Life expectancy in Austria
Austria: Life expectancy was 81.96 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
81.96 years
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
38th
of 236 countries
All-time high
81.96 years
in 2023
All-time low
34.4 years
in 1870
Years of data
84
1870–2023
Life expectancy in Austria, 1870–2023
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, life expectancy in Austria stood at 81.96 years. That is the highest value across all 84 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy in Austria peaked at 81.96 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 34.4 years, in 1870.
That places Austria 38th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 84 years of available data.
Life expectancy in Austria, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1870 | 34.4 years | — |
| 1881 | 35 years | +1.7% |
| 1891 | 37.3 years | +6.6% |
| 1901 | 42 years | +12.6% |
| 1903 | 40.1 years | -4.5% |
| 1911 | 45.1 years | +12.5% |
| 1931 | 56.45 years | +25.2% |
| 1947 | 61.54 years | +9.0% |
| 1948 | 63.21 years | +2.7% |
| 1949 | 63.47 years | +0.4% |
| 1950 | 64.81 years | +2.1% |
| 1951 | 65.22 years | +0.6% |
| 1952 | 66.75 years | +2.3% |
| 1953 | 67.25 years | +0.8% |
| 1954 | 67.29 years | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 67.55 years | +0.4% |
| 1956 | 67.68 years | +0.2% |
| 1957 | 67.44 years | -0.3% |
| 1958 | 68.46 years | +1.5% |
| 1959 | 68.39 years | -0.1% |
| 1960 | 68.75 years | +0.5% |
| 1961 | 69.71 years | +1.4% |
| 1962 | 69.5 years | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 69.65 years | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 70.12 years | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 69.93 years | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 70.22 years | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 70.12 years | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 70.27 years | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 70.04 years | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 70.09 years | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 70.29 years | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 70.62 years | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 71.2 years | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 71.17 years | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 71.33 years | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 71.79 years | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 72.14 years | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 72.2 years | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 72.54 years | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 72.67 years | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 72.99 years | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 73.14 years | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 73.22 years | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 73.77 years | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 73.99 years | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 74.46 years | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 74.9 years | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 75.37 years | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 75.46 years | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 75.74 years | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 75.79 years | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 75.99 years | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 76.22 years | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 76.54 years | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 76.78 years | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 77.03 years | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 77.43 years | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 77.78 years | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 77.96 years | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 78.23 years | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 78.72 years | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 78.85 years | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 78.85 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 79.36 years | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 79.52 years | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 79.96 years | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 80.17 years | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 80.36 years | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 80.21 years | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 80.46 years | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 80.83 years | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 80.84 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 81.08 years | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 81.39 years | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 81.16 years | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 81.59 years | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 81.64 years | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 81.69 years | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 81.91 years | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 81.8 years | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 81.82 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 81.3 years | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 81.96 years | +0.8% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 81.96 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 81 years, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Austria's 81.96 years is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 79.72 years, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Life expectancy in Austria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 | +25.2% | 45.1 years | 56.45 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 34.4 years | 34.4 years | 34.4 years | 1 |
| 1880s | 35 years | 35 years | 35 years | 1 |
| 1890s | 37.3 years | 37.3 years | 37.3 years | 1 |
| 1900s | 41.05 years | 40.1 years | 42 years | 2 |
| 1910s | 45.1 years | 45.1 years | 45.1 years | 1 |
| 1930s | 56.45 years | 56.45 years | 56.45 years | 1 |
| 1940s | 62.74 years | 61.54 years | 63.47 years | 3 |
| 1950s | 67.08 years | 64.81 years | 68.46 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 69.83 years | 68.75 years | 70.27 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 71.34 years | 70.09 years | 72.54 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 74 years | 72.67 years | 75.46 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.73 years | 75.74 years | 77.96 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.42 years | 78.23 years | 80.36 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.26 years | 80.46 years | 81.91 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.72 years | 81.3 years | 81.96 years | 4 |
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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,266 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 27 deaths (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy in Austria?
- Life expectancy in Austria was 81.96 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 81.96 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.4 years in 1870.
- How does Austria rank for life expectancy?
- Austria ranks 38th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.