Germany vs Pre-demographic dividend: Life expectancy at birth, total

Germany
80.79 years
in 2024
Pre-demographic dividend
62.35 years
in 2024
Germany rank
47th
Pre-demographic dividend rank
44th

Life expectancy at birth, total over time

  • Germany
  • Pre-demographic dividend
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How they compare

Germany currently reports 80.79 years against 62.35 years in Pre-demographic dividend, a difference of 18.44 years.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.3 times Pre-demographic dividend's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.

Germany ranks 47th and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 44th of 217 countries.

Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Pre-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
1960s 70.11 years 41.51 years 28.61 years Germany
1970s 71.48 years 45.66 years 25.81 years Germany
1980s 74.05 years 48.15 years 25.9 years Germany
1990s 76.37 years 49.84 years 26.53 years Germany
2000s 78.87 years 54.14 years 24.74 years Germany
2010s 80.74 years 58.8 years 21.94 years Germany
2020s 80.85 years 61.33 years 19.52 years Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Germany or Pre-demographic dividend?
Germany, at 80.79 years against 62.35 years in Pre-demographic dividend as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Germany and Pre-demographic dividend?
18.44 years, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Pre-demographic dividend?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Germany and Pre-demographic dividend rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
Germany ranks 47th and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 44th of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
265 places, 17,191 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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.