Life expectancy - Regions in France

France: Life expectancy - Regions was 83 Years in 2024. β–² Rising

Latest (2024)
83 Years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
12th
of 50 countries
All-time high
83 Years
in 2019
All-time low
77 Years
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Life expectancy - Regions in France, 1990–2024

0204060801990200720241990: 77 Years1991: 77.2 Years1992: 77.5 Years1993: 77.5 Years1994: 78 Years1995: 78.1 Years1996: 78.2 Years1997: 78.6 Years1998: 78.7 Years1999: 78.9 Years2000: 79.2 Years2001: 79.3 Years2002: 79.4 Years2003: 79.3 Years2004: 80.3 Years2005: 80.3 Years2006: 80.9 Years2007: 81.3 Years2008: 81.4 Years2009: 81.5 Years2010: 81.8 Years2011: 82.3 Years2012: 82.1 Years2013: 82.4 Years2014: 82.9 Years2015: 82.4 Years2016: 82.7 Years2017: 82.7 Years2018: 82.8 Years2019: 83 Years2020: 82.3 Years2021: 82.4 Years2022: 82.3 Years2023: 83 Years2024: 83 Years

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Years.

Analysis

France recorded 83 Years for life expectancy - regions in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

The figure is up 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy - regions in France peaked at 83 Years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 77 Years, in 1990.

That places France 12th out of 50 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 77.97 Years 77 Years 78.9 Years 10
2000s 80.29 Years 79.2 Years 81.5 Years 10
2010s 82.51 Years 81.8 Years 83 Years 10
2020s 82.6 Years 82.3 Years 83 Years 5

Countries ranked near France

  1. 9 Ireland 83.1 Years compare
  2. 9 Norway 83.1 Years compare
  3. 11 Spain 83.08 Years compare
  4. 12 Australia 83 Years compare
  5. 14 Iceland 82.8 Years compare
  6. 15 Belgium 82.4 Years compare

See the full ranking of 54 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy - regions in France?
Life expectancy - regions in France was 83 Years in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest life expectancy - regions recorded in France?
The highest recorded value was 83 Years in 2019.
What is the lowest life expectancy - regions recorded in France?
The lowest recorded value was 77 Years in 1990.
How does France rank for life expectancy - regions?
France ranks 12th out of 50 countries with data for 2024.
Is life expectancy - regions rising or falling in France?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this France data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Life expectancy - Regions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Life expectancy - Regions
Unit
Years
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
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Coverage
54 places, 1,727 data points, 1990–2024
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<p>This dataset provides indicators on on life expectancy at birth, in large regions (TL2) and small regions (TL3) when available.</p> <p><strong>Data definition and source</strong></p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Life expectancy at birth is defined as how long, on average, a newborn can expect to live, if current death rates do not change. However, the actual age-specific death rate of any particular birth cohort cannot be known in advance. If rates fall (or rise), actual life expectancy will be higher (or lower) than the life expectancy calculated on the basis of current mortality rates. Data is collected from Eurostat (reg_dem) for EU countries and via delegates of the OECD Working Party on Territorial Indicators (WPTI), as well as from national statistical offices' websites.</p> <p><strong>Definition of regions</strong></p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Regions are subnational units below national boundaries. OECD countries have two regional levels: large regions (territorial level 2 or TL2) and small regions (territorial level 3 or TL3). For more information, see the OECD Territorial grid <a href="https://webfs-cfe.oecd.org/files/.Stat/region/OECD_territorial-grid_TL2024.pdf">(pdf)</a> and the OECD Territorial Correspondence Table <a href="https://webfs-cfe.oecd.org/files/.Stat/region/OECD%20Territorial%20correspondence%20-%20TL2024c.xlsx">(xlsx)</a>.&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Territorial typologies</strong></p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Small TL3 regions are categorized based on shared characteristics into regional typologies. See the demographic indicators aggregated by territorial typology at country level on the access to City typology <a href="https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&amp;df[id]=DSD_REG_DEMO%40DF_REGION_TYPE_METRO&amp;df[ag]=OECD.CFE.EDS&amp;df[vs]=1.0">(link)</a> and by urban-rural typology <a href="https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&amp;df[id]=DSD_REG_DEMO%40DF_REGION_TYPE_RURB&amp;df[ag]=OECD.CFE.EDS&amp;df[vs]=1.0">(link)</a>.&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Cite this dataset</strong></p> <p>OECD Regions, Cities and Local Areas database&nbsp;<a href="http://oe.cd/geostats">http://oe.cd/geostats</a>.</p> <p><strong>Further information</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://regions-cities-atlas.oecd.org/">OECD Regions and Cities Statistical Atlas</a>&nbsp;</li> <li><a href="https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/oecd-regions-and-cities-at-a-glance-2024_f42db3bf-en.html">OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance</a></li> </ul> <p>For questions and/or comments, please email <a href="mailto:RegionStat@oecd.org">RegionStat@oecd.org</a>.</p>