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

Zürich: Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region was 84.2 Year in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
84.2 Year
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
21st
of 423 regions
All-time high
84.2 Year
in 2023
All-time low
77.6 Year
in 1991
Years of data
34
1991–2024

Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region in Zürich, 1991–2024

0204060801991200720241991: 77.6 Year1992: 78.2 Year1993: 78.5 Year1994: 78.6 Year1995: 78.5 Year1996: 78.9 Year1997: 79.2 Year1998: 79.5 Year1999: 79.8 Year2000: 79.7 Year2001: 80.2 Year2002: 80.6 Year2003: 80.8 Year2004: 81.3 Year2005: 81.2 Year2006: 81.9 Year2007: 82 Year2008: 82.3 Year2009: 82.6 Year2010: 82.7 Year2011: 83 Year2012: 83 Year2013: 83 Year2014: 83.1 Year2015: 83 Year2016: 83.6 Year2017: 83.5 Year2018: 83.7 Year2019: 83.8 Year2020: 83.4 Year2021: 83.6 Year2022: 83.7 Year2023: 84.2 Year2024: 84.2 Year

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Year.

Analysis

Zürich recorded 84.2 Year for life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region in 2024. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is up 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region in Zürich peaked at 84.2 Year in 2023 and was at its lowest, 77.6 Year, in 1991.

Zürich ranks 21st of 423 regions on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region in Zürich, 1991 to 2024.
Year Year Change
1991 77.6 Year
1992 78.2 Year +0.8%
1993 78.5 Year +0.4%
1994 78.6 Year +0.1%
1995 78.5 Year -0.1%
1996 78.9 Year +0.5%
1997 79.2 Year +0.4%
1998 79.5 Year +0.4%
1999 79.8 Year +0.4%
2000 79.7 Year -0.1%
2001 80.2 Year +0.6%
2002 80.6 Year +0.5%
2003 80.8 Year +0.2%
2004 81.3 Year +0.6%
2005 81.2 Year -0.1%
2006 81.9 Year +0.9%
2007 82 Year +0.1%
2008 82.3 Year +0.4%
2009 82.6 Year +0.4%
2010 82.7 Year +0.1%
2011 83 Year +0.4%
2012 83 Year +0.0%
2013 83 Year +0.0%
2014 83.1 Year +0.1%
2015 83 Year -0.1%
2016 83.6 Year +0.7%
2017 83.5 Year -0.1%
2018 83.7 Year +0.2%
2019 83.8 Year +0.1%
2020 83.4 Year -0.5%
2021 83.6 Year +0.2%
2022 83.7 Year +0.1%
2023 84.2 Year +0.6%
2024 84.2 Year +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 78.76 Year 77.6 Year 79.8 Year 9
2000s 81.26 Year 79.7 Year 82.6 Year 10
2010s 83.24 Year 82.7 Year 83.8 Year 10
2020s 83.82 Year 83.4 Year 84.2 Year 5

Countries ranked near Zürich

  1. 19 Denmark 82 Year compare
  2. 20 Greece 81.9 Year compare
  3. 20 Netherlands 81.9 Year compare
  4. 20 Netherlands 81.9 Year compare
  5. 23 Martinique 81.5 Year compare
  6. 24 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 81.3 Year compare
  7. 24 United Kingdom 81.3 Year compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region in Zürich?
Life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region in Zürich was 84.2 Year in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region recorded in Zürich?
The highest recorded value was 84.2 Year in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region recorded in Zürich?
The lowest recorded value was 77.6 Year in 1991.
How does Zürich rank for life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region?
Zürich ranks 21st out of 423 regions with data for 2024.
Is life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region rising or falling in Zürich?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Zürich 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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Indicator
Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region
Unit
Year
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
472 places, 12,592 data points, 1990–2024
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