Israel vs United Kingdom
Israel vs United Kingdom: Life expectancy
Life expectancy in 2023: 82.4 years in Israel and 81.3 years in United Kingdom, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Israel, by 1.1 years, or 1.01 times that in United Kingdom.
years · UN
What the numbers say
- Israel has been higher since 1978, when it overtook United Kingdom.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Israel at 91.6 years and United Kingdom at 90.6 years in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 73.2 years in 2023.
Every year
years · UN
| Year | Israel | United Kingdom | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 82.4 | 81.3 | 73.2 |
| 2022 | 82.8 | 81.1 | 72.6 |
| 2021 | 82.5 | 80.7 | 70.9 |
| 2020 | 82.7 | 80.4 | 71.9 |
| 2019 | 82.9 | 81.4 | 72.6 |
| 2018 | 82.9 | 81.1 | 72.4 |
| 2017 | 82.7 | 81.2 | 72.1 |
| 2016 | 82.6 | 81.1 | 71.9 |
| 2015 | 82.3 | 80.9 | 71.6 |
| 2014 | 82.4 | 81.2 | 71.4 |
| 2013 | 82.4 | 80.9 | 71.1 |
| 2012 | 82 | 80.9 | 70.8 |
| 2011 | 82 | 80.8 | 70.4 |
| 2010 | 82 | 80.4 | 70.1 |
| 2009 | 81.8 | 80.2 | 69.7 |
| 2008 | 81.3 | 79.7 | 69.3 |
| 2007 | 81 | 79.5 | 69 |
| 2006 | 80.8 | 79.4 | 68.6 |
| 2005 | 80.4 | 79.1 | 68.1 |
| 2004 | 80.3 | 78.9 | 67.7 |
| 2003 | 79.8 | 78.3 | 67.4 |
| 2002 | 79.5 | 78.2 | 67.1 |
| 2001 | 79.5 | 78.1 | 66.8 |
| 2000 | 79.2 | 77.9 | 66.4 |
| 1999 | 78.9 | 77.4 | 66 |
| 1998 | 78.6 | 77.3 | 65.7 |
| 1997 | 78.6 | 77.1 | 65.5 |
| 1996 | 78.6 | 76.9 | 65.2 |
| 1995 | 78.1 | 76.6 | 64.9 |
| 1994 | 78 | 76.7 | 64.3 |
| 1993 | 77.9 | 76.2 | 64.4 |
| 1992 | 77.3 | 76.3 | 64.3 |
| 1991 | 77.6 | 75.9 | 64.1 |
| 1990 | 78 | 75.7 | 64 |
| 1989 | 77.6 | 75.4 | 63.8 |
| 1988 | 76.9 | 75.3 | 63.4 |
| 1987 | 76.4 | 75.2 | 63.2 |
| 1986 | 75.9 | 74.8 | 62.7 |
| 1985 | 76 | 74.5 | 62.2 |
| 1984 | 75.5 | 74.7 | 61.9 |
| 1983 | 75.1 | 74.3 | 61.5 |
| 1982 | 74.3 | 74 | 61.3 |
| 1981 | 74.2 | 73.9 | 60.9 |
| 1980 | 73.7 | 73.6 | 60.5 |
| 1979 | 73.4 | 73.2 | 60.2 |
| 1978 | 73.1 | 73 | 59.5 |
| 1977 | 72.7 | 73.1 | 59.2 |
| 1976 | 72.7 | 72.6 | 58.6 |
| 1975 | 71.6 | 72.7 | 58.3 |
| 1974 | 71.6 | 72.4 | 58.1 |
| 1973 | 71.6 | 72.2 | 57.7 |
| 1972 | 71.6 | 72 | 57.2 |
| 1971 | 71.8 | 72.2 | 56 |
| 1970 | 71.2 | 71.9 | 56.3 |
| 1969 | 71 | 71.7 | 56 |
| 1968 | 70.8 | 71.7 | 55.6 |
| 1967 | 70.9 | 72.1 | 55.1 |
| 1966 | 70.9 | 71.4 | 54.6 |
| 1965 | 70.5 | 71.5 | 54 |
| 1964 | 69.6 | 71.5 | 54.3 |
| 1963 | 69.6 | 70.8 | 53.7 |
| 1962 | 69.3 | 70.9 | 53.2 |
| 1961 | 69.8 | 70.8 | 50.4 |
| 1960 | 69.8 | 71 | 47.8 |
| 1959 | 68.9 | 70.8 | 49.6 |
| 1958 | 68.4 | 70.7 | 51.6 |
| 1957 | 66.5 | 70.5 | 51.1 |
| 1956 | 66.6 | 70.4 | 50.7 |
| 1955 | 68 | 70.1 | 50.2 |
| 1954 | 66.3 | 70.2 | 49.7 |
| 1953 | 66.4 | 69.8 | 48.8 |
| 1952 | 67.2 | 69.5 | 48.2 |
| 1951 | 67.6 | 68.2 | 47.1 |
| 1950 | 69.9 | 68.6 | 46.4 |
| 1949 | – | 68.1 | – |
| 1948 | – | 68.4 | – |
| 1947 | – | 66.4 | – |
| 1946 | – | 66.2 | – |
| 1945 | – | 65.8 | – |
| 1944 | – | 64.8 | – |
| 1943 | – | 64 | – |
| 1942 | – | 64 | – |
| 1941 | – | 61.3 | – |
| 1940 | – | 60.9 | – |
| 1939 | – | 63.6 | – |
| 1938 | – | 63.2 | – |
| 1937 | – | 61.8 | – |
| 1936 | – | 61.8 | – |
| 1935 | – | 62 | – |
| 1934 | – | 61.3 | – |
| 1933 | – | 60.6 | – |
| 1932 | – | 60.5 | – |
| 1931 | – | 60 | – |
| 1930 | – | 60.8 | – |
| 1929 | – | 57.6 | – |
| 1928 | – | 59.9 | – |
| 1927 | – | 59 | – |
| 1926 | – | 59.6 | – |
| 1925 | – | 58.4 | – |
| 1924 | – | 58.1 | – |
| 1923 | – | 59.3 | – |
| 1922 | – | 57 | – |
| 1921 | – | 58.1 | – |
| 1920 | – | 57.3 | – |
| 1919 | – | 54.3 | – |
| 1918 | – | 47.3 | – |
| 1917 | – | 54.2 | – |
| 1916 | – | 54.2 | – |
| 1915 | – | 51.2 | – |
| 1914 | – | 53.2 | – |
| 1913 | – | 53.4 | – |
| 1912 | – | 54.3 | – |
| 1911 | – | 51.2 | – |
| 1910 | – | 53.3 | – |
| 1909 | – | 51.7 | – |
| 1908 | – | 51 | – |
| 1907 | – | 50.6 | – |
| 1906 | – | 49.6 | – |
| 1905 | – | 49.9 | – |
| 1904 | – | 48.2 | – |
| 1903 | – | 49.5 | – |
| 1902 | – | 48.4 | – |
| 1901 | – | 46.9 | – |
| 1900 | – | 45.6 | – |
| 1899 | – | 45.2 | – |
| 1898 | – | 46.1 | – |
| 1897 | – | 46.5 | – |
| 1896 | – | 47.1 | – |
| 1895 | – | 45.4 | – |
| 1894 | – | 48.3 | – |
| 1893 | – | 44.7 | – |
| 1892 | – | 45.6 | – |
| 1891 | – | 44.4 | – |
| 1890 | – | 44.1 | – |
| 1889 | – | 45.9 | – |
| 1888 | – | 46.3 | – |
| 1887 | – | 45.1 | – |
| 1886 | – | 44.6 | – |
| 1885 | – | 44.6 | – |
| 1884 | – | 43.6 | – |
| 1883 | – | 44 | – |
| 1882 | – | 44 | – |
| 1881 | – | 45.1 | – |
| 1880 | – | 43 | – |
| 1879 | – | 43.5 | – |
| 1878 | – | 42 | – |
| 1877 | – | 43.7 | – |
| 1876 | – | 42.7 | – |
| 1875 | – | 41.5 | – |
| 1874 | – | 42.1 | – |
| 1873 | – | 43.3 | – |
| 1872 | – | 42.7 | – |
| 1871 | – | 41.1 | – |
| 1870 | – | 40.6 | – |
| 1869 | – | 41.3 | – |
| 1868 | – | 41.7 | – |
| 1867 | – | 42 | – |
| 1866 | – | 40.1 | – |
| 1865 | – | 39.8 | – |
| 1864 | – | 39.6 | – |
| 1863 | – | 40.4 | – |
| 1862 | – | 42.1 | – |
| 1861 | – | 41.6 | – |
| 1860 | – | 42 | – |
| 1859 | – | 40.4 | – |
| 1858 | – | 39.6 | – |
| 1857 | – | 40.9 | – |
| 1856 | – | 42.5 | – |
| 1855 | – | 40.7 | – |
| 1854 | – | 39.5 | – |
| 1853 | – | 40 | – |
| 1852 | – | 40.4 | – |
| 1851 | – | 41 | – |
| 1850 | – | 42.8 | – |
| 1849 | – | 37.7 | – |
| 1848 | – | 39.9 | – |
| 1847 | – | 38.5 | – |
| 1846 | – | 40.2 | – |
| 1845 | – | 42.2 | – |
| 1844 | – | 41.2 | – |
| 1843 | – | 41.6 | – |
| 1842 | – | 41 | – |
| 1838 | – | 40.6 | – |
| 1833 | – | 40.9 | – |
| 1828 | – | 41.4 | – |
| 1823 | – | 40.5 | – |
| 1818 | – | 40.8 | – |
| 1813 | – | 41.3 | – |
| 1808 | – | 40.6 | – |
| 1803 | – | 40 | – |
- 12.3Estimates, Our World in Data
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Israel | United Kingdom | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 82.781.8–83.7 | 81.580.6–82.3 | 73.3 |
| 2025 | 82.881.6–84 | 81.680.3–82.8 | 73.5 |
| 2026 | 82.981.4–84.4 | 81.880.2–83.3 | 73.8 |
| 2027 | 83.181.3–84.7 | 81.980–83.7 | 73.9 |
| 2028 | 83.281.2–85.1 | 8279.9–83.9 | 74.1 |
| 2029 | 83.381.2–85.4 | 82.279.9–84.3 | 74.2 |
| 2030 | 83.581.1–85.7 | 82.479.9–84.6 | 74.4 |
| 2031 | 83.681.1–86.1 | 82.579.9–84.9 | 74.5 |
| 2032 | 83.881.2–86.3 | 82.779.9–85.1 | 74.7 |
| 2033 | 83.981.2–86.6 | 82.879.9–85.4 | 74.8 |
| 2034 | 84.181.2–86.9 | 82.979.9–85.6 | 75 |
| 2035 | 84.281.1–87.1 | 83.179.8–85.9 | 75.1 |
| 2036 | 84.381.2–87.4 | 83.279.9–86.1 | 75.3 |
| 2037 | 84.481.3–87.5 | 83.479.9–86.2 | 75.4 |
| 2038 | 84.681.3–87.9 | 83.579.8–86.5 | 75.5 |
| 2039 | 84.781.4–88.1 | 83.679.8–86.7 | 75.7 |
| 2040 | 84.881.5–88.4 | 83.879.8–87 | 75.8 |
| 2041 | 8581.5–88.6 | 83.980–87.3 | 75.9 |
| 2042 | 85.181.6–88.8 | 8479.9–87.6 | 76.1 |
| 2043 | 85.281.6–89 | 84.279.9–87.8 | 76.2 |
| 2044 | 85.381.6–89.2 | 84.379.9–88 | 76.3 |
| 2045 | 85.581.7–89.5 | 84.579.9–88.3 | 76.5 |
| 2046 | 85.681.8–89.6 | 84.680.2–88.4 | 76.6 |
| 2047 | 85.781.8–89.9 | 84.780–88.6 | 76.7 |
| 2048 | 85.882–90.2 | 84.880.1–88.9 | 76.8 |
| 2049 | 85.982–90.2 | 84.980.2–89.1 | 76.9 |
| 2050 | 86.182.2–90.4 | 85.180.2–89.2 | 77 |
| 2051 | 86.282.2–90.7 | 85.280.4–89.5 | 77.1 |
| 2052 | 86.382.1–90.9 | 85.380.6–89.7 | 77.2 |
| 2053 | 86.482.1–91.1 | 85.580.7–90 | 77.3 |
| 2054 | 86.582.1–91.2 | 85.680.8–90.2 | 77.4 |
| 2055 | 86.782.2–91.4 | 85.780.8–90.4 | 77.6 |
| 2056 | 86.882.4–91.7 | 85.880.8–90.5 | 77.7 |
| 2057 | 86.982.5–92 | 85.980.8–90.9 | 77.8 |
| 2058 | 8782.6–92.1 | 86.180.9–91 | 77.9 |
| 2059 | 87.182.6–92.3 | 86.281.1–91.1 | 78 |
| 2060 | 87.282.8–92.5 | 86.381.1–91.3 | 78.1 |
| 2061 | 87.382.9–92.7 | 86.481.2–91.5 | 78.2 |
| 2062 | 87.583–93 | 86.581.3–91.8 | 78.3 |
| 2063 | 87.683–93.2 | 86.681.4–92 | 78.4 |
| 2064 | 87.783.1–93.5 | 86.881.3–92.2 | 78.5 |
| 2065 | 87.883.1–93.7 | 86.981.6–92.4 | 78.6 |
| 2066 | 87.983.1–93.8 | 8781.7–92.5 | 78.7 |
| 2067 | 8883–94 | 87.181.8–92.8 | 78.8 |
| 2068 | 88.182.9–94.1 | 87.281.7–92.9 | 78.9 |
| 2069 | 88.283.1–94.3 | 87.381.9–93.1 | 79 |
| 2070 | 88.383.2–94.4 | 87.481.9–93.4 | 79.1 |
| 2071 | 88.583–94.3 | 87.582.2–93.4 | 79.2 |
| 2072 | 88.683.2–94.6 | 87.682.1–93.7 | 79.3 |
| 2073 | 88.783.2–94.8 | 87.882.3–93.8 | 79.4 |
| 2074 | 88.883.3–94.9 | 87.982.3–93.9 | 79.4 |
| 2075 | 88.983.5–95.2 | 8882.4–94 | 79.5 |
| 2076 | 8983.4–95.3 | 88.182.3–94.2 | 79.6 |
| 2077 | 89.183.6–95.5 | 88.282.4–94.5 | 79.7 |
| 2078 | 89.283.7–95.7 | 88.382.6–94.7 | 79.8 |
| 2079 | 89.383.8–95.9 | 88.482.5–94.8 | 79.9 |
| 2080 | 89.483.6–96.2 | 88.582.6–94.9 | 80 |
| 2081 | 89.583.7–96.3 | 88.682.5–95.1 | 80.1 |
| 2082 | 89.683.8–96.5 | 88.782.5–95.4 | 80.2 |
| 2083 | 89.783.8–96.8 | 88.882.5–95.5 | 80.3 |
| 2084 | 89.883.9–96.8 | 88.982.6–95.6 | 80.3 |
| 2085 | 9084–96.9 | 8982.7–95.8 | 80.4 |
| 2086 | 90.184–97 | 89.182.8–96.2 | 80.5 |
| 2087 | 90.284.1–97.1 | 89.283–96.4 | 80.6 |
| 2088 | 90.384–97.2 | 89.382.9–96.6 | 80.7 |
| 2089 | 90.484–97.3 | 89.482.9–96.8 | 80.8 |
| 2090 | 90.584.3–97.5 | 89.582.9–96.9 | 80.9 |
| 2091 | 90.684.2–97.6 | 89.683.1–97 | 81 |
| 2092 | 90.784.3–97.8 | 89.883.1–97.1 | 81 |
| 2093 | 90.884.3–98 | 89.983.2–97.2 | 81.1 |
| 2094 | 90.984.4–98.3 | 9083.3–97.4 | 81.2 |
| 2095 | 9184.5–98.4 | 90.183.2–97.5 | 81.3 |
| 2096 | 91.184.3–98.6 | 90.283.3–97.6 | 81.4 |
| 2097 | 91.284.5–98.8 | 90.383.4–97.7 | 81.5 |
| 2098 | 91.384.4–99 | 90.483.5–98 | 81.6 |
| 2099 | 91.584.5–99.3 | 90.583.4–98 | 81.7 |
| 2100 | 91.684.4–99.3 | 90.683.7–98.3 | 81.7 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- How long a newborn would live on average if the year’s death rates held all its life.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- Before 1950: Our World in Data, long-run life expectancy.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Israel vs United Kingdom
Health
- Child mortalityIsrael: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024United Kingdom: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIsrael: 2.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023United Kingdom: 3.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterIsrael: 99.5% in 2022United Kingdom: 99.8% in 2022
- DepressionIsrael: 3.83% in 2017United Kingdom: 4.12% in 2017
- Suicide rateIsrael: 5.7 per 100,000 people in 2017United Kingdom: 7.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationIsrael: 9.26 million people in 2023United Kingdom: 68.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthIsrael: 1.42% a year in 2023United Kingdom: 0.7% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIsrael: 2.83 births per woman in 2023United Kingdom: 1.56 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIsrael: 91.6% in 2025United Kingdom: 83.3% in 2025
- Median ageIsrael: 29.2 years in 2023United Kingdom: 39.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIsrael: 12.4% in 2023United Kingdom: 19.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateIsrael: 1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023United Kingdom: 6.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingIsrael: 7.81% of GDP in 2025United Kingdom: 2.35% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsIsrael: $43.7B in 2025United Kingdom: $88B in 2025
- Military spending per personIsrael: $5,108 in 2025United Kingdom: $1,283 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingIsrael: 17.8% of government spending in 2025United Kingdom: 5.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelIsrael: 178,000 people in 2020United Kingdom: 153,000 people in 2020
- National powerIsrael: 0.38% of world capability in 2022United Kingdom: 1.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIsrael: 4.23% of the labour force in 2020United Kingdom: 0.45% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIsrael: 537 million TIV in 2025United Kingdom: 609 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsIsrael: 2.62 billion TIV in 2025United Kingdom: 702 million TIV in 2025