K65 · Insurance · Global
Life insurance premiums
Global: 3.1 trillion USD in 2024. Swiss Re projects 4.8 trillion USD for 2035.
- 3.1 trillion USD Latest · Global · 2024
- Annual Release cadence
- 2 Records · 1 region · 2024–2035
Verified 15 Sep 2026 · 1 publisher · Next period 2025
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Global over time. Forecasts are dashed with hollow markers; the underlying values are one click away under the chart.
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How this measure is built
- Definition
- Total premium volume of the life insurance industry.
- Measure
- One slice of Insurance premiums ( form: level, segment: life ) . Total premium volume written or collected by insurers on insurance policies. Region and period are columns on every record, not slices.
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Sources · 1 document
| Document | Publisher | Published | Data points |
|---|---|---|---|
| sigma 5/2024: Global economic and insurance market outlook 2025-26 | Swiss Re | — | 2 |
Other slices of insurance premiums
- Insurance premium growth (real) 9 constant currency
- Life insurance premium growth (real) 7 constant currency · life
- Non-life insurance premium growth (real) 4 constant currency · non life
- Life insurance savings premium cumulative growth 2 cumulative · life savings
- Agricultural insurance premium growth 1 gross written · agricultural
- EEA insurance gross written premiums as a share of GDP 1
- EEA unit-linked share of life gross written premiums 1 unit linked
- Life insurance savings premiums 1 life savings
- Life insurance savings real premium growth rate 1 life savings
Frequently asked questions
What is the latest life insurance premiums?
Global: 3.1 trillion USD in 2024. Swiss Re projects 4.8 trillion USD for 2035.
Where does this data come from?
From 1 document published by Swiss Re. Every figure on this page links to its record, which preserves the original source evidence.
How often is it updated?
Annual. The newest published period is 2024; the next release should cover 2025. A new figure appears here once the publisher releases it and it passes verification.
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StatOrigin. (2026). Life insurance premiums [Data set]. Retrieved October 28, 2026, from https://statorigin.org/indicators/life-insurance-premiums
"Life insurance premiums." StatOrigin, 2026, https://statorigin.org/indicators/life-insurance-premiums. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.
StatOrigin. "Life insurance premiums." Data set, 2026. Accessed October 28, 2026. https://statorigin.org/indicators/life-insurance-premiums.
@misc{statorigin_life_insurance_premiums_2026, title = {Life insurance premiums}, author = {{StatOrigin}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://statorigin.org/indicators/life-insurance-premiums}, note = {Data set. Accessed 2026-10-28} }