Life expectancy at birth, total in France
France: Life expectancy at birth, total was 82.98 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in France, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, total in France is 82.98 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in France peaked at 82.98 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 69.87 years, in 1960.
France ranks 24th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 70.72 years | 69.87 years | 71.46 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 72.74 years | 71.66 years | 73.85 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 75.18 years | 74.05 years | 76.35 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 77.69 years | 76.6 years | 78.76 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.15 years | 79.06 years | 81.41 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.37 years | 81.66 years | 82.83 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.49 years | 82.13 years | 82.98 years | 5 |
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,016 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 603 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 410,003 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 393,149 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 422,126 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 401,629 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 424,323 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 402,563 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in France?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in France was 82.98 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 82.98 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.87 years in 1960.
- How does France rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- France ranks 24th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France 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.