Life expectancy at birth in Europe

46 countries in Europe, 2024. Unit: years. World ranking →

First in the ranking
86.5 years
Monaco
Median country
81.6 years
half above, half below
World
73.5 years
World Bank aggregate
Range
71.3 to 86.5
Moldova - Monaco

How to read it

Across 46 countries in Europe, the highest value is in Monaco (86.5 years) and the lowest in Moldova (71.3 years).

The median country is at 81.6 years: half are above, half below.

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.

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Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), uri: UN Population Division; Statistical databases and publications from national statistical offices… · via World Bank WDI (SP.DYN.LE00.IN) · licence

Life expectancy over time

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Ranking of countries

2024
In chart Share of the highest value
1Monaco86.5
2San Marino85.8
3Switzerland84.4
4Liechtenstein84.2
5Andorra84.2
6Sweden84.1
7Italy84.0
8Spain83.9
9Luxembourg83.2
10Norway83.2
11Faroe Islands83.1
12Ireland83.0
13France83.0
14Malta83.0
15Iceland82.8
16Portugal82.4
17Finland82.3
18Belgium82.3
19Slovenia82.3
20Denmark82.3
21Austria82.0
22Netherlands82.0
23Greece81.8
24United Kingdom81.4
25Isle of Man81.1
26Germany80.8
27Czechia80.0
28Albania79.8
29Estonia79.3
30Croatia78.9
31Poland78.4
32Slovakia78.4
33Kosovo78.2
34Bosnia and Herzegovina78.0
35Montenegro77.9
36Lithuania77.2
37Hungary76.7
38North Macedonia76.6
39Romania76.5
40Latvia76.4
41Serbia76.0
42Bulgaria75.8
43Ukraine74.7
44Belarus74.4
45Russia73.4
46Moldova71.3
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