Life expectancy at birth, female (years) in Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein: Life expectancy at birth, female (years) was 86.3 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
86.3 years
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
8th
of 218 countries
All-time high
86.9 years
in 2023
All-time low
74.14 years
in 1962
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, female in Liechtenstein, 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 Liechtenstein stood at 86.3 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in Liechtenstein peaked at 86.9 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 74.14 years, in 1962.
Liechtenstein ranks 8th of 218 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, female (years) in Liechtenstein, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 74.43 years | — |
| 1961 | 74.36 years | -0.1% |
| 1962 | 74.14 years | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 74.16 years | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 74.33 years | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 74.65 years | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 75.34 years | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 76.07 years | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 76.67 years | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 77 years | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 77.31 years | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 77.43 years | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 77.61 years | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 77.64 years | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 77.73 years | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 77.76 years | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 77.65 years | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 77.58 years | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 77.38 years | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 77.4 years | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 77.49 years | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 77.97 years | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 78.35 years | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 79.24 years | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 79.89 years | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 80.59 years | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 81.03 years | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 81.47 years | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 81.61 years | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 81.78 years | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 81.84 years | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 81.82 years | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 81.75 years | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 81.58 years | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 81.7 years | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 79.9 years | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 81.6 years | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 80.4 years | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 82.1 years | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 82.9 years | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 79.9 years | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 82.4 years | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 82.3 years | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 81.6 years | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 85.1 years | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 84.1 years | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 83.1 years | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 83.6 years | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 85.5 years | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 83.6 years | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 84.3 years | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 84.2 years | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 85.2 years | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 83.9 years | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 83.2 years | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 84.5 years | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 84 years | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 86 years | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 85.5 years | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 85.8 years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 83.4 years | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 86.4 years | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 85.3 years | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 86.9 years | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 86.3 years | -0.7% |
Liechtenstein compared with similar countries
- Liechtenstein's 86.3 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 83.48 years, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Liechtenstein's 86.3 years is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 83 years, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 75.12 years | 74.14 years | 77 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 77.55 years | 77.31 years | 77.76 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 79.94 years | 77.49 years | 81.78 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 81.56 years | 79.9 years | 82.9 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.12 years | 79.9 years | 85.5 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.66 years | 83.2 years | 86 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.66 years | 83.4 years | 86.9 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Liechtenstein
- 5 French Polynesia 86.62 years compare
- 6 South Korea 86.6 years compare
- 7 Spain 86.5 years compare
- 9 Andorra 86.24 years compare
- 10 Macao 86.2 years compare
- 10 Switzerland 86.2 years compare
More health data for Liechtenstein
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,058 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3205 % change on previous year (2090)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 223 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 233 (2025)
- Population, male 20,390 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 233 (2025)
- Age population, age 21, female, interpolated 207 (2025)
- Population, male 49.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, female in Liechtenstein?
- Life expectancy at birth, female in Liechtenstein was 86.3 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 Liechtenstein?
- The highest recorded value was 86.9 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.14 years in 1962.
- How does Liechtenstein rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
- Liechtenstein ranks 8th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in Liechtenstein?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liechtenstein 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.