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Life expectancy in Birmingham
2001 – 2024 · 24 data points
9 of 14 · Regions of West Midlands
Updated 22 Oct 2026
Source: OECD Regional Database, 2001 – 2024
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Latest value · 2024
79.8years
+0.7
since 2023
Regions of West Midlands · 2024
9 of 14
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014
+0.4
vs West Midlands
−1.1
West Midlands: 80.9 · 2024
Life expectancy, 2001 – 2024 years · Birmingham · West Midlands · United Kingdom · World
+0.4 since 2014
65
70
75
80
85
2001
2010
2015
2024
Birmingham
West Midlands
United Kingdom
World
Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2001 – 2024
Compared with Life expectancy · years
Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators
The series at a glance Birmingham · 2001 – 2024
Latest value
79.8 · 2024
First value
76.6 · 2001
Highest
80.5 · 2019
Lowest
76.6 · 2001
Data points
24
By year
All years · 2001 – 2024
| Year | Birmingham | Change | West Midlands | United Kingdom | World |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 79.8 | +0.7 | 80.9 | 81.4 | 73.5 |
| 2023 | 79.1 | −0.4 | 80.6 | 81.0 | 73.3 |
| 2022estimate | 79.5 | +1.2 | 80.7 | 81.0 | 73.0 |
| 2021 | 78.3 | ±0.0 | 80.0 | 80.5 | 71.2 |
| 2020 | 78.3 | −2.2 | 79.7 | 80.3 | 72.2 |
| 2019estimate | 80.5 | +0.4 | 81.3 | 81.4 | 72.9 |
| 2018estimate | 80.1 | +0.1 | 80.7 | 81.1 | 72.6 |
| 2017estimate | 80.0 | +0.2 | 80.9 | 81.1 | 72.4 |
| 2016estimate | 79.8 | +0.1 | 80.8 | 81.1 | 72.2 |
| 2015estimate | 79.7 | +0.3 | 80.7 | 80.9 | 72.0 |
| 2014 | 79.4 | −0.2 | 80.9 | 81.2 | 71.8 |
| 2013estimate | 79.6 | −0.3 | 80.7 | 81.0 | 71.5 |
| 2012 | 79.9 | +0.1 | 80.8 | 80.9 | 71.3 |
| 2011 | 79.8 | +0.3 | 80.8 | 80.9 | 71.0 |
| 2010estimate | 79.5 | +0.1 | 80.3 | 80.6 | 70.7 |
| 2009 | 79.4 | +0.8 | 80.1 | 80.3 | 70.4 |
| 2008 | 78.6 | +0.1 | 79.4 | 80.0 | 70.0 |
| 2007 | 78.5 | +0.5 | 79.4 | 79.7 | 69.8 |
| 2006 | 78.0 | +0.2 | 79.0 | 79.5 | 69.5 |
| 2005 | 77.8 | +0.1 | 78.8 | 79.3 | 69.1 |
| 2004 | 77.7 | +0.9 | 78.7 | 78.9 | 68.8 |
| 2003 | 76.8 | ±0.0 | 78.0 | 78.7 | 68.5 |
| 2002estimate | 76.8 | +0.2 | 78.1 | 78.4 | 68.2 |
| 2001 | 76.6 | 77.9 | 78.2 | 67.9 |
Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2001 – 2024
Ranking · Regions of West Midlands
2017 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Life expectancy | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Stoke-on-Trent | 78.8 | |
| 13 | Sandwell | 79.4 | |
| 12 | Walsall | 79.5 | |
| 11 | Wolverhampton | 79.6 | |
| 10 | Coventry | 80.0 | |
| 9 | Birmingham | 80.0 | |
| 8 | Telford and Wrekin | 80.2 | |
| 7 | Dudley | 81.4 | |
| 6 | Staffordshire CC | 81.5 | |
| 5 | Worcestershire CC | 81.8 | |
| 4 | Shropshire | 81.8 | |
| 3 | Solihull | 82.0 | |
| 2 | Warwickshire CC | 82.0 | |
| 1 | Herefordshire, County of | 82.0 |
Source: OECD Regional Database, 2017
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
Birmingham in numbers
Population
1.2M
2024
Population growth
0.30%
2025 · United Kingdom
Population density
4,416
2024
Median age
39.8
2023 · United Kingdom
Children under 15
20.4%
2024
Residents 65 and over
13.1%
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