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 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
82.2
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
3rd
of 10 regions
All-time high
82.2
in 2024
All-time low
81.1
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.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy by age and sex in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) stood at 82.2. 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 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 81.1, in 2021.
Life expectancy by age and sex in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 81.4 | — |
| 2015 | 81.2 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 81.5 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 81.6 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 81.7 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 81.9 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 81.2 | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 81.1 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 81.4 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 82 | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 82.2 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 81.55 | 81.2 | 81.9 | 6 |
| 2020s | 81.58 | 81.1 | 82.2 | 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 1.30 million (2024)
- Health care expenditure by financing scheme 1.60 million (2024)
- Health care expenditure by function 1.60 million (2024)
- Expenditure for selected health care functions by health care 1.60 million (2024)
- Health care expenditure by provider 1.60 million (2024)
- Expenditure for selected health care providers by health care 1.60 million (2024)
- Expenditure for selected health care functions by health care 1.60 million (2024)
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 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 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 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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