Life expectancy at different ages in Austria
Austria: Life expectancy at different ages was 81.96 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
81.96
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
38th
of 236 countries
All-time high
81.96
in 2023
All-time low
34.4
in 1870
Years of data
84
1870–2023
Life expectancy at different ages in Austria, 1870–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at different ages in Austria is 81.96, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 84 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at different ages in Austria peaked at 81.96 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 34.4, in 1870.
Austria ranks 38th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 84 years of available data.
Life expectancy at different ages in Austria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1870 | 34.4 | — |
| 1881 | 35 | +1.7% |
| 1891 | 37.3 | +6.6% |
| 1901 | 42 | +12.6% |
| 1903 | 40.1 | -4.5% |
| 1911 | 45.1 | +12.5% |
| 1931 | 56.45 | +25.2% |
| 1947 | 61.54 | +9.0% |
| 1948 | 63.21 | +2.7% |
| 1949 | 63.47 | +0.4% |
| 1950 | 64.81 | +2.1% |
| 1951 | 65.22 | +0.6% |
| 1952 | 66.75 | +2.3% |
| 1953 | 67.25 | +0.8% |
| 1954 | 67.29 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 67.55 | +0.4% |
| 1956 | 67.68 | +0.2% |
| 1957 | 67.44 | -0.3% |
| 1958 | 68.46 | +1.5% |
| 1959 | 68.39 | -0.1% |
| 1960 | 68.75 | +0.5% |
| 1961 | 69.71 | +1.4% |
| 1962 | 69.5 | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 69.65 | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 70.12 | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 69.93 | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 70.22 | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 70.12 | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 70.27 | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 70.04 | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 70.09 | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 70.29 | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 70.62 | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 71.2 | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 71.17 | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 71.33 | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 71.79 | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 72.14 | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 72.2 | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 72.54 | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 72.67 | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 72.99 | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 73.14 | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 73.22 | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 73.77 | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 73.99 | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 74.46 | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 74.9 | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 75.37 | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 75.46 | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 75.74 | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 75.79 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 75.99 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 76.22 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 76.54 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 76.78 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 77.03 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 77.43 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 77.78 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 77.96 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 78.23 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 78.72 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 78.85 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 78.85 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 79.36 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 79.52 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 79.96 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 80.17 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 80.36 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 80.21 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 80.46 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 80.83 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 80.84 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 81.08 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 81.39 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 81.16 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 81.59 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 81.64 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 81.69 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 81.91 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 81.8 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 81.82 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 81.3 | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 81.96 | +0.8% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 81.96 is above the median for high income countries, which is 81, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Austria's 81.96 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 79.72, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Life expectancy at different ages in Austria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 | +25.2% | 45.1 | 56.45 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 34.4 | 34.4 | 34.4 | 1 |
| 1880s | 35 | 35 | 35 | 1 |
| 1890s | 37.3 | 37.3 | 37.3 | 1 |
| 1900s | 41.05 | 40.1 | 42 | 2 |
| 1910s | 45.1 | 45.1 | 45.1 | 1 |
| 1930s | 56.45 | 56.45 | 56.45 | 1 |
| 1940s | 62.74 | 61.54 | 63.47 | 3 |
| 1950s | 67.08 | 64.81 | 68.46 | 10 |
| 1960s | 69.83 | 68.75 | 70.27 | 10 |
| 1970s | 71.34 | 70.09 | 72.54 | 10 |
| 1980s | 74 | 72.67 | 75.46 | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.73 | 75.74 | 77.96 | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.42 | 78.23 | 80.36 | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.26 | 80.46 | 81.91 | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.72 | 81.3 | 81.96 | 4 |
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0217 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.86 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at different ages in Austria?
- Life expectancy at different ages in Austria was 81.96 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy at different ages recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 81.96 in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at different ages recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.4 in 1870.
- How does Austria rank for life expectancy at different ages?
- Austria ranks 38th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy at different ages rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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