Life expectancy hmd unwpp in France
France: Life expectancy hmd unwpp was 83.33 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
83.33
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
17th
of 236 countries
All-time high
83.33
in 2023
All-time low
29.74
in 1871
Years of data
208
1816–2023
Life expectancy hmd unwpp in France, 1816–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
France recorded 83.33 for life expectancy hmd unwpp in 2023. That is the highest value across all 208 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy hmd unwpp in France peaked at 83.33 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 29.74, in 1871.
France ranks 17th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 208 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 38.81 | 37.32 | 40.1 | 4 |
| 1820s | 38.96 | 37.6 | 40.04 | 10 |
| 1830s | 39.05 | 35.09 | 42 | 10 |
| 1840s | 40.53 | 35.95 | 43.61 | 10 |
| 1850s | 39.76 | 35.33 | 43.31 | 10 |
| 1860s | 41.63 | 40.2 | 43.34 | 10 |
| 1870s | 41.33 | 29.74 | 44.29 | 10 |
| 1880s | 43.57 | 42.46 | 45.54 | 10 |
| 1890s | 45.2 | 43.43 | 47.88 | 10 |
| 1900s | 48.03 | 45.1 | 50.01 | 10 |
| 1910s | 44.2 | 34.84 | 51.55 | 10 |
| 1920s | 54.29 | 51.82 | 55.74 | 10 |
| 1930s | 58.15 | 56.8 | 59.55 | 10 |
| 1940s | 57.69 | 47.17 | 65.78 | 10 |
| 1950s | 68.15 | 66.1 | 70.17 | 10 |
| 1960s | 71.02 | 70.32 | 71.51 | 10 |
| 1970s | 72.95 | 72.07 | 74.12 | 10 |
| 1980s | 75.33 | 74.23 | 76.54 | 10 |
| 1990s | 77.8 | 76.84 | 78.75 | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.17 | 79.04 | 81.16 | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.16 | 81.4 | 82.73 | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.58 | 82.2 | 83.33 | 4 |
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More health data for France
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,016 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 603 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 410,003 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 393,149 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 422,126 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 401,629 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 424,323 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 402,563 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy hmd unwpp in France?
- Life expectancy hmd unwpp in France was 83.33 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy hmd unwpp recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 83.33 in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy hmd unwpp recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.74 in 1871.
- How does France rank for life expectancy hmd unwpp?
- France ranks 17th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy hmd unwpp rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy hmd unwpp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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