Life expectancy at birth, female in France
France: Life expectancy at birth, female was 85.9 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
85.9 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
14th
of 217 countries
All-time high
86.1 years
in 2014
All-time low
73.3 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, female in France, 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 France stood at 85.9 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in France peaked at 86.1 years in 2014 and was at its lowest, 73.3 years, in 1960.
That places France 14th out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, female in France, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 73.3 years | — |
| 1961 | 73.6 years | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 73.9 years | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 74.1 years | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 74.3 years | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 74.5 years | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 74.7 years | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 74.9 years | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 75.1 years | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 75.3 years | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 75.5 years | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 75.8 years | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 76 years | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 76.3 years | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 76.6 years | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 76.9 years | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 77.2 years | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 77.5 years | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 77.7 years | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 78 years | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 78.2 years | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 78.5 years | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 78.7 years | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 79 years | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 79.2 years | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 79.5 years | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 79.8 years | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 80 years | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 80.3 years | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 80.6 years | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 80.8 years | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 81.1 years | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 81.3 years | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 81.5 years | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 81.9 years | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 81.9 years | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 82 years | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 82.3 years | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 82.6 years | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 82.7 years | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 83 years | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 83 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 83 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 82.7 years | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 83.8 years | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 83.8 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 84.5 years | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 84.8 years | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 84.8 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 85 years | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 85.3 years | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 85.7 years | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 85.4 years | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 85.6 years | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 86.1 years | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 85.6 years | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 85.8 years | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 85.7 years | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 85.8 years | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 85.9 years | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 85.3 years | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 85.5 years | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 85.1 years | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 85.7 years | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 85.9 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 74.37 years | 73.3 years | 75.3 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 76.75 years | 75.5 years | 78 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 79.38 years | 78.2 years | 80.6 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 81.81 years | 80.8 years | 82.7 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.84 years | 82.7 years | 85 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.69 years | 85.3 years | 86.1 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.5 years | 85.1 years | 85.9 years | 5 |
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More health data for France
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.31 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0689 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,016 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 603 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 2.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.2254 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 0.2421 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5152 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, female in France?
- Life expectancy at birth, female in France was 85.9 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 France?
- The highest recorded value was 86.1 years in 2014.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.3 years in 1960.
- How does France rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
- France ranks 14th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France 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.