Life expectancy by age and sex in Switzerland
Switzerland: Life expectancy by age and sex was 84.2 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
84.2
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
1st
of 44 countries
All-time high
84.2
in 2024
All-time low
71.3
in 1962
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy by age and sex in Switzerland, 1960–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 84.2 for life expectancy by age and sex in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy by age and sex in Switzerland peaked at 84.2 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 71.3, in 1962.
Switzerland ranks 1st of 44 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy by age and sex in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 71.4 | — |
| 1961 | 71.8 | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 71.3 | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 71.3 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 72.2 | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 72.3 | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 72.5 | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 72.8 | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 72.7 | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 72.7 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 73.2 | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 73.3 | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 73.8 | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 74.1 | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 74.5 | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 74.9 | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 75 | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 75.5 | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 75.4 | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 75.7 | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 75.7 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 75.9 | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 76.3 | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 76.2 | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 76.9 | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 77 | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 77.2 | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 77.5 | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 77.5 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 77.7 | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 77.5 | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 77.8 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 78.1 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 78.4 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 78.7 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 78.7 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 79.2 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 79.4 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 79.6 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 79.9 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 80 | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 80.5 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 80.6 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 80.7 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 81.3 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 81.5 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 81.8 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 82 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 82.3 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 82.3 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 82.7 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 82.8 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 82.8 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 82.9 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 83.1 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 82.9 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 83.4 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 83.4 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 83.6 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 83.8 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 83.1 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 83.6 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 83.5 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 84.1 | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 84.2 | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 72.1 | 71.3 | 72.8 | 10 |
| 1970s | 74.54 | 73.2 | 75.7 | 10 |
| 1980s | 76.79 | 75.7 | 77.7 | 10 |
| 1990s | 78.73 | 77.5 | 79.9 | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.3 | 80 | 82.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.14 | 82.7 | 83.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.7 | 83.1 | 84.2 | 5 |
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- 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 -1.27 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,104 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 46 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.5208 % 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 0.0725 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.4988 % 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 0.0764 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy by age and sex in Switzerland?
- Life expectancy by age and sex in Switzerland was 84.2 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest life expectancy by age and sex recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 84.2 in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy by age and sex recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.3 in 1962.
- How does Switzerland rank for life expectancy by age and sex?
- Switzerland ranks 1st out of 44 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy by age and sex rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland 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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