Life expectancy at birth, total in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Life expectancy at birth, total was 74.97 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
74.97 years
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
18th
of 47 groups
All-time high
74.97 years
in 2024
All-time low
64.69 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, total in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 74.97 years for life expectancy at birth, total in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 74.97 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 64.69 years, in 1960.
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 18th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, total in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 64.69 years | — |
| 1961 | 65.04 years | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 65.06 years | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 65.66 years | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 66.07 years | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 66.17 years | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 66.4 years | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 66.29 years | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 66.39 years | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 66.17 years | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 66.4 years | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 66.61 years | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 66.79 years | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 66.91 years | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 67.07 years | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 66.84 years | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 66.85 years | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 66.87 years | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 66.95 years | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 66.95 years | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 66.97 years | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 67.27 years | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 67.61 years | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 67.66 years | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 67.59 years | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 68.02 years | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 68.78 years | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 68.92 years | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 68.92 years | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 69 years | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 68.87 years | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 68.63 years | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 67.72 years | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 67 years | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 66.97 years | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 67.13 years | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 67.67 years | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 68.13 years | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 68.48 years | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 68.11 years | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 68.37 years | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 68.51 years | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 68.56 years | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 68.7 years | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 69 years | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 69.14 years | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 69.7 years | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 70.18 years | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 70.55 years | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 71.08 years | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 71.44 years | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 71.93 years | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 72.33 years | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 72.79 years | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 73.04 years | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 73.34 years | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 73.69 years | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 74.13 years | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 74.3 years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 74.59 years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 73.15 years | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 72.15 years | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 74.19 years | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 74.7 years | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 74.97 years | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 65.8 years | 64.69 years | 66.4 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 66.82 years | 66.4 years | 67.07 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 68.07 years | 66.97 years | 69 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 67.87 years | 66.97 years | 68.87 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.38 years | 68.37 years | 71.08 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.16 years | 71.44 years | 74.59 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.83 years | 72.15 years | 74.97 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 15 Singapore 83.35 years compare
- 16 Macau, China 83.33 years compare
- 17 Israel 83.2 years compare
- 18 Luxembourg 83.2 years compare
- 19 Norway 83.16 years compare
- 20 Faroe Islands 83.08 years compare
- 21 United Arab Emirates 83.07 years compare
More health data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, annual growth rate 0.5827 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0298 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate -0.0725 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0299 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per capita 0.0343 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, annual growth rate 2.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 74.97 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 74.97 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.69 years in 1960.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 18th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.