Life expectancy of women vs. men in France
France: Life expectancy of women vs. men was 86.09 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
86.09 years
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
13th
of 236 countries
All-time high
86.09 years
in 2023
All-time low
68.9 years
in 1951
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy of women vs. men in France, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, life expectancy of women vs. men in France stood at 86.09 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy of women vs. men in France peaked at 86.09 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 68.9 years, in 1951.
That places France 13th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy of women vs. men in France, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 69.19 years | — |
| 1951 | 68.9 years | -0.4% |
| 1952 | 70.22 years | +1.9% |
| 1953 | 70.23 years | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 71.22 years | +1.4% |
| 1955 | 71.54 years | +0.5% |
| 1956 | 71.67 years | +0.2% |
| 1957 | 72.21 years | +0.8% |
| 1958 | 73.23 years | +1.4% |
| 1959 | 73.36 years | +0.2% |
| 1960 | 73.61 years | +0.3% |
| 1961 | 74.37 years | +1.0% |
| 1962 | 73.9 years | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 73.81 years | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 74.83 years | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 74.72 years | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 75.18 years | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 75.2 years | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 75.22 years | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 75.05 years | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 75.81 years | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 75.87 years | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 76.19 years | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 76.32 years | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 76.75 years | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 76.87 years | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 77.19 years | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 77.84 years | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 77.95 years | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 78.28 years | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 78.4 years | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 78.5 years | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 78.89 years | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 78.81 years | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 79.35 years | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 79.45 years | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 79.71 years | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 80.29 years | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 80.48 years | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 80.66 years | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 80.96 years | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 81.17 years | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 81.46 years | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 81.46 years | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 81.88 years | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 81.9 years | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 82.05 years | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 82.31 years | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 82.41 years | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 82.51 years | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 82.79 years | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 82.94 years | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 83.03 years | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 82.95 years | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 83.86 years | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 83.83 years | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 84.18 years | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 84.39 years | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 84.34 years | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 84.44 years | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 84.66 years | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 85 years | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 84.86 years | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 85.07 years | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 85.46 years | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 85.17 years | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 85.36 years | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 85.31 years | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 85.45 years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 85.57 years | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 85.14 years | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 85.3 years | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 85.56 years | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 86.09 years | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 71.18 years | 68.9 years | 73.36 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 74.59 years | 73.61 years | 75.22 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 76.91 years | 75.81 years | 78.28 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 79.46 years | 78.4 years | 80.66 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 81.81 years | 80.96 years | 82.51 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.67 years | 82.79 years | 84.44 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.19 years | 84.66 years | 85.57 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.52 years | 85.14 years | 86.09 years | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy of women vs. men in France?
- Life expectancy of women vs. men in France was 86.09 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 France?
- The highest recorded value was 86.09 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy of women vs. men recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.9 years in 1951.
- How does France rank for life expectancy of women vs. men?
- France ranks 13th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy of women vs. men rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France 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.