Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region in France
France: Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region was 83 Year in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
83 Year
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
10th
of 49 countries
All-time high
83 Year
in 2024
All-time low
77 Year
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region in France, 1990–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Year.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region in France stood at 83 Year. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region in France peaked at 83 Year in 2024 and was at its lowest, 77 Year, in 1990.
That places France 10th out of 49 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
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 France, year by year
| Year | Year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 77 Year | — |
| 1991 | 77.2 Year | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 77.5 Year | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 77.5 Year | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 78 Year | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 78.1 Year | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 78.2 Year | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 78.6 Year | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 78.7 Year | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 78.9 Year | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 79.2 Year | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 79.3 Year | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 79.4 Year | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 79.3 Year | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 80.3 Year | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 80.3 Year | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 80.9 Year | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 81.3 Year | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 81.4 Year | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 81.5 Year | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 81.8 Year | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 82.3 Year | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 82.1 Year | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 82.4 Year | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 82.4 Year | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 82.1 Year | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 82.4 Year | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 82.4 Year | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 82.6 Year | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 82.7 Year | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 82.2 Year | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 82.2 Year | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 82.2 Year | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 82.9 Year | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 83 Year | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.97 Year | 77 Year | 78.9 Year | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.29 Year | 79.2 Year | 81.5 Year | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.32 Year | 81.8 Year | 82.7 Year | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.5 Year | 82.2 Year | 83 Year | 5 |
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More health data for France
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.31 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0689 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,016 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 603 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 0.4211 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0327 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 0.4889 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0301 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region in France?
- Life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region in France was 83 Year in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 83 Year in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 77 Year in 1990.
- How does France rank for life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region?
- France ranks 10th out of 49 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France 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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