South Africa Life Expectancy 1950-2025

South Africa life expectancy for 2025 is 65.32, a 0.34% increase from 2024.
  • South Africa life expectancy for 2024 was 65.10, a 0.34% increase from 2023.
  • South Africa life expectancy for 2023 was 64.88, a 0.39% increase from 2022.
  • South Africa life expectancy for 2022 was 64.63, a 0.39% increase from 2021.
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.
Region Rankings
Country NameYears of Life Expectancy
North America79.50
Central America75.84
World73.49
Africa64.64
Sub-Saharan Africa 62.70
Country Rankings
Country NameYears of Life Expectancy
Hong Kong85.55
Japan85.27
Macao84.94
Switzerland84.49
Singapore84.31
Italy84.26
Spain84.25
Australia84.18
Channel Islands83.87
Iceland83.81
Israel83.77
South Korea83.77
Sweden83.62
France83.39
Malta83.36
Canada83.26
Norway83.23
Ireland83.12
Greece83.10
New Zealand83.10
Luxembourg83.09
Netherlands83.07
Portugal82.95
Finland82.78
Belgium82.48
Austria82.37
Germany82.20
Slovenia82.16
United Kingdom82.06
Cyprus81.82
Denmark81.69
Taiwan81.38
Costa Rica81.30
Guam81.12
Chile81.10
Puerto Rico81.03
Qatar81.03
Maldives80.39
Barbados79.92
Curacao79.73
Poland79.60
Lebanon79.57
Cuba79.49
Estonia79.48
Panama79.44
United States79.40
Croatia79.34
Albania79.25
Oman78.98
Turkey78.89
UAE78.74
Uruguay78.73
French Polynesia78.57
New Caledonia78.52
Colombia78.21
Thailand78.10
Ecuador78.10
Bahrain77.98
Sri Lanka77.89
Algeria77.85
Peru77.85
Morocco77.84
China77.81
Antigua and Barbuda77.73
Tunisia77.72
Iran77.70
Montenegro77.68
Hungary77.59
Argentina77.47
Aruba77.06
Brazil76.96
Malaysia76.93
Romania76.78
Serbia76.75
Lithuania76.73
North Macedonia76.53
Honduras76.21
Kuwait76.07
Vietnam76.04
Latvia76.01
Saudi Arabia75.97
Armenia75.83
Mauritius75.81
Bulgaria75.75
Mexico75.74
Nicaragua75.64
Belarus75.48
Guatemala75.46
Belize75.39
Jordan75.28
Jamaica75.12
Dominican Republic74.98
Paraguay74.81
Georgia74.53
Bahamas74.51
El Salvador74.46
Micronesia74.42
Kazakhstan74.16
Trinidad and Tobago74.16
Bangladesh74.07
Seychelles74.01
Samoa74.00
Cabo Verde73.92
Libya73.73
Solomon Islands73.63
Azerbaijan73.55
Russia73.26
Bhutan73.25
Venezuela72.86
Egypt72.85
Grenada72.83
Bolivia72.80
Ukraine72.78
Indonesia72.67
Moldova72.56
Suriname72.39
Uzbekistan72.25
Nepal72.19
Tajikistan72.13
Philippines71.92
Tonga71.54
Sao Tome and Principe71.37
Iraq71.35
Vanuatu71.27
Cambodia70.93
Mongolia70.91
India70.82
Timor-Leste70.55
Rwanda70.54
Guyana70.48
Botswana70.14
Kiribati69.58
Senegal69.35
Turkmenistan68.87
Madagascar68.81
Ethiopia68.43
Djibouti68.35
Fiji68.20
Myanmar68.14
Pakistan68.08
Eritrea68.07
Kenya67.93
Gabon67.37
Tanzania66.94
Yemen66.74
Afghanistan66.53
Sudan66.52
Malawi66.37
Mauritania65.91
Papua New Guinea65.60
Haiti65.51
Liberia65.50
Namibia65.47
Ghana65.41
Comoros65.40
South Africa65.32
Zambia65.22
Uganda64.96
Niger64.28
Gambia63.83
Burkina Faso63.70
Benin63.37
Burundi63.34
Guinea63.22
Mozambique62.88
Angola62.84
Togo62.67
Zimbabwe62.67
Republic of Congo62.12
Eswatini61.67
Mali61.18
Cameroon60.90
Equatorial Guinea60.40
Guinea-Bissau59.96
South Sudan59.24
Somalia58.87
Sierra Leone56.62
Lesotho56.45
Nigeria56.36
Chad55.71
Central African Republic55.00