Which has higher life expectancy for people of different ages, Cyprus or Germany?

Cyprus, at 81.65 years against 81.38 years in Germany as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Germany?

78 years are reported by both, from 1895 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy for people of different ages. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cyprus vs Germany: Life expectancy for people of different ages

Cyprus

81.65 years

in 2023

Germany

81.38 years

in 2023

Cyprus rank

43rd

Germany rank

45th

Life expectancy for people of different ages over time

Cyprus
Germany

How they compare

Cyprus currently reports 81.65 years against 81.38 years in Germany, a difference of 0.27 years.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 78 shared years of data; in 1895 it was Germany ahead.

Cyprus ranks 43rd and Germany ranks 45th of 236 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 4 and Germany in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cyprus	Germany	Difference	Ahead
1890s	38.51 years	42.38 years	3.87 years	Germany
1900s	45 years	45.45 years	0.45 years	Germany
1910s	47.46 years	40.52 years	6.94 years	Cyprus
1920s	48.46 years	57.42 years	8.96 years	Germany
1950s	59.3 years	68.12 years	8.83 years	Germany
1960s	65.05 years	70.32 years	5.27 years	Germany
1970s	68.49 years	71.74 years	3.24 years	Germany
1980s	74.32 years	74.34 years	0.0198 years	Germany
1990s	76.66 years	76.53 years	0.1284 years	Cyprus
2000s	79.15 years	79.09 years	0.0601 years	Cyprus
2010s	81.28 years	80.67 years	0.6119 years	Cyprus
2020s	80.97 years	81.02 years	0.0453 years	Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy for people of different ages, Cyprus or Germany?: Cyprus, at 81.65 years against 81.38 years in Germany as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy for people of different ages between Cyprus and Germany?: 0.27 years, with Cyprus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Germany?: 78 years are reported by both, from 1895 to 2023.
How do Cyprus and Germany rank globally for life expectancy for people of different ages?: Cyprus ranks 43rd and Germany ranks 45th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy for people of different ages. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Life expectancy for people of different ages
Unit: years
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.