Ireland (2024)
68.4
years
+0.6% YoY
YoY Change
+0.6%
years
Trend
up
Series length
20
years of data

Data

Ireland Life Expectancy at Age 15 (2024) — source data. Eurostat.
Year years YoY Change
2024 68.4 +0.6%
2023 68 +0.4%
2022 67.7 +0.4%
2021 67.4 -0.3%
2020 67.6 -0.3%
2019 67.8 +0.6%
2018 67.4 +0.1%
2017 67.3 +0.6%
2016 66.9 +0.3%
2015 66.7 +0.2%
2014 66.6 +0.3%
2013 66.4 +0.2%
2012 66.3 +0.2%
2011 66.2 unchanged
2010 66.2 +0.9%
2009 65.6 unchanged
2008 65.6 +0.8%
2007 65.1 +0.6%
2006 64.7 +0.3%
2005 64.5 n/a

About this Dataset

Ireland recorded 68.4 years in 2024. The latest change was +0.4. Across 2005–2024 the series ranges from 64.5 in 2005 to 68.4 in 2024.

This page tracks life expectancy at age 15 in Ireland from 2005 to present. This measures remaining expected lifespan for the youth cohort, removing infant mortality effects.

Data sourced from Eurostat via SDMX REST API. Values use harmonised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks life expectancy at age 15 in Ireland from 2005 to present. This measures remaining expected lifespan for the youth cohort, removing infant mortality effects. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2024. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2005–2024 (20 observations).

The series peaked at 68.4 years in 2024 and reached its lowest recorded value of 64.5 in 2005. The latest reading of 68.4 in 2024 represents a change of +0.4.