Female life expectancy — all countries

Female life expectancy — Euro area

Female life expectancy in the Euro area in 2024 — 84.75 years. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 17.7%.

2024 84.75 years +0.07% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 84.78 years2019
Period minimum 72.03 years1960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Female life expectancy — Euro area, 1960–20247075808519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 72.03 years1962: 72.49 years1964: 73.35 years1966: 73.72 years1968: 73.89 years1970: 74.3 years1972: 74.87 years1974: 75.39 years1976: 75.85 years1978: 76.49 years1980: 77 years1982: 77.6 years1984: 78.09 years1986: 78.46 years1988: 79 years1990: 79.29 years1992: 79.84 years1994: 80.21 years1996: 80.54 years1998: 80.98 years2000: 81.4 years2002: 81.73 years2004: 82.26 years2006: 82.8 years2008: 83.11 years2010: 83.52 years2012: 83.94 years2014: 84.58 years2016: 84.53 years2018: 84.53 years2020: 84.02 years2022: 84.04 years2024: 84.75 years
Change over the period: +12.72 (+17.66%) Average annual rate: 0.25 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Euro area

Euro area 84.75 years
World 75.97 years
Female life expectancy — Euro area, by year Euro area All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 84.75 +0.06 +0.07%
2023 84.69 +0.65 +0.78%
2022 84.04 −0.08 −0.09%
2021 84.12 +0.1 +0.12%
2020 84.02 −0.76 −0.89%
2019 84.78 +0.25 +0.3%
2018 84.53 +0.13 +0.15%
2017 84.4 −0.12 −0.15%
2016 84.53 +0.4 +0.48%
2015 84.12 −0.46 −0.54%
2014 84.58 +0.39 +0.46%
2013 84.19 +0.25 +0.3%
2012 83.94 −0.08 −0.09%
2011 84.02 +0.5 +0.6%
2010 83.52 +0.22 +0.26%
2009 83.3 +0.19 +0.23%
2008 83.11 +0.12 +0.15%
2007 82.99 +0.19 +0.23%
2006 82.8 +0.43 +0.52%
2005 82.37 +0.11 +0.13%
2004 82.26 +0.6 +0.73%
2003 81.66 −0.07 −0.08%
2002 81.73 +0.04 +0.05%
2001 81.69 +0.29 +0.36%
2000 81.4 +0.22 +0.27%
1999 81.18 +0.2 +0.24%
1998 80.98 +0.18 +0.22%
1997 80.8 +0.27 +0.33%
1996 80.54 +0.2 +0.25%
1995 80.34 +0.13 +0.16%
1994 80.21 +0.3 +0.38%
1993 79.9 +0.06 +0.08%
1992 79.84 +0.36 +0.45%
1991 79.48 +0.18 +0.23%
1990 79.29 +0.08 +0.1%
1989 79.21 +0.21 +0.27%
1988 79 +0.2 +0.25%
1987 78.8 +0.34 +0.43%
1986 78.46 +0.27 +0.34%
1985 78.2 +0.1 +0.13%
1984 78.09 +0.42 +0.54%
1983 77.67 +0.08 +0.1%
1982 77.6 +0.32 +0.41%
1981 77.28 +0.28 +0.36%
1980 77 +0.15 +0.2%
1979 76.85 +0.36 +0.47%
1978 76.49 +0.18 +0.23%
1977 76.31 +0.46 +0.61%
1976 75.85 +0.35 +0.47%
1975 75.5 +0.11 +0.14%
1974 75.39 +0.38 +0.51%
1973 75 +0.14 +0.18%
1972 74.87 +0.37 +0.5%
1971 74.5 +0.19 +0.26%
1970 74.3 +0.44 +0.59%
1969 73.87 −0.02 −0.03%
1968 73.89 −0.04 −0.05%
1967 73.92 +0.2 +0.27%
1966 73.72 +0.28 +0.38%
1965 73.45 +0.1 +0.14%
1964 73.35 +0.62 +0.86%
1963 72.72 +0.23 +0.32%
1962 72.49 +0.01 +0.01%
1961 72.49 +0.46 +0.64%
1960 72.03

About the indicator

Life expectancy at birth for women. The female advantage holds almost everywhere and is explained by both biology and behavior: men die more often from external causes, smoke and drink more, and turn to doctors less. Where maternal mortality is high the advantage narrows — the only factor that works in the opposite direction.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by the female population rather than by the whole population. The difference from male life expectancy is the gap that is usually asked about.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.