Life expectancy: Sweden

83.2624 years in 2023, the latest year published. Figures for 273 years from 1751 to 2023 are below.

Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.

Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Source and method · All countries and regions.

Every year

Year	Value (years)
2023	83.2624
2022	83.046
2021	83.0196
2020	82.4271
2019	83.0518
2018	82.5321
2017	82.4377
2016	82.3391
2015	82.1844
2014	82.2241
2013	81.9354
2012	81.7299
2011	81.7584
2010	81.519
2009	81.3633
2008	81.1373
2007	80.97
2006	80.8318
2005	80.6213
2004	80.5465
2003	80.1951
2002	79.9349
2001	79.8363
2000	79.7387
1999	79.5085
1998	79.4163
1997	79.2724
1996	79.0447
1995	78.8222
1994	78.7471
1993	78.1356
1992	78.0712
1991	77.7285
1990	77.5886
1989	77.654
1988	76.9978
1987	77.1087
1986	76.9546
1985	76.6911
1984	76.8407
1983	76.5802
1982	76.3498
1981	76.0405
1980	75.7431
1979	75.523
1978	75.4837
1977	75.3933
1976	74.9728
1975	74.9778
1974	74.9693
1973	74.8655
1972	74.7048
1971	74.6006
1970	74.6641
1969	74.1135
1968	74.0005
1967	74.1466
1966	74.101
1965	73.8726
1964	73.7054
1963	73.5328
1962	73.3506
1961	73.4885
1960	73.0365
1959	73.3708
1958	73.1526
1957	72.4909
1956	72.6602
1955	72.5862
1954	72.3527
1953	71.9037
1952	71.8453
1951	71.3638
1950	71.1394
1949	70.81
1948	70.73
1947	69.48
1946	69.51
1945	68.33
1944	67.72
1943	68.7
1942	68.96
1941	66.97
1940	66.74
1939	66.38
1938	65.54
1937	64.61
1936	64.6
1935	64.86
1934	64.96
1933	64.8
1932	63.93
1931	62.71
1930	63.17
1929	62.29
1928	62.2
1927	61.56
1926	62.74
1925	62.51
1924	61.94
1923	62.91
1922	61.07
1921	60.98
1920	58.91
1919	56.42
1918	49.72
1917	58.8
1916	58.12
1915	57.1
1914	58.15
1913	58.59
1912	57.73
1911	57.99
1910	57.74
1909	58.34
1908	56.33
1907	56.87
1906	56.56
1905	54.42
1904	55.27
1903	54.98
1902	54.7
1901	52.88
1900	52.23
1899	50.9
1898	54.59
1897	54
1896	53.34
1895	54.01
1894	51.89
1893	51.16
1892	50.47
1891	51.02
1890	50.44
1889	52.23
1888	52.25
1887	51.39
1886	50.52
1885	48.83
1884	49
1883	48.82
1882	48.41
1881	48.42
1880	47.67
1879	49.02
1878	46.8
1877	46.06
1876	44.77
1875	44.47
1874	44.15
1873	48.56
1872	49.94
1871	48.91
1870	45.02
1869	41.01
1868	43.32
1867	46.27
1866	44.84
1865	45.45
1864	44.81
1863	45.5
1862	42.7
1861	47.19
1860	48.46
1859	44.26
1858	41.99
1857	34.62
1856	42.12
1855	43.06
1854	44.53
1853	39.99
1852	41.35
1851	43.62
1850	44.69
1849	44.5
1848	45.13
1847	40.14
1846	42.04
1845	45.99
1844	44.01
1843	42.83
1842	42.8
1841	45.14
1840	43.98
1839	39.87
1838	40
1837	39.6
1836	45.15
1835	47.15
1834	38.55
1833	42.52
1832	40.85
1831	39
1830	40.98
1829	36.21
1828	37.76
1827	42.66
1826	43.11
1825	45.26
1824	44.98
1823	45.2
1822	42.77
1821	38.17
1820	40.24
1819	36.97
1818	40.02
1817	40.31
1816	41.78
1815	40.45
1814	38.6
1813	36.5
1812	35.11
1811	34.59
1810	31.99
1809	26.91
1808	30.19
1807	38.77
1806	36.2
1805	41.05
1804	39.7
1803	40.24
1802	40.18
1801	36.91
1800	32.19
1799	39.34
1798	41.34
1797	40.37
1796	38.88
1795	36.55
1794	40.41
1793	39.64
1792	39.84
1791	38.45
1790	33.6
1789	31.23
1788	36.82
1787	40.27
1786	37.9
1785	33.48
1784	31.44
1783	33.72
1782	36.66
1781	37.81
1780	42.68
1779	32.82
1778	35.56
1777	38.13
1776	41.51
1775	38.15
1774	40.58
1773	17.99
1772	27.73
1771	35.43
1770	36.66
1769	34.71
1768	35.05
1767	38.23
1766	38.11
1765	35.99
1764	36.3
1763	30.46
1762	32.49
1761	37.83
1760	39.71
1759	38.21
1758	32.92
1757	33.81
1756	36.25
1755	36.58
1754	37.5
1753	39.74
1752	35.41
1751	38.43