Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Austria
Austria: Remaining life expectancy at different ages was 81.96 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Austria, 1947–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, remaining life expectancy at different ages in Austria stood at 81.96 years. That is the highest value across all 77 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, remaining life expectancy at different ages in Austria peaked at 81.96 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 61.54 years, in 1947.
Austria ranks 38th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 77 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 62.74 years | 61.54 years | 63.47 years | 3 |
| 1950s | 67.08 years | 64.81 years | 68.46 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 69.83 years | 68.75 years | 70.27 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 71.34 years | 70.09 years | 72.54 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 74 years | 72.67 years | 75.46 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.73 years | 75.74 years | 77.96 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.42 years | 78.23 years | 80.36 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.26 years | 80.46 years | 81.91 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.72 years | 81.3 years | 81.96 years | 4 |
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More health data for Austria
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,266 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 27 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 50,963 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 48,027 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 49,137 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 46,408 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 48,114 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 45,674 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is remaining life expectancy at different ages in Austria?
- Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Austria was 81.96 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 recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 81.96 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest remaining life expectancy at different ages recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.54 years in 1947.
- How does Austria rank for remaining life expectancy at different ages?
- Austria ranks 38th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is remaining life expectancy at different ages rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The period life expectancy at birth among totals, in a given year.