Period versus cohort life expectancy in France
France: Period versus cohort life expectancy was 82.88 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
82.88
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
10th
of 41 countries
All-time high
82.88
in 2023
All-time low
29.74
in 1871
Years of data
208
1816–2023
Period versus cohort life expectancy in France, 1816–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, period versus cohort life expectancy in France stood at 82.88. That is the highest value across all 208 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, period versus cohort life expectancy in France peaked at 82.88 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 29.74, in 1871.
France ranks 10th of 41 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 208 years of available data.
Period versus cohort life expectancy in France, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1816 | 40.1 | — |
| 1817 | 39.23 | -2.2% |
| 1818 | 38.6 | -1.6% |
| 1819 | 37.32 | -3.3% |
| 1820 | 39.28 | +5.3% |
| 1821 | 39.88 | +1.5% |
| 1822 | 38.37 | -3.8% |
| 1823 | 40.04 | +4.4% |
| 1824 | 39.21 | -2.1% |
| 1825 | 38.58 | -1.6% |
| 1826 | 37.8 | -2.0% |
| 1827 | 39.41 | +4.3% |
| 1828 | 37.6 | -4.6% |
| 1829 | 39.44 | +4.9% |
| 1830 | 39.63 | +0.5% |
| 1831 | 39.73 | +0.3% |
| 1832 | 35.87 | -9.7% |
| 1833 | 38.88 | +8.4% |
| 1834 | 35.09 | -9.7% |
| 1835 | 39.52 | +12.6% |
| 1836 | 42 | +6.3% |
| 1837 | 39.42 | -6.1% |
| 1838 | 39.37 | -0.1% |
| 1839 | 40.95 | +4.0% |
| 1840 | 40.41 | -1.3% |
| 1841 | 40.71 | +0.7% |
| 1842 | 40.03 | -1.7% |
| 1843 | 40.79 | +1.9% |
| 1844 | 42.33 | +3.8% |
| 1845 | 43.61 | +3.0% |
| 1846 | 40.7 | -6.7% |
| 1847 | 40.45 | -0.6% |
| 1848 | 40.33 | -0.3% |
| 1849 | 35.95 | -10.9% |
| 1850 | 43.31 | +20.5% |
| 1851 | 41.8 | -3.5% |
| 1852 | 41.35 | -1.1% |
| 1853 | 42.55 | +2.9% |
| 1854 | 36.16 | -15.0% |
| 1855 | 37.56 | +3.9% |
| 1856 | 40.19 | +7.0% |
| 1857 | 39.6 | -1.5% |
| 1858 | 39.71 | +0.3% |
| 1859 | 35.33 | -11.0% |
| 1860 | 43.34 | +22.7% |
| 1861 | 40.58 | -6.4% |
| 1862 | 42.7 | +5.2% |
| 1863 | 41.82 | -2.1% |
| 1864 | 42.06 | +0.6% |
| 1865 | 40.2 | -4.4% |
| 1866 | 41.82 | +4.0% |
| 1867 | 42.41 | +1.4% |
| 1868 | 40.29 | -5.0% |
| 1869 | 41.12 | +2.1% |
| 1870 | 36.52 | -11.2% |
| 1871 | 29.74 | -18.6% |
| 1872 | 42.5 | +42.9% |
| 1873 | 41.87 | -1.5% |
| 1874 | 44.29 | +5.8% |
| 1875 | 43.19 | -2.5% |
| 1876 | 43.59 | +0.9% |
| 1877 | 44.29 | +1.6% |
| 1878 | 43.37 | -2.1% |
| 1879 | 43.98 | +1.4% |
| 1880 | 42.79 | -2.7% |
| 1881 | 43.48 | +1.6% |
| 1882 | 43.14 | -0.8% |
| 1883 | 43.27 | +0.3% |
| 1884 | 42.46 | -1.9% |
| 1885 | 43.94 | +3.5% |
| 1886 | 43.17 | -1.8% |
| 1887 | 43.72 | +1.3% |
| 1888 | 44.15 | +1.0% |
| 1889 | 45.54 | +3.1% |
| 1890 | 43.43 | -4.6% |
| 1891 | 44.11 | +1.6% |
| 1892 | 43.56 | -1.2% |
| 1893 | 43.55 | -0.0% |
| 1894 | 45.49 | +4.5% |
| 1895 | 45.26 | -0.5% |
| 1896 | 47.49 | +4.9% |
| 1897 | 47.88 | +0.8% |
| 1898 | 46.01 | -3.9% |
| 1899 | 45.17 | -1.8% |
| 1900 | 45.1 | -0.2% |
| 1901 | 47 | +4.2% |
| 1902 | 47.98 | +2.1% |
| 1903 | 48.4 | +0.9% |
| 1904 | 48.07 | -0.7% |
| 1905 | 48.38 | +0.6% |
| 1906 | 47.73 | -1.3% |
| 1907 | 48.3 | +1.2% |
| 1908 | 49.29 | +2.0% |
| 1909 | 50.01 | +1.5% |
| 1910 | 51.35 | +2.7% |
| 1911 | 48.21 | -6.1% |
| 1912 | 51.55 | +6.9% |
| 1913 | 51.36 | -0.4% |
| 1914 | 38.23 | -25.6% |
| 1915 | 36.55 | -4.4% |
| 1916 | 39.75 | +8.8% |
| 1917 | 42.97 | +8.1% |
| 1918 | 34.84 | -18.9% |
| 1919 | 47.14 | +35.3% |
| 1920 | 51.82 | +9.9% |
| 1921 | 52.69 | +1.7% |
| 1922 | 54.89 | +4.2% |
| 1923 | 54.59 | -0.5% |
| 1924 | 55.19 | +1.1% |
| 1925 | 54.35 | -1.5% |
| 1926 | 53.96 | -0.7% |
| 1927 | 55.74 | +3.3% |
| 1928 | 55.41 | -0.6% |
| 1929 | 54.24 | -2.1% |
| 1930 | 56.8 | +4.7% |
| 1931 | 56.9 | +0.2% |
| 1932 | 57.22 | +0.6% |
| 1933 | 57.65 | +0.8% |
| 1934 | 58.3 | +1.1% |
| 1935 | 58.28 | -0.0% |
| 1936 | 58.76 | +0.8% |
| 1937 | 59.11 | +0.6% |
| 1938 | 58.93 | -0.3% |
| 1939 | 59.55 | +1.1% |
| 1940 | 49.6 | -16.7% |
| 1941 | 57.42 | +15.8% |
| 1942 | 57.44 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 53.3 | -7.2% |
| 1944 | 47.17 | -11.5% |
| 1945 | 54.93 | +16.5% |
| 1946 | 62.36 | +13.5% |
| 1947 | 63.95 | +2.5% |
| 1948 | 65.78 | +2.9% |
| 1949 | 64.9 | -1.3% |
| 1950 | 66.38 | +2.3% |
| 1951 | 66.09 | -0.4% |
| 1952 | 67.39 | +2.0% |
| 1953 | 67.32 | -0.1% |
| 1954 | 68.19 | +1.3% |
| 1955 | 68.44 | +0.4% |
| 1956 | 68.46 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 68.89 | +0.6% |
| 1958 | 70.11 | +1.8% |
| 1959 | 70.17 | +0.1% |
| 1960 | 70.36 | +0.3% |
| 1961 | 70.96 | +0.9% |
| 1962 | 70.47 | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 70.32 | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 71.28 | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 71.11 | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 71.51 | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 71.5 | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 71.48 | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 71.2 | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 72.09 | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 72.07 | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 72.31 | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 72.47 | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 72.8 | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 72.9 | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 73.12 | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 73.73 | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 73.85 | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 74.12 | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 74.23 | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 74.4 | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 74.77 | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 74.74 | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 75.22 | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 75.31 | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 75.58 | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 76.15 | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 76.4 | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 76.54 | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 76.84 | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 77.01 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 77.29 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 77.35 | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 77.77 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 77.87 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 78.06 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 78.42 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 78.59 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 78.75 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 79.05 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 79.23 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 79.42 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 79.42 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 80.34 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 80.34 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 80.75 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 80.96 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 81.04 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 81.16 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 81.41 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 81.79 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 81.73 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 81.97 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 82.42 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 82.14 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 82.39 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 82.43 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 82.55 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 82.72 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 82.19 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 82.32 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 82.29 | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 82.88 | +0.7% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 82.88 is above the median for high income countries, which is 81.92, 1.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- France's 82.88 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 81.49, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Period versus cohort life expectancy in France 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1872 | +42.9% | 29.74 | 42.5 |
| 1919 | +35.3% | 34.84 | 47.14 |
| 1914 | -25.6% | 51.36 | 38.23 |
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 | 68.14 | 66.09 | 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 | 79.05 | 81.16 | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.16 | 81.41 | 82.72 | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.42 | 82.19 | 82.88 | 4 |
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.7875 % 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 0.0244 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.8291 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is period versus cohort life expectancy in France?
- Period versus cohort life expectancy in France was 82.88 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest period versus cohort life expectancy recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 82.88 in 2023.
- What is the lowest period versus cohort life expectancy recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.74 in 1871.
- How does France rank for period versus cohort life expectancy?
- France ranks 10th out of 41 countries with data for 2023.
- Is period versus cohort life expectancy rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. 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 Period versus cohort life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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