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Life expectancy in South East England
1993 – 2024 · 28 data points
2 of 12 · Regions of United Kingdom
Updated 21 Oct 2026
Source: OECD Regional Database, 1993 – 2024
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Latest value · 2024
82.8years
+0.4
since 2023
Regions of United Kingdom · 2024
2 of 12
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014
+0.4
vs United Kingdom
+1.4
United Kingdom: 81.4 · 2024
Life expectancy, 1993 – 2024 years · South East England · United Kingdom · World
+0.4 since 2014
65
70
75
80
85
1993
2005
2010
2015
2024
South East England
United Kingdom
World
Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1993 – 2024
Compared with Life expectancy · years
Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators
The series at a glance South East England · 1993 – 2024
Latest value
82.8 · 2024
First value
77.6 · 1993
Highest
82.8 · 2024
Lowest
77.6 · 1993
Data points
28
By year
All years · 1993 – 2024
| Year | South East England | Change | United Kingdom | World |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 82.8 | +0.4 | 81.4 | 73.5 |
| 2023estimate | 82.4 | ±0.0 | 81.0 | 73.3 |
| 2022estimate | 82.4 | +0.6 | 81.0 | 73.0 |
| 2021 | 81.8 | ±0.0 | 80.5 | 71.2 |
| 2020estimate | 81.8 | −0.9 | 80.3 | 72.2 |
| 2019estimate | 82.7 | +0.3 | 81.4 | 72.9 |
| 2018estimate | 82.4 | +0.1 | 81.1 | 72.6 |
| 2017estimate | 82.3 | ±0.0 | 81.1 | 72.4 |
| 2016estimate | 82.3 | +0.1 | 81.1 | 72.2 |
| 2015estimate | 82.2 | −0.2 | 80.9 | 72.0 |
| 2014estimate | 82.4 | +0.3 | 81.2 | 71.8 |
| 2013estimate | 82.1 | −0.1 | 81.0 | 71.5 |
| 2012 | 82.2 | +0.1 | 80.9 | 71.3 |
| 2011estimate | 82.1 | +0.4 | 80.9 | 71.0 |
| 2010 | 81.7 | +0.2 | 80.6 | 70.7 |
| 2009 | 81.5 | +0.3 | 80.3 | 70.4 |
| 2008 | 81.2 | +0.2 | 80.0 | 70.0 |
| 2007 | 81.0 | +0.3 | 79.7 | 69.8 |
| 2006 | 80.7 | +0.3 | 79.5 | 69.5 |
| 2005 | 80.4 | +0.2 | 79.3 | 69.1 |
| 2004 | 80.2 | +0.5 | 78.9 | 68.8 |
| 2003estimate | 79.7 | +0.1 | 78.7 | 68.5 |
| 2002estimate | 79.6 | +0.1 | 78.4 | 68.2 |
| 2001estimate | 79.5 | +0.2 | 78.2 | 67.9 |
| 2000estimate | 79.3 | +0.3 | 78.0 | 67.7 |
| 1999estimate | 79.0 | +0.7 | 77.5 | 67.3 |
| 1994estimate | 78.3 | +0.7 | 76.9 | 66.0 |
| 1993estimate | 77.6 | 76.3 | 65.7 |
Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1993 – 2024
Ranking · Regions of United Kingdom
2016 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Life expectancy | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | East Midlands | 81.2 | |
| 3 | East of England | 82.0 | |
| 1 | Greater London | 82.3 | |
| 11 | North East England | 79.7 | |
| 10 | North West England | 79.9 | |
| 8 | Northern Ireland | 80.6 | |
| 12 | Scotland | 79.1 | |
| 2 | South East England | 82.3 | |
| 4 | South West England | 81.9 | |
| 9 | Wales | 80.2 | |
| 6 | West Midlands | 80.8 | |
| 7 | Yorkshire and The Humber | 80.6 |
Source: OECD Regional Database, 2016
What it means
How long a newborn would live on average if today's death rates stayed the same.
How it is calculated
Calculated from deaths by age in the year and the population of each age (a life table).
People
South East England in numbers
Population
9.6M
2024
Population growth
0.30%
2025 · United Kingdom
Population density
506
2024
Median age
39.8
2023 · United Kingdom
Children under 15
17.3%
2024
Residents 65 and over
19.7%
2022
Births per woman
1.55
2024 · United Kingdom
Birth rate
9.9
2024 · United Kingdom
Infant mortality
4.1
2024 · United Kingdom
Net migration
6.5
2023 · United Kingdom
Born abroad
17.1%
2024 · United Kingdom
Urban population
83.3%
2025 · United Kingdom