Life expectancy of women vs. men in Austria
Austria: Life expectancy of women vs. men was 84.32 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
84.32 years
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
37th
of 236 countries
All-time high
84.41 years
in 2021
All-time low
67.28 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy of women vs. men in Austria, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy of women vs. men in Austria is 84.32 years, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy of women vs. men in Austria peaked at 84.41 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 67.28 years, in 1950.
Austria ranks 37th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy of women vs. men in Austria, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 67.28 years | — |
| 1951 | 67.81 years | +0.8% |
| 1952 | 69.23 years | +2.1% |
| 1953 | 69.71 years | +0.7% |
| 1954 | 69.89 years | +0.3% |
| 1955 | 70.36 years | +0.7% |
| 1956 | 70.54 years | +0.3% |
| 1957 | 70.5 years | -0.1% |
| 1958 | 71.37 years | +1.2% |
| 1959 | 71.39 years | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 71.9 years | +0.7% |
| 1961 | 72.77 years | +1.2% |
| 1962 | 72.48 years | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 72.65 years | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 73.19 years | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 72.99 years | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 73.34 years | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 73.38 years | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 73.52 years | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 73.27 years | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 73.42 years | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 73.67 years | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 74.02 years | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 74.57 years | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 74.62 years | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 74.7 years | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 75.06 years | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 75.44 years | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 75.65 years | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 75.97 years | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 76.04 years | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 76.38 years | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 76.58 years | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 76.59 years | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 77.18 years | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 77.3 years | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 77.65 years | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 78.03 years | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 78.52 years | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 78.67 years | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 78.87 years | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 78.98 years | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 79.14 years | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 79.35 years | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 79.64 years | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 79.95 years | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 80.08 years | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 80.54 years | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 80.81 years | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 80.83 years | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 81.09 years | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 81.57 years | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 81.66 years | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 81.54 years | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 82.09 years | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 82.2 years | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 82.63 years | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 82.84 years | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 82.95 years | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 82.85 years | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 83.12 years | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 83.43 years | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 83.28 years | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 83.57 years | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 83.73 years | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 83.58 years | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 83.93 years | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 83.9 years | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 83.99 years | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 84.19 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 84.33 years | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 84.41 years | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 83.81 years | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 84.32 years | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 69.81 years | 67.28 years | 71.39 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 72.95 years | 71.9 years | 73.52 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 74.71 years | 73.42 years | 75.97 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 77.29 years | 76.04 years | 78.67 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 79.82 years | 78.87 years | 80.83 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.14 years | 81.09 years | 82.95 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.67 years | 83.12 years | 84.19 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.22 years | 83.81 years | 84.41 years | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy of women vs. men in Austria?
- Life expectancy of women vs. men in Austria was 84.32 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy of women vs. men recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 84.41 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest life expectancy of women vs. men recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.28 years in 1950.
- How does Austria rank for life expectancy of women vs. men?
- Austria ranks 37th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy of women vs. men rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy of women vs. men. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Period life expectancy at birth.