Life expectancy by age and sex in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026): Life expectancy by age and sex was 82.2 Year in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
82.2 Year
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
3rd
of 10 regions
All-time high
82.2 Year
in 2024
All-time low
81.1 Year
in 2021
Years of data
11
2014–2024
Life expectancy by age and sex in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), 2014–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Year.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy by age and sex in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) stood at 82.2 Year. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy by age and sex in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) peaked at 82.2 Year in 2024 and was at its lowest, 81.1 Year, in 2021.
Life expectancy by age and sex in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), year by year
| Year | Year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 81.4 Year | — |
| 2015 | 81.2 Year | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 81.5 Year | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 81.6 Year | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 81.7 Year | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 81.9 Year | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 81.2 Year | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 81.1 Year | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 81.4 Year | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 82 Year | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 82.2 Year | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 81.55 Year | 81.2 Year | 81.9 Year | 6 |
| 2020s | 81.58 Year | 81.1 Year | 82.2 Year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
More health data for Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- Expenditure on sickness and health care function by type of benefit 1.20 million Million euro (2023)
- Health care expenditure by financing scheme 1.51 million Million euro (2023)
- Health care expenditure by function 1.51 million Million euro (2023)
- Expenditure for selected health care functions by health care 1.51 million Million euro (2023)
- Health care expenditure by provider 1.51 million Million euro (2023)
- Expenditure for selected health care providers by health care 1.51 million Million euro (2023)
- Expenditure for selected health care functions by health care 1.51 million Million euro (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy by age and sex in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Life expectancy by age and sex in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) was 82.2 Year in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest life expectancy by age and sex recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The highest recorded value was 82.2 Year in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy by age and sex recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.1 Year in 2021.
- How does Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) rank for life expectancy by age and sex?
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ranks 3rd out of 10 regions with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy by age and sex rising or falling in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) 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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