Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region in Austria
Austria: Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region was 82.1 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
82.1
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
16th
of 51 countries
All-time high
82.1
in 2024
All-time low
75.8
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region in Austria, 1990–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region in Austria is 82.1, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region in Austria peaked at 82.1 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 75.8, in 1990.
Austria ranks 16th of 51 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region in Austria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 75.8 | — |
| 1991 | 75.9 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 76.1 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 76.3 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 76.7 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 76.9 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 77.1 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 77.5 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 77.9 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 78.1 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 78.3 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 78.8 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 78.9 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 78.8 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 79.3 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 79.5 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 80.1 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 80.3 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 80.6 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 80.5 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 80.7 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 81.1 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 81.1 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 81.3 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 81.4 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 81.2 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 81.6 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 81.6 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 81.7 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 81.9 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 81.3 | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 81.3 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 81.4 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 81.9 | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 82.1 | +0.2% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 82.1 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 81.9, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Austria's 82.1 is above the median for high income countries, which is 82.1, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.83 | 75.8 | 78.1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.51 | 78.3 | 80.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.36 | 80.7 | 81.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.6 | 81.3 | 82.1 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More health data for Austria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -1.05 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 27 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0217 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0228 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region in Austria?
- Life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region in Austria was 82.1 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 82.1 in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.8 in 1990.
- How does Austria rank for life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region?
- Austria ranks 16th out of 51 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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