Life expectancy by age and sex in Austria

Austria: Life expectancy by age and sex was 82.1 in 2024. β–² Rising

Latest (2024)
82.1
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
16th
of 44 countries
All-time high
82.1
in 2024
All-time low
70.1
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024

Life expectancy by age and sex in Austria, 1970–2024

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Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Austria recorded 82.1 for life expectancy by age and sex in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy by age and sex in Austria peaked at 82.1 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 70.1, in 1970.

Austria ranks 16th of 44 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 71.38 70.1 72.6 10
1980s 74.08 72.7 75.6 10
1990s 76.83 75.8 78.1 10
2000s 79.51 78.3 80.6 10
2010s 81.36 80.7 81.9 10
2020s 81.6 81.3 82.1 5

Countries ranked near Austria

  1. 13 Portugal 82.5 compare
  2. 14 Belgium 82.4 compare
  3. 15 Finland 82.2 compare
  4. 16 Metropolitan France 82.1 compare
  5. 16 Slovenia 82.1 compare
  6. 19 Denmark 82 compare

See the full ranking of 55 places β†’

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All data for Austria β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy by age and sex in Austria?
Life expectancy by age and sex in Austria was 82.1 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest life expectancy by age and sex recorded in Austria?
The highest recorded value was 82.1 in 2024.
What is the lowest life expectancy by age and sex recorded in Austria?
The lowest recorded value was 70.1 in 1970.
How does Austria rank for life expectancy by age and sex?
Austria ranks 16th out of 44 countries with data for 2024.
Is life expectancy by age and sex rising or falling in Austria?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Austria data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Life expectancy by age and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Life expectancy by age and sex
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
55 places, 1,985 data points, 1960–2024
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