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Life expectancy at age 15 in France

France: Life expectancy at age 15 was 92.26 years in 2100. ▲ Rising

Latest (2100)
92.26 years
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
18th
of 236 countries
All-time high
92.26 years
in 2100
All-time low
44.62 years
in 1915
Years of data
285
1816–2100

Life expectancy at age 15 in France, 1816–2100

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Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2100, life expectancy at age 15 in France stood at 92.26 years. That is the highest value across all 285 years on record.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 15 in France peaked at 92.26 years in 2100 and was at its lowest, 44.62 years, in 1915.

That places France 18th out of 236 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 285 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1810s 58.28 years 58.17 years 58.41 years 4
1820s 59.08 years 58.37 years 60.03 years 10
1830s 58.05 years 55 years 59.64 years 10
1840s 58.32 years 55.11 years 60.16 years 10
1850s 58.16 years 54.73 years 59.83 years 10
1860s 59.54 years 58.62 years 60.33 years 10
1870s 58.25 years 48.66 years 60.58 years 10
1880s 60.07 years 59.78 years 61.07 years 10
1890s 60.62 years 59.71 years 62.14 years 10
1900s 61.22 years 59.94 years 61.78 years 10
1910s 54.97 years 44.62 years 62.65 years 10
1920s 63.73 years 63.38 years 64.56 years 10
1930s 65.29 years 64.53 years 65.91 years 10
1940s 64.59 years 54.14 years 70.83 years 10
1950s 71.74 years 70.54 years 72.99 years 10
1960s 73.21 years 72.7 years 73.56 years 10
1970s 74.41 years 73.82 years 75.27 years 10
1980s 76.31 years 75.39 years 77.4 years 10
1990s 78.46 years 77.65 years 79.27 years 10
2000s 80.64 years 79.58 years 81.6 years 10
2010s 82.57 years 81.82 years 83.15 years 10
2020s 83.66 years 82.59 years 84.42 years 10
2030s 85.05 years 84.53 years 85.57 years 10
2040s 86.2 years 85.69 years 86.71 years 10
2050s 87.33 years 86.82 years 87.83 years 10
2060s 88.44 years 87.94 years 88.95 years 10
2070s 89.55 years 89.05 years 90.02 years 10
2080s 90.6 years 90.11 years 91.08 years 10
2090s 91.67 years 91.19 years 92.16 years 10
2100s 92.26 years 92.26 years 92.26 years 1

Countries ranked near France

  1. 15 French Polynesia 92.62 years compare
  2. 16 Malta 92.54 years compare
  3. 17 Saint Barthelemy 92.47 years compare
  4. 19 Sweden 92.23 years compare
  5. 20 Vatican 92.23 years compare
  6. 21 Reunion 92.16 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at age 15 in France?
Life expectancy at age 15 in France was 92.26 years in 2100, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in France?
The highest recorded value was 92.26 years in 2100.
What is the lowest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in France?
The lowest recorded value was 44.62 years in 1915.
How does France rank for life expectancy at age 15?
France ranks 18th out of 236 countries with data for 2100.
Is life expectancy at age 15 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 Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at age 15. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Life expectancy at age 15
Unit
years
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 36,894 data points, 1751–2100
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