Home / Life expectancy by country / Ireland vs United Kingdom

myage.is

Ireland vs United Kingdom: life expectancy

Ireland's national average is 1.0 years higher than United Kingdom's (82.3 vs 81.3).

A population-level average, not a personal prediction — averages, not fate.

🇮🇪
Ireland
82.3
years combined
M 80.3 · F 84.3
Ireland's full page →
🇬🇧
United Kingdom
81.3
years combined
M 79.5 · F 83.1
United Kingdom's full page →

See what % of either average you've already lived.

Calculate your age →

Does Ireland or United Kingdom have a higher life expectancy?

Ireland's national average life expectancy is 82.3 years, about 1.0 years higher than United Kingdom's 81.3. These are population averages, not predictions for any individual.

Figures are UN Population Division estimates (World Population Prospects, 2019 revision), rounded for readability — not a live feed, so recent years may differ.

How is life expectancy actually calculated?