Saudi Arabia vs United Kingdom: Life expectancy
Life expectancy in 2023: 78.7 years in Saudi Arabia and 81.3 years in United Kingdom, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in United Kingdom, by 2.6 years, or 1.03 times that in Saudi Arabia.
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Latest figures
years · UN
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2023 | Projected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 78.7 2023 | 76.5 | 64 of 229 | 90.3 2100 |
| United Kingdom | 81.3 2023 | 80.9 | 42 of 229 | 90.6 2100 |
| World | 73.2 2023 | 71.1 | 81.7 2100 |
What the numbers say
- United Kingdom has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- In 2023, Saudi Arabia ranked 64 and United Kingdom ranked 42 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Saudi Arabia at 90.3 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 | Saudi Arabia | United Kingdom | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 78.7 | 81.3 | 73.2 |
| 2022 | 77.3 | 81.1 | 72.6 |
| 2021 | 77.1 | 80.7 | 70.9 |
| 2020 | 77.6 | 80.4 | 71.9 |
| 2019 | 78.3 | 81.4 | 72.6 |
| 2018 | 78.8 | 81.1 | 72.4 |
| 2017 | 78.7 | 81.2 | 72.1 |
| 2016 | 78.4 | 81.1 | 71.9 |
| 2015 | 77.8 | 80.9 | 71.6 |
| 2014 | 77.1 | 81.2 | 71.4 |
| 2013 | 76.5 | 80.9 | 71.1 |
| 2012 | 76.1 | 80.9 | 70.8 |
| 2011 | 75.8 | 80.8 | 70.4 |
| 2010 | 75.6 | 80.4 | 70.1 |
| 2009 | 75.5 | 80.2 | 69.7 |
| 2008 | 75.3 | 79.7 | 69.3 |
| 2007 | 75.1 | 79.5 | 69 |
| 2006 | 74.8 | 79.4 | 68.6 |
| 2005 | 74.4 | 79.1 | 68.1 |
| 2004 | 74 | 78.9 | 67.7 |
| 2003 | 73.7 | 78.3 | 67.4 |
| 2002 | 73.3 | 78.2 | 67.1 |
| 2001 | 73 | 78.1 | 66.8 |
| 2000 | 72.6 | 77.9 | 66.4 |
| 1999 | 72.3 | 77.4 | 66 |
| 1998 | 72 | 77.3 | 65.7 |
| 1997 | 71.6 | 77.1 | 65.5 |
| 1996 | 71.3 | 76.9 | 65.2 |
| 1995 | 70.9 | 76.6 | 64.9 |
| 1994 | 70.6 | 76.7 | 64.3 |
| 1993 | 70.2 | 76.2 | 64.4 |
| 1992 | 69.8 | 76.3 | 64.3 |
| 1991 | 69.3 | 75.9 | 64.1 |
| 1990 | 68.9 | 75.7 | 64 |
| 1989 | 68.4 | 75.4 | 63.8 |
| 1988 | 67.8 | 75.3 | 63.4 |
| 1987 | 67.2 | 75.2 | 63.2 |
| 1986 | 66.7 | 74.8 | 62.7 |
| 1985 | 66 | 74.5 | 62.2 |
| 1984 | 65.4 | 74.7 | 61.9 |
| 1983 | 64.7 | 74.3 | 61.5 |
| 1982 | 64 | 74 | 61.3 |
| 1981 | 63.3 | 73.9 | 60.9 |
| 1980 | 62.4 | 73.6 | 60.5 |
| 1979 | 61.5 | 73.2 | 60.2 |
| 1978 | 60.7 | 73 | 59.5 |
| 1977 | 59.8 | 73.1 | 59.2 |
| 1976 | 58.8 | 72.6 | 58.6 |
| 1975 | 57.8 | 72.7 | 58.3 |
| 1974 | 56.8 | 72.4 | 58.1 |
| 1973 | 55.8 | 72.2 | 57.7 |
| 1972 | 54.7 | 72 | 57.2 |
| 1971 | 53.7 | 72.2 | 56 |
| 1970 | 52.7 | 71.9 | 56.3 |
| 1969 | 51.8 | 71.7 | 56 |
| 1968 | 50.9 | 71.7 | 55.6 |
| 1967 | 50 | 72.1 | 55.1 |
| 1966 | 49.2 | 71.4 | 54.6 |
| 1965 | 48.4 | 71.5 | 54 |
| 1964 | 47.7 | 71.5 | 54.3 |
| 1963 | 47.1 | 70.8 | 53.7 |
| 1962 | 46.5 | 70.9 | 53.2 |
| 1961 | 45.9 | 70.8 | 50.4 |
| 1960 | 45.3 | 71 | 47.8 |
| 1959 | 44.8 | 70.8 | 49.6 |
| 1958 | 44.2 | 70.7 | 51.6 |
| 1957 | 43.7 | 70.5 | 51.1 |
| 1956 | 43.1 | 70.4 | 50.7 |
| 1955 | 42.6 | 70.1 | 50.2 |
| 1954 | 42.1 | 70.2 | 49.7 |
| 1953 | 41.6 | 69.8 | 48.8 |
| 1952 | 41.1 | 69.5 | 48.2 |
| 1951 | 40.6 | 68.2 | 47.1 |
| 1950 | 40 | 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 | Saudi Arabia | United Kingdom | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7978–80 | 81.580.6–82.3 | 73.3 |
| 2025 | 79.277.8–80.5 | 81.680.3–82.8 | 73.5 |
| 2026 | 79.477.7–81 | 81.880.2–83.3 | 73.8 |
| 2027 | 79.677.7–81.5 | 81.980–83.7 | 73.9 |
| 2028 | 79.877.7–81.9 | 8279.9–83.9 | 74.1 |
| 2029 | 8077.6–82.3 | 82.279.9–84.3 | 74.2 |
| 2030 | 80.377.6–82.6 | 82.479.9–84.6 | 74.4 |
| 2031 | 80.577.6–83 | 82.579.9–84.9 | 74.5 |
| 2032 | 80.777.6–83.4 | 82.779.9–85.1 | 74.7 |
| 2033 | 80.977.8–83.9 | 82.879.9–85.4 | 74.8 |
| 2034 | 81.177.8–84.2 | 82.979.9–85.6 | 75 |
| 2035 | 81.377.9–84.4 | 83.179.8–85.9 | 75.1 |
| 2036 | 81.577.9–84.7 | 83.279.9–86.1 | 75.3 |
| 2037 | 81.778.1–85 | 83.479.9–86.2 | 75.4 |
| 2038 | 81.978.2–85.4 | 83.579.8–86.5 | 75.5 |
| 2039 | 82.178.2–85.6 | 83.679.8–86.7 | 75.7 |
| 2040 | 82.378.3–85.8 | 83.879.8–87 | 75.8 |
| 2041 | 82.578.5–86 | 83.980–87.3 | 75.9 |
| 2042 | 82.678.5–86.3 | 8479.9–87.6 | 76.1 |
| 2043 | 82.878.6–86.6 | 84.279.9–87.8 | 76.2 |
| 2044 | 8378.6–86.9 | 84.379.9–88 | 76.3 |
| 2045 | 83.278.5–87 | 84.579.9–88.3 | 76.5 |
| 2046 | 83.378.6–87.3 | 84.680.2–88.4 | 76.6 |
| 2047 | 83.578.6–87.4 | 84.780–88.6 | 76.7 |
| 2048 | 83.778.7–87.7 | 84.880.1–88.9 | 76.8 |
| 2049 | 83.878.7–87.9 | 84.980.2–89.1 | 76.9 |
| 2050 | 8478.8–88.2 | 85.180.2–89.2 | 77 |
| 2051 | 84.279.3–88.4 | 85.280.4–89.5 | 77.1 |
| 2052 | 84.379.3–88.5 | 85.380.6–89.7 | 77.2 |
| 2053 | 84.579.4–88.8 | 85.580.7–90 | 77.3 |
| 2054 | 84.679.6–89 | 85.680.8–90.2 | 77.4 |
| 2055 | 84.879.9–89.1 | 85.780.8–90.4 | 77.6 |
| 2056 | 84.979.9–89.4 | 85.880.8–90.5 | 77.7 |
| 2057 | 85.180–89.6 | 85.980.8–90.9 | 77.8 |
| 2058 | 85.280.2–89.8 | 86.180.9–91 | 77.9 |
| 2059 | 85.480.2–90.1 | 86.281.1–91.1 | 78 |
| 2060 | 85.580.4–90.1 | 86.381.1–91.3 | 78.1 |
| 2061 | 85.780.5–90.4 | 86.481.2–91.5 | 78.2 |
| 2062 | 85.880.5–90.6 | 86.581.3–91.8 | 78.3 |
| 2063 | 8680.7–90.8 | 86.681.4–92 | 78.4 |
| 2064 | 86.180.8–91.2 | 86.881.3–92.2 | 78.5 |
| 2065 | 86.281–91.3 | 86.981.6–92.4 | 78.6 |
| 2066 | 86.481.1–91.4 | 8781.7–92.5 | 78.7 |
| 2067 | 86.581.2–91.5 | 87.181.8–92.8 | 78.8 |
| 2068 | 86.681.3–91.9 | 87.281.7–92.9 | 78.9 |
| 2069 | 86.881.4–91.9 | 87.381.9–93.1 | 79 |
| 2070 | 86.981.6–92.3 | 87.481.9–93.4 | 79.1 |
| 2071 | 8781.8–92.5 | 87.582.2–93.4 | 79.2 |
| 2072 | 87.281.7–92.5 | 87.682.1–93.7 | 79.3 |
| 2073 | 87.381.8–92.6 | 87.882.3–93.8 | 79.4 |
| 2074 | 87.482.1–93 | 87.982.3–93.9 | 79.4 |
| 2075 | 87.582.1–93.1 | 8882.4–94 | 79.5 |
| 2076 | 87.782.1–93.2 | 88.182.3–94.2 | 79.6 |
| 2077 | 87.882.2–93.5 | 88.282.4–94.5 | 79.7 |
| 2078 | 87.982.4–93.6 | 88.382.6–94.7 | 79.8 |
| 2079 | 8882.5–93.8 | 88.482.5–94.8 | 79.9 |
| 2080 | 88.182.6–94.1 | 88.582.6–94.9 | 80 |
| 2081 | 88.382.7–94.2 | 88.682.5–95.1 | 80.1 |
| 2082 | 88.482.7–94.4 | 88.782.5–95.4 | 80.2 |
| 2083 | 88.582.9–94.8 | 88.882.5–95.5 | 80.3 |
| 2084 | 88.683–95.1 | 88.982.6–95.6 | 80.3 |
| 2085 | 88.783–95.1 | 8982.7–95.8 | 80.4 |
| 2086 | 88.883.1–95.2 | 89.182.8–96.2 | 80.5 |
| 2087 | 8983.1–95.3 | 89.283–96.4 | 80.6 |
| 2088 | 89.183.1–95.7 | 89.382.9–96.6 | 80.7 |
| 2089 | 89.283–95.8 | 89.482.9–96.8 | 80.8 |
| 2090 | 89.383.3–95.9 | 89.582.9–96.9 | 80.9 |
| 2091 | 89.483.4–96.1 | 89.683.1–97 | 81 |
| 2092 | 89.583.7–96.3 | 89.883.1–97.1 | 81 |
| 2093 | 89.683.6–96.4 | 89.983.2–97.2 | 81.1 |
| 2094 | 89.783.8–96.6 | 9083.3–97.4 | 81.2 |
| 2095 | 89.883.9–96.8 | 90.183.2–97.5 | 81.3 |
| 2096 | 89.983.9–97 | 90.283.3–97.6 | 81.4 |
| 2097 | 9084–97.3 | 90.383.4–97.7 | 81.5 |
| 2098 | 90.184–97.5 | 90.483.5–98 | 81.6 |
| 2099 | 90.284.2–97.7 | 90.583.4–98 | 81.7 |
| 2100 | 90.384.3–97.9 | 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