 | 86.2 | 86.3 | 86.5 | 86.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Luxembourg | years | 84.2 | 84.4 | 84.5 | 84.6 | 84.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | years | 84.2 | 84.3 | 84.4 | 84.5 | 84.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | years | 80.5 | 80.6 | 80.8 | 80.9 | 81.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | years | 85.6 | 85.8 | 85.9 | 86.0 | 86.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | years | 83.9 | 84.1 | 84.2 | 84.3 | 84.4 |
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