Life expectancy at birth, female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Life expectancy at birth, female was 79.04 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
79.04 years
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
11th
of 47 groups
All-time high
79.04 years
in 2024
All-time low
68.24 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth, female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 79.04 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 79.04 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 68.24 years, in 1960.
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 11th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 68.24 years | — |
| 1961 | 68.63 years | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 68.7 years | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 69.3 years | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 69.7 years | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 69.91 years | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 70.22 years | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 70.2 years | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 70.42 years | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 70.34 years | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 70.63 years | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 70.89 years | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 71.03 years | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 71.15 years | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 71.37 years | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 71.19 years | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 71.25 years | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 71.41 years | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 71.52 years | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 71.56 years | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 71.59 years | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 71.89 years | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 72.17 years | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 72.21 years | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 72.11 years | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 72.34 years | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 72.86 years | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 72.98 years | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 73.09 years | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 73.28 years | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 73.31 years | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 73.09 years | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 72.32 years | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 72.04 years | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 72.3 years | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 72.31 years | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 72.71 years | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 73 years | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 73.28 years | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 73.01 years | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 73.34 years | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 73.47 years | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 73.52 years | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 73.66 years | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 73.99 years | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 74.16 years | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 74.62 years | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 75.03 years | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 75.33 years | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 75.73 years | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 75.99 years | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 76.44 years | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 76.76 years | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 77.16 years | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 77.38 years | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 77.59 years | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 77.89 years | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 78.24 years | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 78.42 years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 78.69 years | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 77.33 years | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 76.03 years | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 78.48 years | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 78.94 years | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 79.04 years | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 69.57 years | 68.24 years | 70.42 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 71.2 years | 70.63 years | 71.56 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 72.45 years | 71.59 years | 73.28 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 72.74 years | 72.04 years | 73.31 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.28 years | 73.34 years | 75.73 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.46 years | 75.99 years | 78.69 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.96 years | 76.03 years | 79.04 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 8 Liechtenstein 86.3 years compare
- 9 Andorra 86.24 years compare
- 10 Macau, China 86.2 years compare
- 10 Switzerland 86.2 years compare
- 12 Gibraltar 86.19 years compare
- 13 Italy 86 years compare
- 14 France 85.9 years compare
More health data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.035 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0402 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate -0.0639 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0397 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate -0.1882 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per capita 0.0307 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Life expectancy at birth, female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 79.04 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 79.04 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.24 years in 1960.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 11th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.