Remaining life expectancy at different ages females in France
France: Remaining life expectancy at different ages females was 11.45 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
11.45
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
13th
of 236 countries
All-time high
11.45
in 2023
All-time low
4.14
in 1871
Years of data
208
1816–2023
Remaining life expectancy at different ages females in France, 1816–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, remaining life expectancy at different ages females in France stood at 11.45. That is the highest value across all 208 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, remaining life expectancy at different ages females in France peaked at 11.45 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.14, in 1871.
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 208 years of available data.
Remaining life expectancy at different ages females in France, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1816 | 4.9 | — |
| 1817 | 5.04 | +2.9% |
| 1818 | 5.18 | +2.8% |
| 1819 | 5.15 | -0.6% |
| 1820 | 4.75 | -7.8% |
| 1821 | 5.26 | +10.7% |
| 1822 | 5.08 | -3.4% |
| 1823 | 5.1 | +0.4% |
| 1824 | 5.31 | +4.1% |
| 1825 | 5.17 | -2.6% |
| 1826 | 4.83 | -6.6% |
| 1827 | 5.19 | +7.5% |
| 1828 | 5.04 | -2.9% |
| 1829 | 4.79 | -5.0% |
| 1830 | 4.86 | +1.5% |
| 1831 | 4.86 | +0.0% |
| 1832 | 4.64 | -4.5% |
| 1833 | 5.22 | +12.5% |
| 1834 | 4.93 | -5.6% |
| 1835 | 5.07 | +2.8% |
| 1836 | 5.1 | +0.6% |
| 1837 | 4.39 | -13.9% |
| 1838 | 4.91 | +11.8% |
| 1839 | 5.27 | +7.3% |
| 1840 | 4.84 | -8.2% |
| 1841 | 5.06 | +4.5% |
| 1842 | 4.81 | -4.9% |
| 1843 | 4.89 | +1.7% |
| 1844 | 4.92 | +0.6% |
| 1845 | 5.1 | +3.7% |
| 1846 | 4.92 | -3.5% |
| 1847 | 4.44 | -9.8% |
| 1848 | 4.67 | +5.2% |
| 1849 | 4.6 | -1.5% |
| 1850 | 4.98 | +8.3% |
| 1851 | 4.77 | -4.2% |
| 1852 | 4.83 | +1.3% |
| 1853 | 4.53 | -6.2% |
| 1854 | 4.38 | -3.3% |
| 1855 | 4.28 | -2.3% |
| 1856 | 4.82 | +12.6% |
| 1857 | 4.69 | -2.7% |
| 1858 | 4.41 | -6.0% |
| 1859 | 4.51 | +2.3% |
| 1860 | 4.91 | +8.9% |
| 1861 | 4.82 | -1.8% |
| 1862 | 4.95 | +2.7% |
| 1863 | 4.91 | -0.8% |
| 1864 | 4.72 | -3.9% |
| 1865 | 4.7 | -0.4% |
| 1866 | 4.86 | +3.4% |
| 1867 | 4.74 | -2.5% |
| 1868 | 4.62 | -2.5% |
| 1869 | 4.68 | +1.3% |
| 1870 | 4.21 | -10.0% |
| 1871 | 4.14 | -1.7% |
| 1872 | 5.2 | +25.6% |
| 1873 | 4.76 | -8.5% |
| 1874 | 5.05 | +6.1% |
| 1875 | 4.69 | -7.1% |
| 1876 | 4.83 | +3.0% |
| 1877 | 4.96 | +2.7% |
| 1878 | 4.66 | -6.0% |
| 1879 | 4.51 | -3.2% |
| 1880 | 4.69 | +4.0% |
| 1881 | 4.95 | +5.5% |
| 1882 | 4.97 | +0.4% |
| 1883 | 4.89 | -1.6% |
| 1884 | 4.92 | +0.6% |
| 1885 | 5.01 | +1.8% |
| 1886 | 5.01 | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 5.1 | +1.8% |
| 1888 | 4.88 | -4.3% |
| 1889 | 5.11 | +4.7% |
| 1890 | 4.71 | -7.8% |
| 1891 | 4.6 | -2.3% |
| 1892 | 4.53 | -1.5% |
| 1893 | 4.63 | +2.2% |
| 1894 | 4.82 | +4.1% |
| 1895 | 4.51 | -6.4% |
| 1896 | 5.04 | +11.8% |
| 1897 | 5.07 | +0.6% |
| 1898 | 4.72 | -6.9% |
| 1899 | 4.73 | +0.2% |
| 1900 | 4.46 | -5.7% |
| 1901 | 4.82 | +8.1% |
| 1902 | 4.97 | +3.1% |
| 1903 | 4.87 | -2.0% |
| 1904 | 4.77 | -2.1% |
| 1905 | 4.75 | -0.4% |
| 1906 | 4.79 | +0.8% |
| 1907 | 4.63 | -3.3% |
| 1908 | 4.95 | +6.9% |
| 1909 | 4.68 | -5.5% |
| 1910 | 5.04 | +7.7% |
| 1911 | 4.67 | -7.3% |
| 1912 | 5.21 | +11.6% |
| 1913 | 5.15 | -1.2% |
| 1914 | 4.72 | -8.3% |
| 1915 | 4.83 | +2.3% |
| 1916 | 4.78 | -1.0% |
| 1917 | 4.59 | -4.0% |
| 1918 | 4.73 | +3.1% |
| 1919 | 4.7 | -0.6% |
| 1920 | 5.23 | +11.3% |
| 1921 | 5.15 | -1.5% |
| 1922 | 4.91 | -4.7% |
| 1923 | 5.28 | +7.5% |
| 1924 | 5.18 | -1.9% |
| 1925 | 4.99 | -3.7% |
| 1926 | 5.03 | +0.8% |
| 1927 | 5.04 | +0.2% |
| 1928 | 5.23 | +3.8% |
| 1929 | 4.7 | -10.1% |
| 1930 | 5.62 | +19.6% |
| 1931 | 5.05 | -10.1% |
| 1932 | 5.33 | +5.5% |
| 1933 | 5.26 | -1.3% |
| 1934 | 5.64 | +7.2% |
| 1935 | 5.39 | -4.4% |
| 1936 | 5.5 | +2.0% |
| 1937 | 5.71 | +3.8% |
| 1938 | 5.5 | -3.7% |
| 1939 | 5.36 | -2.5% |
| 1940 | 4.53 | -15.5% |
| 1941 | 5.1 | +12.6% |
| 1942 | 5.1 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 5.2 | +2.0% |
| 1944 | 4.75 | -8.7% |
| 1945 | 5.23 | +10.1% |
| 1946 | 5.89 | +12.6% |
| 1947 | 6.02 | +2.2% |
| 1948 | 6.4 | +6.3% |
| 1949 | 5.61 | -12.3% |
| 1950 | 6.08 | +8.4% |
| 1951 | 5.69 | -6.4% |
| 1952 | 6.17 | +8.3% |
| 1953 | 5.74 | -6.8% |
| 1954 | 6.3 | +9.6% |
| 1955 | 6.2 | -1.6% |
| 1956 | 5.98 | -3.4% |
| 1957 | 6.29 | +5.1% |
| 1958 | 6.47 | +2.8% |
| 1959 | 6.51 | +0.7% |
| 1960 | 6.42 | -1.4% |
| 1961 | 6.8 | +5.9% |
| 1962 | 6.39 | -6.1% |
| 1963 | 6.34 | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 6.86 | +8.2% |
| 1965 | 6.67 | -2.8% |
| 1966 | 6.94 | +4.1% |
| 1967 | 6.87 | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 6.82 | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 6.91 | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 7.08 | +2.5% |
| 1971 | 7.01 | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 7.22 | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 7.09 | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 7.24 | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 7.23 | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 7.31 | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 7.65 | +4.7% |
| 1978 | 7.57 | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 7.71 | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 7.72 | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 7.64 | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 7.9 | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 7.73 | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 8.04 | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 7.99 | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 8.11 | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 8.48 | +4.5% |
| 1988 | 8.59 | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 8.6 | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 8.72 | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 8.89 | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 9.06 | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 9.02 | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 9.33 | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 9.28 | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 9.29 | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 9.4 | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 9.43 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 9.42 | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 9.58 | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 9.7 | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 9.69 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 9.52 | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 10.24 | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 10.09 | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 10.41 | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 10.47 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 10.46 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 10.5 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 10.62 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 10.86 | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 10.66 | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 10.84 | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 11.14 | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 10.87 | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 11.05 | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 11.02 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 11.16 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 11.22 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 10.84 | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 11.08 | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 11.23 | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 11.45 | +1.9% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 11.45 is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.86, 1.2× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- France's 11.45 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.42, 1.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Remaining life expectancy at different ages females 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 | +25.6% | 4.14 | 5.2 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 5.07 | 4.9 | 5.18 | 4 |
| 1820s | 5.05 | 4.75 | 5.31 | 10 |
| 1830s | 4.92 | 4.39 | 5.27 | 10 |
| 1840s | 4.83 | 4.44 | 5.1 | 10 |
| 1850s | 4.62 | 4.28 | 4.98 | 10 |
| 1860s | 4.79 | 4.62 | 4.95 | 10 |
| 1870s | 4.7 | 4.14 | 5.2 | 10 |
| 1880s | 4.95 | 4.69 | 5.11 | 10 |
| 1890s | 4.74 | 4.51 | 5.07 | 10 |
| 1900s | 4.77 | 4.46 | 4.97 | 10 |
| 1910s | 4.84 | 4.59 | 5.21 | 10 |
| 1920s | 5.07 | 4.7 | 5.28 | 10 |
| 1930s | 5.44 | 5.05 | 5.71 | 10 |
| 1940s | 5.38 | 4.53 | 6.4 | 10 |
| 1950s | 6.14 | 5.69 | 6.51 | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.7 | 6.34 | 6.94 | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.31 | 7.01 | 7.71 | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.08 | 7.64 | 8.6 | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.19 | 8.72 | 9.43 | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.07 | 9.52 | 10.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.94 | 10.62 | 11.22 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.15 | 10.84 | 11.45 | 4 |
Countries ranked near France
- 10 Saint Barthelemy 11.53 compare
- 11 Puerto Rico 11.51 compare
- 12 Singapore 11.5 compare
- 14 French Polynesia 11.37 compare
- 15 Martinique 11.36 compare
- 16 San Marino 11.31 compare
More health data for France
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.31 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0689 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 603 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2024)
- 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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0255 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is remaining life expectancy at different ages females in France?
- Remaining life expectancy at different ages females in France was 11.45 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest remaining life expectancy at different ages females recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 11.45 in 2023.
- What is the lowest remaining life expectancy at different ages females recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.14 in 1871.
- How does France rank for remaining life expectancy at different ages females?
- France ranks 13th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is remaining life expectancy at different ages females rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. 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 Remaining life expectancy at different ages females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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