Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages in Germany
Germany: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages was 4.69 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages in Germany, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages in Germany is 4.69 years, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 6.7% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy at different ages in Germany peaked at 6.51 years in 1992 and was at its lowest, 4.14 years, in 1955.
That places Germany 126th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.25 years | 4.14 years | 4.52 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.14 years | 4.66 years | 5.57 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.94 years | 5.61 years | 6.24 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.24 years | 6.15 years | 6.29 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.37 years | 6.08 years | 6.51 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.61 years | 5.18 years | 6.06 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.84 years | 4.66 years | 5.14 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.91 years | 4.69 years | 5.11 years | 4 |
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More health data for Germany
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,164 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 368 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 471,597 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 428,744 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 452,461 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 417,520 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 431,734 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 401,900 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy at different ages in Germany?
- Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages in Germany was 4.69 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex gap in life expectancy at different ages recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 6.51 years in 1992.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy at different ages recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.14 years in 1955.
- How does Germany rank for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
- Germany ranks 126th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy at different ages rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.