Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) in Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein: Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) was 84.2 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
84.2 years
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
6th
of 218 countries
All-time high
84.6 years
in 2023
All-time low
70.85 years
in 1962
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, total in Liechtenstein, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, total in Liechtenstein is 84.2 years, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Liechtenstein peaked at 84.6 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 70.85 years, in 1962.
That places Liechtenstein 6th out of 218 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Liechtenstein, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 70.89 years | — |
| 1961 | 70.96 years | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 70.85 years | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 70.9 years | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 71.04 years | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 71.22 years | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 71.63 years | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 72.04 years | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 72.39 years | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 72.61 years | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 72.88 years | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 73.09 years | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 73.4 years | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 73.65 years | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 73.99 years | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 74.26 years | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 74.47 years | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 74.66 years | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 74.59 years | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 74.61 years | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 74.66 years | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 74.83 years | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 74.96 years | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 75.61 years | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 76.09 years | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 76.64 years | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 77.11 years | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 77.61 years | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 77.84 years | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 78.12 years | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 78.33 years | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 78.47 years | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 78.46 years | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 78.27 years | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 78.42 years | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 77.39 years | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 76.84 years | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 76.05 years | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 77.75 years | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 79.11 years | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 76.83 years | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 79.28 years | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 79.64 years | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 79.96 years | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 81.77 years | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 80.67 years | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 80.95 years | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 81.3 years | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 82.68 years | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 81.5 years | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 81.84 years | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 81.79 years | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 82.38 years | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 82.26 years | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 82.07 years | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 82.66 years | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 82.26 years | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 83.75 years | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 83.04 years | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 84.16 years | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 81.66 years | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 84.4 years | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 84.12 years | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 84.6 years | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 84.2 years | -0.5% |
Liechtenstein compared with similar countries
- Liechtenstein's 84.2 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 81.36 years, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Liechtenstein's 84.2 years is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 79.78 years, 1.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 71.45 years | 70.85 years | 72.61 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 73.96 years | 72.88 years | 74.66 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 76.35 years | 74.66 years | 78.12 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 77.91 years | 76.05 years | 79.11 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.46 years | 76.83 years | 82.68 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.62 years | 81.79 years | 84.16 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.8 years | 81.66 years | 84.6 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Liechtenstein
More health data for Liechtenstein
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,058 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3205 % change on previous year (2090)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 223 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 233 (2025)
- Population, male 20,390 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 233 (2025)
- Age population, age 21, female, interpolated 207 (2025)
- Population, male 49.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Liechtenstein?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Liechtenstein was 84.2 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The highest recorded value was 84.6 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.85 years in 1962.
- How does Liechtenstein rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Liechtenstein ranks 6th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Liechtenstein?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liechtenstein 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.