Life expectancy by age and sex in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Life expectancy by age and sex was 83.2 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
83.2
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
7th
of 44 countries
All-time high
83.2
in 2024
All-time low
69.6
in 1971
Years of data
54
1971–2024
Life expectancy by age and sex in Luxembourg, 1971–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Luxembourg recorded 83.2 for life expectancy by age and sex in 2024. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy by age and sex in Luxembourg peaked at 83.2 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 69.6, in 1971.
Luxembourg ranks 7th of 44 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Life expectancy by age and sex in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 69.6 | — |
| 1972 | 70.8 | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 70.6 | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 70.7 | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 70.7 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 70.7 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 72.1 | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 72 | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 72.7 | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 72.8 | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 72.6 | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 72.7 | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 73.5 | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 73.3 | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 73.8 | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 74.7 | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 74.3 | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 75 | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 74.9 | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 75.7 | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 75.7 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 75.3 | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 76 | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 76.7 | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 76.8 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 76.8 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 77.1 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 77.3 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 78 | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 78 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 78 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 78.1 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 77.9 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 79.2 | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 79.6 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 79.4 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 79.5 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 80.7 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 80.8 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 80.8 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 81.1 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 81.5 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 81.9 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 81.8 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 82 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 82.3 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 81.8 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 82.1 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 82.4 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 82.1 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 82.5 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 82.8 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 83.1 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 83.2 | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 71.1 | 69.6 | 72.7 | 9 |
| 1980s | 73.76 | 72.6 | 75 | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.54 | 75.3 | 78 | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.12 | 77.9 | 80.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.77 | 80.8 | 82.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.74 | 82.1 | 83.2 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy by age and sex in Luxembourg?
- Life expectancy by age and sex in Luxembourg was 83.2 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest life expectancy by age and sex recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 83.2 in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy by age and sex recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.6 in 1971.
- How does Luxembourg rank for life expectancy by age and sex?
- Luxembourg ranks 7th out of 44 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy by age and sex rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Luxembourg 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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