Life expectancy by age and sex in Finland
Finland: Life expectancy by age and sex was 82.2 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
82.2
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
15th
of 44 countries
All-time high
82.2
in 2024
All-time low
73.7
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Life expectancy by age and sex in Finland, 1980–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Finland recorded 82.2 for life expectancy by age and sex in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy by age and sex in Finland peaked at 82.2 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 73.7, in 1980.
That places Finland 15th out of 44 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Life expectancy by age and sex in Finland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 73.7 | — |
| 1981 | 74 | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 74.6 | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 74.5 | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 74.9 | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 74.5 | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 74.9 | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 74.9 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 74.8 | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 75 | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 75.1 | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 75.5 | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 75.7 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 75.9 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 76.7 | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 76.7 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 77 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 77.2 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 77.4 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 77.6 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 77.8 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 78.2 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 78.3 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 78.6 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 79 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 79.1 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 79.5 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 79.6 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 79.9 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 80.1 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 80.2 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 80.6 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 80.7 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 81.1 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 81.1 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 81.4 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 81.3 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 81.5 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 81.6 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 81.9 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 81.8 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 81.8 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 81.2 | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 81.6 | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 82.2 | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 74.58 | 73.7 | 75 | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.48 | 75.1 | 77.6 | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.01 | 77.8 | 80.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.14 | 80.2 | 81.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.72 | 81.2 | 82.2 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More health data for Finland
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.4544 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,271 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 11 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -1.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.07 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -1.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0733 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy by age and sex in Finland?
- Life expectancy by age and sex in Finland was 82.2 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest life expectancy by age and sex recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 82.2 in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy by age and sex recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.7 in 1980.
- How does Finland rank for life expectancy by age and sex?
- Finland ranks 15th out of 44 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy by age and sex rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland 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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