What is the highest life expectancy for people of different ages recorded in Luxembourg?

The highest recorded value was 82.23 years in 2023.

What is the lowest life expectancy for people of different ages recorded in Luxembourg?

The lowest recorded value was 42.33 years in 1918.

How does Luxembourg rank for life expectancy for people of different ages?

Luxembourg ranks 33rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is life expectancy for people of different ages rising or falling in Luxembourg?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Luxembourg data come from?

The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy for people of different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Life expectancy for people of different ages in Luxembourg

Name: Life expectancy for people of different ages in Luxembourg
Creator: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Luxembourg: Life expectancy for people of different ages was 82.23 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

82.23 years

Change on year

up 0.0%

World rank

33rd

of 236 countries

All-time high

82.23 years

in 2023

All-time low

42.33 years

in 1918

Years of data

123

1901–2023

Life expectancy for people of different ages in Luxembourg, 1901–2023

Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2023, life expectancy for people of different ages in Luxembourg stood at 82.23 years. That is the highest value across all 123 years on record.

The figure is up 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy for people of different ages in Luxembourg peaked at 82.23 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 42.33 years, in 1918.

That places Luxembourg 33rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 123 years of available data.

Life expectancy for people of different ages in Luxembourg, year by year

Annual values for Life expectancy for people of different ages in Luxembourg, 1901 to 2023.
Year	years	Change
1901	47.98 years	—
1902	48.06 years	+0.2%
1903	46.91 years	-2.4%
1904	44.83 years	-4.4%
1905	46.21 years	+3.1%
1906	46.59 years	+0.8%
1907	49 years	+5.2%
1908	46.46 years	-5.2%
1909	47.79 years	+2.9%
1910	49.66 years	+3.9%
1911	46.38 years	-6.6%
1912	48.88 years	+5.4%
1913	50.24 years	+2.8%
1914	50.07 years	-0.3%
1915	51.47 years	+2.8%
1916	50.12 years	-2.6%
1917	48.05 years	-4.1%
1918	42.33 years	-11.9%
1919	44.68 years	+5.5%
1920	54.62 years	+22.3%
1921	56.21 years	+2.9%
1922	55.27 years	-1.7%
1923	54.68 years	-1.1%
1924	56.76 years	+3.8%
1925	54.79 years	-3.5%
1926	53.41 years	-2.5%
1927	55.86 years	+4.6%
1928	55.35 years	-0.9%
1929	52.7 years	-4.8%
1930	56.8 years	+7.8%
1931	57.59 years	+1.4%
1932	56.66 years	-1.6%
1933	58.31 years	+2.9%
1934	59.9 years	+2.7%
1935	59.1 years	-1.3%
1936	61.2 years	+3.6%
1937	61.06 years	-0.2%
1938	59.2 years	-3.0%
1939	60.35 years	+1.9%
1940	61.95 years	+2.6%
1941	59.99 years	-3.2%
1942	58.33 years	-2.8%
1943	54.32 years	-6.9%
1944	47.84 years	-11.9%
1945	49.4 years	+3.3%
1946	61.61 years	+24.7%
1947	63.06 years	+2.3%
1948	64.49 years	+2.3%
1949	64.84 years	+0.5%
1950	65.55 years	+1.1%
1951	65.86 years	+0.5%
1952	66.12 years	+0.4%
1953	66.39 years	+0.4%
1954	66.67 years	+0.4%
1955	67.37 years	+1.1%
1956	67.14 years	-0.3%
1957	66.89 years	-0.4%
1958	68.41 years	+2.3%
1959	68.37 years	-0.1%
1960	68.78 years	+0.6%
1961	69.15 years	+0.5%
1962	68.4 years	-1.1%
1963	68.67 years	+0.4%
1964	68.83 years	+0.2%
1965	69.21 years	+0.6%
1966	68.91 years	-0.4%
1967	69.47 years	+0.8%
1968	69.99 years	+0.7%
1969	69.72 years	-0.4%
1970	69.23 years	-0.7%
1971	69.25 years	+0.0%
1972	70.47 years	+1.8%
1973	70.32 years	-0.2%
1974	70.22 years	-0.1%
1975	70.34 years	+0.2%
1976	70.24 years	-0.1%
1977	71.46 years	+1.7%
1978	71.47 years	+0.0%
1979	72.25 years	+1.1%
1980	72.39 years	+0.2%
1981	72.08 years	-0.4%
1982	72.16 years	+0.1%
1983	72.98 years	+1.1%
1984	72.72 years	-0.4%
1985	73.28 years	+0.8%
1986	74.09 years	+1.1%
1987	73.87 years	-0.3%
1988	74.28 years	+0.6%
1989	74.29 years	+0.0%
1990	74.97 years	+0.9%
1991	74.96 years	-0.0%
1992	74.75 years	-0.3%
1993	75.43 years	+0.9%
1994	75.93 years	+0.7%
1995	75.88 years	-0.1%
1996	76.17 years	+0.4%
1997	76.39 years	+0.3%
1998	76.57 years	+0.2%
1999	76.99 years	+0.5%
2000	77.26 years	+0.4%
2001	77.53 years	+0.3%
2002	77.55 years	+0.0%
2003	77.26 years	-0.4%
2004	78.66 years	+1.8%
2005	78.88 years	+0.3%
2006	78.84 years	-0.1%
2007	79.12 years	+0.4%
2008	80.11 years	+1.3%
2009	79.91 years	-0.2%
2010	80.1 years	+0.2%
2011	80.28 years	+0.2%
2012	80.44 years	+0.2%
2013	80.85 years	+0.5%
2014	81.24 years	+0.5%
2015	81.26 years	+0.0%
2016	81.62 years	+0.4%
2017	81.09 years	-0.7%
2018	81.52 years	+0.5%
2019	81.59 years	+0.1%
2020	81.41 years	-0.2%
2021	81.84 years	+0.5%
2022	82.2 years	+0.4%
2023	82.23 years	+0.0%

Luxembourg compared with similar countries

Luxembourg's 82.23 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 81 years, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
Luxembourg's 82.23 years is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 79.72 years, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	47.09 years	44.83 years	49 years	9
1910s	48.19 years	42.33 years	51.47 years	10
1920s	54.96 years	52.7 years	56.76 years	10
1930s	59.02 years	56.66 years	61.2 years	10
1940s	58.58 years	47.84 years	64.84 years	10
1950s	66.88 years	65.55 years	68.41 years	10
1960s	69.11 years	68.4 years	69.99 years	10
1970s	70.52 years	69.23 years	72.25 years	10
1980s	73.21 years	72.08 years	74.29 years	10
1990s	75.8 years	74.75 years	76.99 years	10
2000s	78.51 years	77.26 years	80.11 years	10
2010s	81 years	80.1 years	81.62 years	10
2020s	81.92 years	81.41 years	82.23 years	4

Countries ranked near Luxembourg

30 Qatar 82.37 years compare
31 Portugal 82.36 years compare
32 Bermuda 82.31 years compare
34 Netherlands 82.16 years compare
35 Belgium 82.11 years compare
36 New Zealand 82.09 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy for people of different ages in Luxembourg?: Life expectancy for people of different ages in Luxembourg was 82.23 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy for people of different ages recorded in Luxembourg?: The highest recorded value was 82.23 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy for people of different ages recorded in Luxembourg?: The lowest recorded value was 42.33 years in 1918.
How does Luxembourg rank for life expectancy for people of different ages?: Luxembourg ranks 33rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy for people of different ages rising or falling in Luxembourg?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Luxembourg data come from?: The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy for people of different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Life expectancy for people of different ages
Unit: years
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.