Life expectancy at birth, by sex in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Life expectancy at birth, by sex was 80.57 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, by sex in Luxembourg, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, life expectancy at birth, by sex in Luxembourg stood at 80.57 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, by sex in Luxembourg peaked at 80.57 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 63.44 years, in 1950.
Luxembourg ranks 26th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, by sex in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 63.44 years | — |
| 1951 | 63.65 years | +0.3% |
| 1952 | 63.86 years | +0.3% |
| 1953 | 64.08 years | +0.3% |
| 1954 | 64.29 years | +0.3% |
| 1955 | 65.03 years | +1.1% |
| 1956 | 64.71 years | -0.5% |
| 1957 | 64.4 years | -0.5% |
| 1958 | 66.12 years | +2.7% |
| 1959 | 66.29 years | +0.3% |
| 1960 | 66.02 years | -0.4% |
| 1961 | 66.77 years | +1.1% |
| 1962 | 65.66 years | -1.7% |
| 1963 | 65.93 years | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 65.43 years | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 66.08 years | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 66.25 years | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 66.53 years | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 67.31 years | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 66.56 years | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 66.37 years | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 66.15 years | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 67.64 years | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 66.75 years | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 66.94 years | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 67.03 years | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 66.98 years | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 67.91 years | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 68.24 years | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 68.82 years | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 69.83 years | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 68.86 years | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 68.8 years | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 69.76 years | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 69.57 years | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 70.2 years | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 70.67 years | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 70.56 years | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 70.91 years | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 71.21 years | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 72.25 years | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 71.91 years | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 71.85 years | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 72.12 years | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 73.09 years | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 72.86 years | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 73.13 years | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 73.9 years | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 73.62 years | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 74.25 years | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 74.47 years | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 75.03 years | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 74.61 years | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 74.78 years | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 76.02 years | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 76.7 years | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 76.75 years | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 76.68 years | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 78.08 years | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 78.09 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 77.89 years | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 78.32 years | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 78.72 years | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 79.29 years | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 79.05 years | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 79.6 years | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 79.7 years | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 79.5 years | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 79.76 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 79.91 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 79.71 years | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 80.28 years | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 80.56 years | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 80.57 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 64.59 years | 63.44 years | 66.29 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 66.25 years | 65.43 years | 67.31 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 67.28 years | 66.15 years | 68.82 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 70.04 years | 68.8 years | 71.21 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 72.9 years | 71.85 years | 74.25 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.12 years | 74.47 years | 78.09 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.18 years | 77.89 years | 79.91 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.28 years | 79.71 years | 80.57 years | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, by sex in Luxembourg?
- Life expectancy at birth, by sex in Luxembourg was 80.57 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, by sex recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 80.57 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, by sex recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.44 years in 1950.
- How does Luxembourg rank for life expectancy at birth, by sex?
- Luxembourg ranks 26th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy at birth, by sex rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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