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Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Switzerland

Switzerland: Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females was 10.63 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
10.63 years
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
29th
of 236 countries
All-time high
10.63 years
in 2023
All-time low
3.98 years
in 1878
Years of data
148
1876–2023

Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Switzerland, 1876–2023

02.557.510187619492023

Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Switzerland recorded 10.63 years for remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in 2023. That is the highest value across all 148 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Switzerland peaked at 10.63 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.98 years, in 1878.

That places Switzerland 29th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 148 years of available data.

Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Switzerland, year by year

Year years Change
1876 4.15 years —
1877 4.5 years +8.4%
1878 3.98 years -11.6%
1879 4.13 years +3.8%
1880 4.14 years +0.2%
1881 4.33 years +4.6%
1882 3.98 years -8.1%
1883 4.16 years +4.5%
1884 4.61 years +10.8%
1885 4.27 years -7.4%
1886 4.32 years +1.2%
1887 4.32 years +0.0%
1888 4.22 years -2.3%
1889 4.26 years +0.9%
1890 4.1 years -3.8%
1891 4.15 years +1.2%
1892 4.29 years +3.4%
1893 4.09 years -4.7%
1894 4.06 years -0.7%
1895 4.27 years +5.2%
1896 4.43 years +3.7%
1897 4.65 years +5.0%
1898 4.68 years +0.6%
1899 4.6 years -1.7%
1900 4.22 years -8.3%
1901 4.61 years +9.2%
1902 4.5 years -2.4%
1903 4.56 years +1.3%
1904 4.59 years +0.7%
1905 4.47 years -2.6%
1906 4.72 years +5.6%
1907 4.55 years -3.6%
1908 4.46 years -2.0%
1909 4.5 years +0.9%
1910 4.71 years +4.7%
1911 4.5 years -4.5%
1912 4.86 years +8.0%
1913 4.64 years -4.5%
1914 4.83 years +4.1%
1915 4.8 years -0.6%
1916 4.81 years +0.2%
1917 4.74 years -1.5%
1918 4.69 years -1.1%
1919 4.55 years -3.0%
1920 4.62 years +1.5%
1921 4.86 years +5.2%
1922 4.55 years -6.4%
1923 5.24 years +15.2%
1924 4.84 years -7.6%
1925 4.98 years +2.9%
1926 5.19 years +4.2%
1927 4.76 years -8.3%
1928 5.08 years +6.7%
1929 4.73 years -6.9%
1930 5.27 years +11.4%
1931 4.86 years -7.8%
1932 4.84 years -0.4%
1933 5.2 years +7.4%
1934 5.35 years +2.9%
1935 4.97 years -7.1%
1936 5.47 years +10.1%
1937 5.39 years -1.5%
1938 5.22 years -3.2%
1939 5.06 years -3.1%
1940 5.07 years +0.2%
1941 5.47 years +7.9%
1942 5.61 years +2.6%
1943 5.68 years +1.2%
1944 5.14 years -9.5%
1945 5.37 years +4.5%
1946 5.52 years +2.8%
1947 5.26 years -4.7%
1948 5.74 years +9.1%
1949 5.58 years -2.8%
1950 5.85 years +4.9%
1951 5.66 years -3.2%
1952 5.96 years +5.3%
1953 5.75 years -3.5%
1954 5.92 years +3.0%
1955 5.87 years -0.8%
1956 5.75 years -2.1%
1957 6.12 years +6.4%
1958 6.23 years +1.7%
1959 6.12 years -1.7%
1960 6 years -1.9%
1961 6.49 years +8.2%
1962 6.04 years -6.9%
1963 5.98 years -1.1%
1964 6.52 years +9.0%
1965 6.39 years -1.9%
1966 6.35 years -0.7%
1967 6.51 years +2.6%
1968 6.36 years -2.3%
1969 6.64 years +4.4%
1970 6.66 years +0.2%
1971 6.68 years +0.4%
1972 6.96 years +4.1%
1973 6.94 years -0.3%
1974 7.12 years +2.6%
1975 7.37 years +3.6%
1976 7.26 years -1.6%
1977 7.67 years +5.7%
1978 7.51 years -2.1%
1979 7.75 years +3.2%
1980 7.67 years -1.0%
1981 7.67 years -0.1%
1982 7.78 years +1.5%
1983 7.77 years -0.2%
1984 8.16 years +5.1%
1985 8.22 years +0.7%
1986 8.17 years -0.6%
1987 8.43 years +3.3%
1988 8.48 years +0.6%
1989 8.53 years +0.6%
1990 8.37 years -1.9%
1991 8.63 years +3.1%
1992 8.71 years +0.9%
1993 8.77 years +0.8%
1994 8.93 years +1.9%
1995 8.86 years -0.8%
1996 8.85 years -0.1%
1997 8.92 years +0.8%
1998 9.06 years +1.6%
1999 9.01 years -0.6%
2000 9.07 years +0.7%
2001 9.28 years +2.4%
2002 9.24 years -0.4%
2003 9.17 years -0.8%
2004 9.54 years +4.0%
2005 9.53 years -0.1%
2006 9.77 years +2.5%
2007 9.75 years -0.1%
2008 9.82 years +0.7%
2009 9.79 years -0.3%
2010 9.91 years +1.2%
2011 10.12 years +2.2%
2012 9.96 years -1.6%
2013 9.99 years +0.3%
2014 10.26 years +2.8%
2015 10.04 years -2.1%
2016 10.38 years +3.3%
2017 10.3 years -0.8%
2018 10.43 years +1.2%
2019 10.51 years +0.8%
2020 10.02 years -4.6%
2021 10.56 years +5.3%
2022 10.48 years -0.7%
2023 10.63 years +1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1870s 4.19 years 3.98 years 4.5 years 4
1880s 4.26 years 3.98 years 4.61 years 10
1890s 4.33 years 4.06 years 4.68 years 10
1900s 4.52 years 4.22 years 4.72 years 10
1910s 4.71 years 4.5 years 4.86 years 10
1920s 4.88 years 4.55 years 5.24 years 10
1930s 5.16 years 4.84 years 5.47 years 10
1940s 5.44 years 5.07 years 5.74 years 10
1950s 5.92 years 5.66 years 6.23 years 10
1960s 6.33 years 5.98 years 6.64 years 10
1970s 7.19 years 6.66 years 7.75 years 10
1980s 8.09 years 7.67 years 8.53 years 10
1990s 8.81 years 8.37 years 9.06 years 10
2000s 9.5 years 9.07 years 9.82 years 10
2010s 10.19 years 9.91 years 10.51 years 10
2020s 10.42 years 10.02 years 10.63 years 4

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  5. 31 Isle of Man 10.55 years compare
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Frequently asked questions

What is remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Switzerland?
Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Switzerland was 10.63 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 10.63 years in 2023.
What is the lowest remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 3.98 years in 1878.
How does Switzerland rank for remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females?
Switzerland ranks 29th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Switzerland data come from?
The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females
Unit
years
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
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CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
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