Italy vs Vatican City
Italy vs Vatican City: Life expectancy
Life expectancy in 2023: 83.7 years in Italy and 83 years in Vatican City, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Italy, by 0.7 years, or 1.01 times that in Vatican City.
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What the numbers say
- Italy has been higher since 2023, when it overtook Vatican City.
- In 2023, Italy ranked 12 and Vatican City ranked 21 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Italy at 92.8 years and Vatican City at 92 years in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 73.2 years in 2023.
Every year
years · UN
| Year | Italy | Vatican City | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 83.7 | 83 | 73.2 |
| 2022 | 82.1 | 83.3 | 72.6 |
| 2021 | 82.9 | 83 | 70.9 |
| 2020 | 82.2 | 83 | 71.9 |
| 2019 | 83.3 | 83.6 | 72.6 |
| 2018 | 83.2 | 83.3 | 72.4 |
| 2017 | 82.7 | 82.7 | 72.1 |
| 2016 | 83.1 | 82.9 | 71.9 |
| 2015 | 82.5 | 82.5 | 71.6 |
| 2014 | 82.9 | 82.6 | 71.4 |
| 2013 | 82.7 | 82.5 | 71.1 |
| 2012 | 82.3 | 82 | 70.8 |
| 2011 | 82.2 | 81.7 | 70.4 |
| 2010 | 82.1 | 81.5 | 70.1 |
| 2009 | 81.8 | 81.3 | 69.7 |
| 2008 | 81.7 | 81.4 | 69.3 |
| 2007 | 81.5 | 81.3 | 69 |
| 2006 | 81.4 | 81.2 | 68.6 |
| 2005 | 81 | 80.7 | 68.1 |
| 2004 | 81 | 80.2 | 67.7 |
| 2003 | 80.2 | 79.9 | 67.4 |
| 2002 | 80.1 | 80 | 67.1 |
| 2001 | 79.9 | 79.9 | 66.8 |
| 2000 | 79.6 | 79.3 | 66.4 |
| 1999 | 79.2 | 78.7 | 66 |
| 1998 | 78.8 | 78.3 | 65.7 |
| 1997 | 78.7 | 78.2 | 65.5 |
| 1996 | 78.4 | 78.5 | 65.2 |
| 1995 | 78.1 | 77.8 | 64.9 |
| 1994 | 77.9 | 77.7 | 64.3 |
| 1993 | 77.7 | 77 | 64.4 |
| 1992 | 77.4 | 77.3 | 64.3 |
| 1991 | 77 | 76.9 | 64.1 |
| 1990 | 77 | 76.9 | 64 |
| 1989 | 76.9 | 76.8 | 63.8 |
| 1988 | 76.5 | 76.4 | 63.4 |
| 1987 | 76.3 | 76.2 | 63.2 |
| 1986 | 75.9 | 75.8 | 62.7 |
| 1985 | 75.6 | 75.5 | 62.2 |
| 1984 | 75.5 | 75.1 | 61.9 |
| 1983 | 74.7 | 74.7 | 61.5 |
| 1982 | 74.9 | 74.8 | 61.3 |
| 1981 | 74.4 | 74.3 | 60.9 |
| 1980 | 74.1 | 74.1 | 60.5 |
| 1979 | 74.1 | 74 | 60.2 |
| 1978 | 73.8 | 73.7 | 59.5 |
| 1977 | 73.4 | 73.3 | 59.2 |
| 1976 | 73.1 | 72.9 | 58.6 |
| 1975 | 72.7 | 72.6 | 58.3 |
| 1974 | 72.8 | 72.7 | 58.1 |
| 1973 | 72.1 | 71.9 | 57.7 |
| 1972 | 72.2 | 72 | 57.2 |
| 1971 | 71.9 | 71.7 | 56 |
| 1970 | 71.6 | 71.5 | 56.3 |
| 1969 | 70.9 | 70.7 | 56 |
| 1968 | 70.9 | 70.7 | 55.6 |
| 1967 | 71 | 70.9 | 55.1 |
| 1966 | 71 | 70.9 | 54.6 |
| 1965 | 70.3 | 70.1 | 54 |
| 1964 | 70.4 | 70.3 | 54.3 |
| 1963 | 69.3 | 69.3 | 53.7 |
| 1962 | 69.2 | 69.2 | 53.2 |
| 1961 | 69.8 | 69.8 | 50.4 |
| 1960 | 69.2 | 69.2 | 47.8 |
| 1959 | 69.3 | 69.2 | 49.6 |
| 1958 | 68.9 | 68.7 | 51.6 |
| 1957 | 67.8 | 67.5 | 51.1 |
| 1956 | 67.6 | 67.3 | 50.7 |
| 1955 | 68.3 | 67.8 | 50.2 |
| 1954 | 67.9 | 67.5 | 49.7 |
| 1953 | 66.6 | 66.3 | 48.8 |
| 1952 | 65.9 | 65.7 | 48.2 |
| 1951 | 65.3 | 65.3 | 47.1 |
| 1950 | 65.7 | 65.9 | 46.4 |
| 1949 | 64.2 | – | – |
| 1948 | 63.4 | – | – |
| 1947 | 61.2 | – | – |
| 1946 | 58.9 | – | – |
| 1945 | 54.9 | – | – |
| 1944 | 52.5 | – | – |
| 1943 | 49.4 | – | – |
| 1942 | 52.5 | – | – |
| 1941 | 54.8 | – | – |
| 1940 | 57 | – | – |
| 1939 | 57.6 | – | – |
| 1938 | 56.2 | – | – |
| 1937 | 55.4 | – | – |
| 1936 | 56.7 | – | – |
| 1935 | 56.2 | – | – |
| 1934 | 56.9 | – | – |
| 1933 | 56.3 | – | – |
| 1932 | 54.7 | – | – |
| 1931 | 54.8 | – | – |
| 1930 | 55.2 | – | – |
| 1929 | 52.3 | – | – |
| 1928 | 52.7 | – | – |
| 1927 | 52.6 | – | – |
| 1926 | 51 | – | – |
| 1925 | 51.3 | – | – |
| 1924 | 51.5 | – | – |
| 1923 | 51.5 | – | – |
| 1922 | 50.1 | – | – |
| 1921 | 49.2 | – | – |
| 1920 | 45.8 | – | – |
| 1919 | 41.7 | – | – |
| 1918 | 25.8 | – | – |
| 1917 | 38.1 | – | – |
| 1916 | 39.7 | – | – |
| 1915 | 42.6 | – | – |
| 1914 | 49.9 | – | – |
| 1913 | 48.5 | – | – |
| 1912 | 48.9 | – | – |
| 1911 | 44.8 | – | – |
| 1910 | 46.7 | – | – |
| 1909 | 44.8 | – | – |
| 1908 | 43.1 | – | – |
| 1907 | 45.5 | – | – |
| 1906 | 45.1 | – | – |
| 1905 | 44 | – | – |
| 1904 | 44.4 | – | – |
| 1903 | 43.2 | – | – |
| 1902 | 43 | – | – |
| 1901 | 43.6 | – | – |
| 1900 | 41.9 | – | – |
| 1899 | 43.7 | – | – |
| 1898 | 42.4 | – | – |
| 1897 | 43.4 | – | – |
| 1896 | 40.8 | – | – |
| 1895 | 39.7 | – | – |
| 1894 | 40 | – | – |
| 1893 | 39.9 | – | – |
| 1892 | 38.9 | – | – |
| 1891 | 38.6 | – | – |
| 1890 | 38.6 | – | – |
| 1889 | 39.1 | – | – |
| 1888 | 37 | – | – |
| 1887 | 36.1 | – | – |
| 1886 | 35.2 | – | – |
| 1885 | 36.9 | – | – |
| 1884 | 36.7 | – | – |
| 1883 | 35.2 | – | – |
| 1882 | 34.4 | – | – |
| 1881 | 34.3 | – | – |
| 1880 | 32.8 | – | – |
| 1879 | 34 | – | – |
| 1878 | 34.4 | – | – |
| 1877 | 35 | – | – |
| 1876 | 33.7 | – | – |
| 1875 | 31.4 | – | – |
| 1874 | 31.8 | – | – |
| 1873 | 31.7 | – | – |
| 1872 | 29.8 | – | – |
- 12.3Estimates, Our World in Data
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Italy | Vatican City | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 83.983–84.7 | 83.182.3–84 | 73.3 |
| 2025 | 8482.9–85.3 | 83.382.1–84.5 | 73.5 |
| 2026 | 84.282.8–85.7 | 83.481.9–84.9 | 73.8 |
| 2027 | 84.382.7–86.1 | 83.681.8–85.3 | 73.9 |
| 2028 | 84.582.6–86.6 | 83.781.9–85.6 | 74.1 |
| 2029 | 84.682.6–86.8 | 83.881.7–85.9 | 74.2 |
| 2030 | 84.782.6–87.2 | 8481.8–86.3 | 74.4 |
| 2031 | 84.982.6–87.4 | 84.281.9–86.5 | 74.5 |
| 2032 | 8582.6–87.7 | 84.381.8–86.7 | 74.7 |
| 2033 | 85.182.6–88.1 | 84.482–87.1 | 74.8 |
| 2034 | 85.382.6–88.3 | 84.681.9–87.3 | 75 |
| 2035 | 85.482.6–88.5 | 84.782–87.6 | 75.1 |
| 2036 | 85.582.5–88.9 | 84.882–87.9 | 75.3 |
| 2037 | 85.682.7–88.9 | 8582–88.2 | 75.4 |
| 2038 | 85.882.7–89.1 | 85.182.1–88.5 | 75.5 |
| 2039 | 85.982.8–89.4 | 85.282.2–88.7 | 75.7 |
| 2040 | 8682.8–89.6 | 85.382.2–88.9 | 75.8 |
| 2041 | 86.282.9–89.8 | 85.582.5–89.1 | 75.9 |
| 2042 | 86.382.9–90 | 85.682.3–89.4 | 76.1 |
| 2043 | 86.483–90.3 | 85.782.5–89.7 | 76.2 |
| 2044 | 86.583–90.4 | 85.882.3–89.9 | 76.3 |
| 2045 | 86.683–90.5 | 85.982.4–90.1 | 76.5 |
| 2046 | 86.883–90.8 | 86.182.6–90.2 | 76.6 |
| 2047 | 86.983.1–90.9 | 86.282.7–90.5 | 76.7 |
| 2048 | 8783.1–91.2 | 86.382.7–90.7 | 76.8 |
| 2049 | 87.183–91.4 | 86.582.7–91 | 76.9 |
| 2050 | 87.283.2–91.6 | 86.682.6–91.1 | 77 |
| 2051 | 87.483.2–91.7 | 86.782.8–91.3 | 77.1 |
| 2052 | 87.583.1–91.9 | 86.882.8–91.5 | 77.2 |
| 2053 | 87.683.1–92.2 | 86.982.9–91.7 | 77.3 |
| 2054 | 87.783.3–92.4 | 8783.1–92 | 77.4 |
| 2055 | 87.883.3–92.8 | 87.183.2–92.1 | 77.6 |
| 2056 | 87.983.2–93 | 87.383.1–92.3 | 77.7 |
| 2057 | 88.183.5–93.1 | 87.483.2–92.6 | 77.8 |
| 2058 | 88.283.4–93.4 | 87.583.3–92.7 | 77.9 |
| 2059 | 88.383.5–93.6 | 87.683.3–93 | 78 |
| 2060 | 88.483.3–93.7 | 87.783.3–93.1 | 78.1 |
| 2061 | 88.583.4–93.8 | 87.883.3–93.4 | 78.2 |
| 2062 | 88.683.3–94.1 | 8883.4–93.5 | 78.3 |
| 2063 | 88.783.5–94.4 | 88.183.6–93.6 | 78.4 |
| 2064 | 88.883.5–94.4 | 88.283.6–93.8 | 78.5 |
| 2065 | 88.983.7–94.5 | 88.383.7–94.1 | 78.6 |
| 2066 | 8983.8–94.5 | 88.483.6–94.2 | 78.7 |
| 2067 | 89.283.9–94.7 | 88.583.7–94.2 | 78.8 |
| 2068 | 89.384–95.1 | 88.683.6–94.5 | 78.9 |
| 2069 | 89.483.9–95.1 | 88.783.6–94.7 | 79 |
| 2070 | 89.583.9–95.4 | 88.883.7–94.9 | 79.1 |
| 2071 | 89.684.1–95.6 | 8983.7–95.2 | 79.2 |
| 2072 | 89.784–95.7 | 89.183.7–95.3 | 79.3 |
| 2073 | 89.884.1–95.9 | 89.283.9–95.5 | 79.4 |
| 2074 | 89.984.1–96 | 89.383.9–95.6 | 79.4 |
| 2075 | 90.184.3–96.4 | 89.484–96 | 79.5 |
| 2076 | 90.284.4–96.4 | 89.583.9–96 | 79.6 |
| 2077 | 90.384.4–96.6 | 89.684–96.1 | 79.7 |
| 2078 | 90.484.5–96.8 | 89.784–96.2 | 79.8 |
| 2079 | 90.584.6–97 | 89.884.1–96.4 | 79.9 |
| 2080 | 90.684.7–97.3 | 89.984.1–96.4 | 80 |
| 2081 | 90.784.8–97.4 | 90.184.1–96.7 | 80.1 |
| 2082 | 90.884.6–97.4 | 90.184.1–96.8 | 80.2 |
| 2083 | 90.984.8–97.8 | 90.284.2–96.9 | 80.3 |
| 2084 | 91.184.6–97.9 | 90.384.3–96.9 | 80.3 |
| 2085 | 91.284.6–98 | 90.484.5–97 | 80.4 |
| 2086 | 91.384.7–98.1 | 90.584.5–97.3 | 80.5 |
| 2087 | 91.484.8–98.3 | 90.784.6–97.5 | 80.6 |
| 2088 | 91.585–98.5 | 90.884.7–97.7 | 80.7 |
| 2089 | 91.685–98.7 | 90.984.6–97.8 | 80.8 |
| 2090 | 91.785.2–98.8 | 9184.6–97.9 | 80.9 |
| 2091 | 91.885.1–99 | 91.184.7–98.1 | 81 |
| 2092 | 91.985.2–99.2 | 91.284.9–98.3 | 81 |
| 2093 | 9285.4–99.2 | 91.384.9–98.4 | 81.1 |
| 2094 | 92.185.3–99.6 | 91.484.9–98.6 | 81.2 |
| 2095 | 92.285.3–99.5 | 91.584.9–98.9 | 81.3 |
| 2096 | 92.385.4–99.6 | 91.685.1–99.1 | 81.4 |
| 2097 | 92.485.4–99.9 | 91.785.1–99.3 | 81.5 |
| 2098 | 92.685.4–100.1 | 91.885–99.3 | 81.6 |
| 2099 | 92.785.6–100.4 | 91.985–99.5 | 81.7 |
| 2100 | 92.885.7–100.6 | 9285–99.5 | 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
Italy vs Vatican City
Health
People
- PopulationItaly: 59.5 million people in 2023Vatican City: 496 people in 2023
- Population growthItaly: -0.22% a year in 2023Vatican City: -1.82% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateItaly: 1.2 births per woman in 2023Vatican City: 1 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationItaly: 69.7% in 2025Vatican City: 100% in 2025
- Median ageItaly: 47.5 years in 2023Vatican City: 59.6 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overItaly: 24.2% in 2023Vatican City: 44.8% in 2023
- Net migration rateItaly: 2.5 per 1,000 people in 2023Vatican City: 0 per 1,000 people in 2023