Life expectancy at birth, projections in France
France: Life expectancy at birth, projections was 92.14 years in 2100. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, projections in France, 2024–2100
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
France recorded 92.14 years for life expectancy at birth, projections in 2100. That is the highest value across all 77 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, projections in France peaked at 92.14 years in 2100 and was at its lowest, 83.46 years, in 2024.
France ranks 19th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 77 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 83.77 years | 83.46 years | 84.08 years | 6 |
| 2030s | 84.74 years | 84.21 years | 85.29 years | 10 |
| 2040s | 85.94 years | 85.41 years | 86.47 years | 10 |
| 2050s | 87.1 years | 86.58 years | 87.62 years | 10 |
| 2060s | 88.25 years | 87.74 years | 88.77 years | 10 |
| 2070s | 89.38 years | 88.87 years | 89.86 years | 10 |
| 2080s | 90.45 years | 89.95 years | 90.94 years | 10 |
| 2090s | 91.54 years | 91.05 years | 92.04 years | 10 |
| 2100s | 92.14 years | 92.14 years | 92.14 years | 1 |
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More health data for France
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,016 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 603 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 410,003 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 393,149 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 422,126 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 401,629 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 424,323 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 402,563 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, projections in France?
- Life expectancy at birth, projections in France was 92.14 years in 2100, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, projections recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 92.14 years in 2100.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, projections recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.46 years in 2024.
- How does France rank for life expectancy at birth, projections?
- France ranks 19th out of 236 countries with data for 2100.
- Is life expectancy at birth, projections rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France 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, projections. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Period life expectancy at birth. Future projections are based on the UN's medium scenario.