Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) in Euro area
Euro area: Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) was 82.25 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
82.25 years
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
1st
of 47 groups
All-time high
82.25 years
in 2024
All-time low
69.26 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, total in Euro area, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
Euro area recorded 82.25 years for life expectancy at birth, total in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Euro area peaked at 82.25 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 69.26 years, in 1960.
Euro area ranks 1st of 47 groups 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, total (years) (Life World Population) in Euro area, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 69.26 years | — |
| 1961 | 69.68 years | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 69.63 years | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 69.81 years | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 70.37 years | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 70.45 years | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 70.7 years | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 70.85 years | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 70.78 years | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 70.68 years | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 71.11 years | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 71.25 years | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 71.59 years | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 71.71 years | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 72.04 years | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 72.1 years | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 72.43 years | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 72.83 years | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 72.99 years | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 73.33 years | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 73.47 years | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 73.75 years | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 74.07 years | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 74.14 years | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 74.53 years | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 74.66 years | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 74.96 years | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 75.26 years | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 75.45 years | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 75.63 years | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 75.71 years | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 75.85 years | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 76.18 years | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 76.28 years | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 76.58 years | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 76.73 years | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 76.99 years | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 77.33 years | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 77.55 years | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 77.78 years | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 78.04 years | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 78.38 years | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 78.48 years | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 78.5 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 79.08 years | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 79.22 years | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 79.65 years | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 79.89 years | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 80.09 years | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 80.3 years | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 80.55 years | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 81.03 years | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 81.04 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 81.33 years | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 81.74 years | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 81.38 years | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 81.77 years | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 81.75 years | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 81.87 years | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 82.15 years | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 81.34 years | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 81.39 years | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 81.49 years | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 82.14 years | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 82.25 years | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 70.22 years | 69.26 years | 70.85 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 72.14 years | 71.11 years | 73.33 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 74.59 years | 73.47 years | 75.63 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.7 years | 75.71 years | 77.78 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.16 years | 78.04 years | 80.3 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.46 years | 80.55 years | 82.15 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.72 years | 81.34 years | 82.25 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
More health data for Euro area
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate -1.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0315 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 0.1709 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0309 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate -0.1844 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0298 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Euro area?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Euro area was 82.25 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 82.25 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.26 years in 1960.
- How does Euro area rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Euro area ranks 1st out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (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.