Life expectancy in Germany
Germany: Life expectancy was 80.8 years in 2021. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy in Germany, 1960–2021
Source: OECD (2023) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy in Germany is 80.8 years, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy in Germany peaked at 81.3 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 69.1 years, in 1960.
Germany ranks 25th of 49 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 70.21 years | 69.1 years | 70.9 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 71.61 years | 70.6 years | 72.8 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 74.6 years | 72.9 years | 76.1 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.9 years | 75.7 years | 78 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.33 years | 78.3 years | 80.3 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.87 years | 80.5 years | 81.3 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.95 years | 80.8 years | 81.1 years | 2 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More health data for Germany
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,164 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 368 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 471,597 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 428,744 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 452,461 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 417,520 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 431,734 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 401,900 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy in Germany?
- Life expectancy in Germany was 80.8 years in 2021, according to OECD (2023) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 81.3 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.1 years in 1960.
- How does Germany rank for life expectancy?
- Germany ranks 25th out of 49 countries with data for 2021.
- Is life expectancy rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from OECD (2023) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The period life expectancy at birth, in a given year.