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Life expectancy at birth

36 European countries compared for 2024, eu average 80.8 years. Eurostat data.

First in the ranking

83.5 years

Switzerland

EU average

80.8 years

27 member states

Median country

81.3 years

half above, half below

Range

74.5 to 83.5

Georgia - Switzerland

How to read it

Across 36 countries, the highest value is in Switzerland (83.5 years) and the lowest in Georgia (74.5 years).

Half of the countries are above 81.3 years and half below.

The EU average is 80.8 years; 20 of 36 countries are above it.

For the EU as a whole, the value rose from 77.8 years in 2005 to 80.8 years in 2024.

Life expectancy by age and sex
Year · Total · 1 year

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Life expectancy over time

years

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Ranking of countries

2024

In chart
Switzerland in chart	1	Switzerland non-EU	83.5	+2.7
Spain in chart	2	Spain	83.3	+2.5
Liechtenstein in chart	3	Liechtenstein non-EU	83.2	+2.4
Sweden in chart	4	Sweden	83.0	+2.2
Italy in chart	5	Italy	82.9	+2.1
Cyprus in chart	6	Cyprus	82.8	+2.0
Luxembourg in chart	7	Luxembourg	82.7	+1.9
Norway in chart	8	Norway non-EU	82.4	+1.6
Malta in chart	9	Malta	82.4	+1.6
France in chart	10	France	82.4	+1.6
Ireland in chart	11	Ireland	82.3	+1.5
Iceland in chart	12	Iceland non-EU	81.9	+1.1
Portugal in chart	13	Portugal	81.8	+1.0
Belgium in chart	14	Belgium	81.7	+0.9
Austria in chart	15	Austria	81.4	+0.6
Denmark in chart	16	Denmark	81.4	+0.6
Finland in chart	17	Finland	81.4	+0.6
Slovenia in chart	18	Slovenia	81.3	+0.5
Greece in chart	19	Greece	81.2	+0.4
Netherlands in chart	20	Netherlands	81.2	+0.4
Germany in chart	21	Germany	80.4	−0.4
Albania in chart	22	Albania non-EU	79.8	−1.0
Czechia in chart	23	Czechia	79.3	−1.5
Türkiye in chart	24	Türkiye non-EU	78.7	−2.1
Estonia in chart	25	Estonia	78.5	−2.3
Croatia in chart	26	Croatia	78.2	−2.6
Slovakia in chart	27	Slovakia	77.9	−2.9
Poland in chart	28	Poland	77.8	−3.0
Montenegro in chart	29	Montenegro non-EU	76.8	−4.0
Lithuania in chart	30	Lithuania	76.7	−4.1
Hungary in chart	31	Hungary	76.1	−4.7
Romania in chart	32	Romania	75.9	−4.9
Serbia in chart	33	Serbia non-EU	75.5	−5.3
Latvia in chart	34	Latvia	75.5	−5.3
Bulgaria in chart	35	Bulgaria	75.1	−5.7
Georgia in chart	36	Georgia non-EU	74.5	−6.3

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