Life expectancy by age and sex in Germany
Germany: Life expectancy by age and sex was 81.2 in 2024. β² Rising
Life expectancy by age and sex in Germany, 1985β2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy by age and sex in Germany is 81.2, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy by age and sex in Germany peaked at 81.2 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 75.1, in 1985.
That places Germany 23rd 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 40 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 75.66 | 75.1 | 76.1 | 5 |
| 1990s | 76.9 | 75.7 | 78 | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.33 | 78.3 | 80.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.79 | 80.5 | 81.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.86 | 80.5 | 81.2 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More health data for Germany
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.9955 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,164 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 368 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate -0.0296 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.4938 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 471,597 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy by age and sex in Germany?
- Life expectancy by age and sex in Germany was 81.2 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest life expectancy by age and sex recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 81.2 in 2019.
- What is the lowest life expectancy by age and sex recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.1 in 1985.
- How does Germany rank for life expectancy by age and sex?
- Germany ranks 23rd out of 44 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy by age and sex rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany 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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