Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Austria
Austria: Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages was 1.06 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
1.06
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
159th
of 236 countries
All-time high
1.11
in 1974
All-time low
1.06
in 2017
Years of data
77
1947–2023
Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Austria, 1947–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Austria recorded 1.06 for sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Austria peaked at 1.11 in 1974 and was at its lowest, 1.06, in 2017.
Austria ranks 159th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Austria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1947 | 1.09 | — |
| 1948 | 1.09 | +0.1% |
| 1949 | 1.08 | -0.8% |
| 1950 | 1.08 | +0.4% |
| 1951 | 1.09 | +0.3% |
| 1952 | 1.08 | -0.5% |
| 1953 | 1.08 | -0.1% |
| 1954 | 1.08 | +0.4% |
| 1955 | 1.09 | +0.6% |
| 1956 | 1.09 | +0.2% |
| 1957 | 1.1 | +0.6% |
| 1958 | 1.09 | -0.5% |
| 1959 | 1.1 | +0.3% |
| 1960 | 1.1 | +0.4% |
| 1961 | 1.1 | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 1.09 | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 1.09 | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 1.1 | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 1.1 | -0.0% |
| 1966 | 1.1 | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 1.1 | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 1.1 | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 1.1 | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 1.1 | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 1.11 | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 1.11 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1.1 | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 1.11 | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 1.1 | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 1.1 | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 1.1 | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 1.11 | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 1.1 | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 1.1 | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1.1 | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 1.1 | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1.1 | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 1.1 | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 1.09 | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 1.09 | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 1.09 | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 1.09 | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 1.09 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 1.09 | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 1.09 | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 1.09 | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 1.09 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 1.09 | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 1.09 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 1.09 | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 1.08 | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 1.08 | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 1.08 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 1.08 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.07 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 1.07 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.07 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 1.07 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.07 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.07 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 1.07 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.07 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.07 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.06 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 1.07 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.06 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.06 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.06 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.06 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.06 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.06 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.06 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 1.07 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.06 | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.06 | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 1.08 | 1.08 | 1.09 | 3 |
| 1950s | 1.09 | 1.08 | 1.1 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.1 | 1.09 | 1.1 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.11 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.1 | 1.09 | 1.1 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.09 | 1.08 | 1.09 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.07 | 1.07 | 1.08 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.07 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.07 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Austria?
- Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Austria was 1.06 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 ratio in life expectancy at different ages recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 in 1974.
- What is the lowest sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.06 in 2017.
- How does Austria rank for sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages?
- Austria ranks 159th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Austria 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 ratio in life expectancy at different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of period life expectancy (females/males) at a given age.