Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) in Switzerland
Switzerland: Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) was 84.41 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
84.41 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
5th
of 218 countries
All-time high
84.41 years
in 2024
All-time low
71.19 years
in 1963
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, total in Switzerland, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, total in Switzerland is 84.41 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Switzerland peaked at 84.41 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 71.19 years, in 1963.
Switzerland ranks 5th of 218 countries 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 Switzerland, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 71.31 years | — |
| 1961 | 71.64 years | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 71.2 years | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 71.19 years | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 72.08 years | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 72.2 years | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 72.34 years | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 72.64 years | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 72.59 years | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 72.61 years | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 73.02 years | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 73.13 years | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 73.64 years | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 73.94 years | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 74.29 years | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 74.67 years | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 74.79 years | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 75.24 years | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 75.19 years | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 75.47 years | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 75.46 years | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 75.69 years | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 76.03 years | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 76.03 years | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 76.61 years | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 76.73 years | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 76.9 years | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 77.2 years | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 77.23 years | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 77.42 years | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 77.24 years | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 77.51 years | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 77.81 years | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 78.09 years | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 78.35 years | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 78.42 years | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 78.9 years | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 79.08 years | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 79.32 years | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 79.58 years | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 79.68 years | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 80.18 years | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 80.39 years | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 80.54 years | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 81.09 years | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 81.24 years | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 81.49 years | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 81.74 years | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 81.99 years | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 82.04 years | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 82.25 years | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 82.7 years | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 82.7 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 82.8 years | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 83.2 years | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 82.9 years | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 83.6 years | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 83.55 years | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 83.75 years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 83.9 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 83 years | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 83.75 years | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 83.6 years | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 84.16 years | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 84.41 years | +0.3% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 84.41 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 81.36 years, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 84.41 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 | 71.98 years | 71.19 years | 72.64 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 74.34 years | 73.02 years | 75.47 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 76.53 years | 75.46 years | 77.42 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 78.43 years | 77.24 years | 79.58 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.04 years | 79.68 years | 82.04 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.13 years | 82.25 years | 83.9 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.78 years | 83 years | 84.41 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 2 San Marino 85.82 years compare
- 3 Hong Kong 85.39 years compare
- 4 Kuwait 84.58 years compare
- 6 Liechtenstein 84.2 years compare
- 7 French Polynesia 84.19 years compare
- 8 Andorra 84.19 years compare
More health data for Switzerland
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,104 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 46 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2023)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.0481 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0233 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.0927 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Switzerland?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Switzerland was 84.41 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 84.41 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.19 years in 1963.
- How does Switzerland rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Switzerland ranks 5th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland 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.