Ireland (2024)
63.5
years
+0.6% YoY
YoY Change
+0.6%
years
Trend
up
Series length
20
years of data

Data

Ireland Life Expectancy at Age 20 (2024) — source data. Eurostat.
Year years YoY Change
2024 63.5 +0.6%
2023 63.1 +0.5%
2022 62.8 +0.5%
2021 62.5 -0.3%
2020 62.7 -0.2%
2019 62.8 +0.6%
2018 62.4 unchanged
2017 62.4 +0.6%
2016 62 +0.3%
2015 61.8 +0.2%
2014 61.7 +0.3%
2013 61.5 +0.2%
2012 61.4 +0.2%
2011 61.3 unchanged
2010 61.3 +1.0%
2009 60.7 unchanged
2008 60.7 +0.7%
2007 60.3 +0.7%
2006 59.9 +0.3%
2005 59.7 n/a

About this Dataset

Ireland recorded 63.5 years in 2024. The latest change was +0.4. Across 2005–2024 the series ranges from 59.7 in 2005 to 63.5 in 2024.

This page tracks life expectancy at age 20 in Ireland from 2005 to present. Remaining life expectancy for young adults reflects avoidable mortality and chronic disease burden.

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 20 in Ireland from 2005 to present. Remaining life expectancy for young adults reflects avoidable mortality and chronic disease burden. 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 63.5 years in 2024 and reached its lowest recorded value of 59.7 in 2005. The latest reading of 63.5 in 2024 represents a change of +0.4.