Life expectancy at birth, female in European Union
European Union: Life expectancy at birth, female was 84.22 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
84.22 years
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
2nd
of 3 groups
All-time high
84.22 years
in 2024
All-time low
71.75 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, female in European Union, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
European Union recorded 84.22 years for life expectancy at birth, female in 2024. 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 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in European Union peaked at 84.22 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 71.75 years, in 1960.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, female in European Union, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 71.75 years | — |
| 1961 | 72.17 years | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 72.08 years | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 72.48 years | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 73.05 years | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 73.18 years | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 73.54 years | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 73.61 years | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 73.65 years | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 73.56 years | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 73.97 years | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 74.19 years | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 74.58 years | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 74.72 years | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 75.07 years | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 75.15 years | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 75.46 years | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 75.86 years | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 75.97 years | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 76.29 years | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 76.34 years | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 76.67 years | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 76.94 years | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 77.01 years | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 77.33 years | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 77.4 years | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 77.63 years | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 77.91 years | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 78.12 years | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 78.3 years | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 78.37 years | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 78.53 years | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 78.86 years | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 78.94 years | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 79.23 years | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 79.37 years | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 79.56 years | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 79.82 years | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 80.04 years | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 80.24 years | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 80.52 years | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 80.82 years | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 80.89 years | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 80.88 years | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 81.42 years | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 81.55 years | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 81.95 years | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 82.13 years | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 82.29 years | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 82.51 years | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 82.76 years | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 83.28 years | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 83.21 years | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 83.47 years | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 83.85 years | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 83.46 years | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 83.86 years | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 83.75 years | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 83.86 years | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 84.11 years | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 83.3 years | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 83.19 years | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 83.44 years | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 84.14 years | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 84.22 years | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 72.91 years | 71.75 years | 73.65 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 75.13 years | 73.97 years | 76.29 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 77.37 years | 76.34 years | 78.3 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 79.3 years | 78.37 years | 80.24 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.5 years | 80.52 years | 82.51 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.56 years | 82.76 years | 84.11 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.66 years | 83.19 years | 84.22 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near European Union
- 1 Monaco 88.63 years compare
- 2 Hong Kong 88.22 years compare
- 3 San Marino 87.22 years compare
- 4 Japan 87.13 years compare
- 5 French Polynesia 86.62 years compare
More health data for European Union
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -1.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0692 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -1.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0239 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 2.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0396 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5107 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 64.09 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, female in European Union?
- Life expectancy at birth, female in European Union was 84.22 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 European Union?
- The highest recorded value was 84.22 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in European Union?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.75 years in 1960.
- How does European Union rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
- European Union ranks 2nd out of 3 groups with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in European Union?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this European Union 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.