Life expectancy for both sexes fell 0.406% to 81.4 years in Finland in 2024, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, life expectancy for both sexes in Finland reached an all time high of 82.0 years in 2019 and an all time low of 66.1 years in 1955. When compared to Finland's main peers, life expectancy for both sexes in Australia amounted to 83.3 years, 71.9 years in Indonesia, 81.9 years in New Zealand and 63.2 years in Papua New Guinea in 2024.
Finland has been ranked 26th within the group of 174 countries we follow in terms of life expectancy for both sexes, 4 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Life Expectancy at Birth (Both Sexes) | Unit | 2030 | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 |
| Australia | years | 86.0 | 86.1 | 86.3 | 86.4 | 86.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Finland | years | 84.0 | 84.2 | 84.3 | 84.4 | 84.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | years | 75.4 | 75.6 | 75.8 | 76.0 | 76.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | years | 79.4 | 79.6 | 79.8 | 79.9 | 80.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand | years | 84.5 | 84.6 | 84.8 | 84.9 | 85.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | years | 65.7 | 65.8 | 66.0 | 66.1 | 66.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Philippines | years | 72.4 | 72.5 | 72.6 | 72.8 | 72.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Singapore | years | 86.4 | 86.6 | 86.7 | 86.9 | 87.0 |
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