Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Remaining life expectancy at different ages was 82.23 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Luxembourg, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, remaining life expectancy at different ages in Luxembourg stood at 82.23. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, remaining life expectancy at different ages in Luxembourg peaked at 82.23 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 65.55, in 1950.
That places Luxembourg 33rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 65.55 | — |
| 1951 | 65.86 | +0.5% |
| 1952 | 66.12 | +0.4% |
| 1953 | 66.39 | +0.4% |
| 1954 | 66.67 | +0.4% |
| 1955 | 67.37 | +1.1% |
| 1956 | 67.14 | -0.3% |
| 1957 | 66.89 | -0.4% |
| 1958 | 68.41 | +2.3% |
| 1959 | 68.37 | -0.1% |
| 1960 | 68.78 | +0.6% |
| 1961 | 69.15 | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 68.4 | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 68.67 | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 68.83 | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 69.21 | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 68.91 | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 69.47 | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 69.99 | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 69.72 | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 69.23 | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 69.25 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 70.47 | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 70.32 | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 70.22 | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 70.34 | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 70.24 | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 71.46 | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 71.47 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 72.25 | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 72.39 | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 72.08 | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 72.16 | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 72.98 | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 72.72 | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 73.28 | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 74.09 | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 73.87 | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 74.28 | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 74.29 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 74.97 | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 74.96 | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 74.75 | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 75.43 | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 75.93 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 75.88 | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 76.17 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 76.39 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 76.57 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 76.99 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 77.26 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 77.53 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 77.55 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 77.26 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 78.66 | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 78.88 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 78.84 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 79.12 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 80.11 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 79.91 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 80.1 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 80.28 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 80.44 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 80.85 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 81.24 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 81.26 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 81.62 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 81.09 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 81.52 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 81.59 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 81.41 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 81.84 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 82.2 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 82.23 | +0.0% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 82.23 is above the median for high income countries, which is 81, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 82.23 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 79.72, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 66.88 | 65.55 | 68.41 | 10 |
| 1960s | 69.11 | 68.4 | 69.99 | 10 |
| 1970s | 70.52 | 69.23 | 72.25 | 10 |
| 1980s | 73.21 | 72.08 | 74.29 | 10 |
| 1990s | 75.8 | 74.75 | 76.99 | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.51 | 77.26 | 80.11 | 10 |
| 2010s | 81 | 80.1 | 81.62 | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.92 | 81.41 | 82.23 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
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Frequently asked questions
- What is remaining life expectancy at different ages in Luxembourg?
- Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Luxembourg was 82.23 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest remaining life expectancy at different ages recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 82.23 in 2023.
- What is the lowest remaining life expectancy at different ages recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.55 in 1950.
- How does Luxembourg rank for remaining life expectancy at different ages?
- Luxembourg ranks 33rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is remaining life expectancy at different ages rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from 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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