Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region by country
Countries reporting
39
Highest
84.2
Switzerland
Lowest
73.2
North Macedonia
Median
81.9
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
12,309
What the numbers show
Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region is currently reported for 39 countries. The highest value is 84.2 in Switzerland; the lowest is 73.2 in North Macedonia.
The median across all reporting countries is 81.9, and the mean is 80.62.
Over the past decade 37 countries rose and 2 fell. The largest increase was in Lithuania (up 4.0%), and the largest decrease in Mayotte (down 3.1%).
Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland | 84.2 | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 1 | Liechtenstein | 84.2 | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 3 | Spain | 84 | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 4 | Sweden | 83.8 | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 5 | Italy | 83.7 | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 6 | Cyprus | 83.5 | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 7 | Luxembourg | 83.2 | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 7 | Norway | 83.2 | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 9 | Ireland | 83.1 | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 10 | France | 83 | 2024 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 10 | Malta | 83 | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 12 | Iceland | 82.8 | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 13 | Portugal | 82.5 | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 14 | Belgium | 82.4 | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 15 | Finland | 82.2 | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 16 | Austria | 82.1 | 2024 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 16 | Slovenia | 82.1 | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 18 | Denmark | 82 | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 19 | Greece | 81.9 | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 19 | Netherlands | 81.9 | 2024 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 21 | Martinique | 81.5 | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 22 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 81.3 | 2018 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 23 | Germany | 81.2 | 2024 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 24 | Guadeloupe | 81.1 | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 25 | Albania | 80.4 | 2024 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 26 | Czechia | 80.1 | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 27 | Estonia | 79.4 | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 28 | Croatia | 78.9 | 2024 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 29 | Poland | 78.5 | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 30 | Slovakia | 78.4 | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 31 | Montenegro | 77.6 | 2024 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 32 | Lithuania | 77.5 | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 33 | Hungary | 76.8 | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 34 | Romania | 76.5 | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 35 | Latvia | 76.4 | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 36 | Serbia | 76.2 | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 37 | Bulgaria | 75.8 | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 38 | Mayotte | 74.5 | 2024 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 39 | North Macedonia | 73.2 | 2021 | down 2.5% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Comunidad de Madrid 85.7
- Ticino 85.2
- Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen 85
- Provincia Autonoma di Trento 85
- Stockholm 85
- Castilla y León 84.8
- País Vasco 84.7
- Comunidad Foral de Navarra 84.7
- Inner London - West (NUTS 2021) 84.7
- Région lémanique 84.6
- Zentralschweiz 84.6
- Ile de France 84.6
- Veneto 84.6
- Noreste 84.5
- Lombardia 84.4
- Marche 84.4
- Aragón 84.3
- Cataluña 84.3
- Emilia-Romagna 84.3
- Östra Sverige 84.3
- Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera 84.2
- Zürich 84.2
- Galicia 84.2
- Centro (ES) 84.2
- Friuli-Venezia Giulia 84.2
- Toscana 84.2
- Rhône-Alpes 84.2
- Nordwestschweiz 84.1
- Nord-Ovest 84.1
- Umbria 84.1
- Cantabria 84
- Småland med öarna 84
- Corse 84
- Prov. Vlaams-Brabant 83.9
- Ostschweiz 83.9
- Noroeste 83.9
- La Rioja 83.9
- Castilla-La Mancha 83.9
- Este 83.9
- Centro (IT) 83.9