Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region in Köln

Köln: Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region was 81.3 in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
81.3
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
228th
of 424 regions
All-time high
81.3
in 2024
All-time low
78.6
in 2002
Years of data
23
2002–2024

Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region in Köln, 2002–2024

0204060802002201320242002: 78.62003: 78.82004: 79.42005: 79.52006: 80.12007: 80.32008: 80.52009: 80.42010: 80.72011: 80.82012: 80.72013: 80.72014: 812015: 80.72016: 812017: 81.12018: 80.82019: 81.22020: 81.22021: 812022: 80.72023: 812024: 81.3

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2024, life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region in Köln stood at 81.3. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region in Köln peaked at 81.3 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 78.6, in 2002.

That places Köln 228th out of 424 regions with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region in Köln, year by year

Annual values for Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region in Köln, 2002 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2002 78.6
2003 78.8 +0.3%
2004 79.4 +0.8%
2005 79.5 +0.1%
2006 80.1 +0.8%
2007 80.3 +0.2%
2008 80.5 +0.2%
2009 80.4 -0.1%
2010 80.7 +0.4%
2011 80.8 +0.1%
2012 80.7 -0.1%
2013 80.7 +0.0%
2014 81 +0.4%
2015 80.7 -0.4%
2016 81 +0.4%
2017 81.1 +0.1%
2018 80.8 -0.4%
2019 81.2 +0.5%
2020 81.2 +0.0%
2021 81 -0.2%
2022 80.7 -0.4%
2023 81 +0.4%
2024 81.3 +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 79.7 78.6 80.5 8
2010s 80.87 80.7 81.2 10
2020s 81.04 80.7 81.3 5

More health data for Köln

All data for Köln →

Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region in Köln?
Life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region in Köln was 81.3 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region recorded in Köln?
The highest recorded value was 81.3 in 2024.
What is the lowest life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region recorded in Köln?
The lowest recorded value was 78.6 in 2002.
How does Köln rank for life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region?
Köln ranks 228th out of 424 regions with data for 2024.
Is life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region rising or falling in Köln?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Köln 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 23 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region in Köln. Statizoid, drawing on Eurostat. Retrieved 25 August 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/stat/life-expectancy-by-age-sex-and-nuts-2-region/koln/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/stat/life-expectancy-by-age-sex-and-nuts-2-region/koln/">Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region in Köln</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
463 places, 12,309 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed