Life expectancy at birth, female in Switzerland
Switzerland: Life expectancy at birth, female was 86.2 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
86.2 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
10th
of 217 countries
All-time high
86.2 years
in 2024
All-time low
74.09 years
in 1962
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, female in Switzerland, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 86.2 years for life expectancy at birth, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in Switzerland peaked at 86.2 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 74.09 years, in 1962.
Switzerland ranks 10th of 217 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 in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 74.11 years | — |
| 1961 | 74.59 years | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 74.09 years | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 74.23 years | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 75.11 years | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 75.07 years | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 75.25 years | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 75.72 years | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 75.52 years | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 75.65 years | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 76.16 years | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 76.25 years | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 76.82 years | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 77.05 years | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 77.56 years | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 78 years | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 78.13 years | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 78.68 years | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 78.66 years | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 78.78 years | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 78.85 years | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 79.13 years | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 79.44 years | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 79.55 years | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 80.03 years | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 80.15 years | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 80.3 years | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 80.66 years | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 80.73 years | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 80.94 years | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 80.71 years | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 81.1 years | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 81.33 years | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 81.43 years | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 81.71 years | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 81.69 years | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 82 years | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 82.04 years | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 82.5 years | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 82.5 years | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 82.6 years | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 83.1 years | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 83.1 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 83.2 years | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 83.7 years | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 83.9 years | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 84 years | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 84.2 years | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 84.4 years | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 84.4 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 84.5 years | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 85 years | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 84.9 years | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 85 years | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 85.4 years | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 85.1 years | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 85.6 years | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 85.6 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 85.7 years | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 85.8 years | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 85.1 years | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 85.8 years | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 85.5 years | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 86 years | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 86.2 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 74.93 years | 74.09 years | 75.72 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 77.61 years | 76.16 years | 78.78 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 79.98 years | 78.85 years | 80.94 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 81.7 years | 80.71 years | 82.5 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.66 years | 82.6 years | 84.4 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.26 years | 84.5 years | 85.8 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.72 years | 85.1 years | 86.2 years | 5 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,104 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 46 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate 0.5095 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.1488 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 0.4153 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.3194 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, female in Switzerland?
- Life expectancy at birth, female in Switzerland was 86.2 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 Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 86.2 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.09 years in 1962.
- How does Switzerland rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
- Switzerland ranks 10th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland 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.