Female life expectancy in the European Union in 2024 — 84.22 years. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 17.4%.
1960–2024 · years
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: European Union
| Year | years | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 84.22 | +0.08 | +0.09% |
| 2023 | 84.14 | +0.7 | +0.84% |
| 2022 | 83.44 | +0.25 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 83.19 | −0.11 | −0.14% |
| 2020 | 83.3 | −0.81 | −0.96% |
| 2019 | 84.11 | +0.26 | +0.31% |
| 2018 | 83.86 | +0.11 | +0.13% |
| 2017 | 83.75 | −0.12 | −0.14% |
| 2016 | 83.86 | +0.4 | +0.48% |
| 2015 | 83.46 | −0.39 | −0.47% |
| 2014 | 83.85 | +0.39 | +0.46% |
| 2013 | 83.47 | +0.25 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 83.21 | −0.06 | −0.07% |
| 2011 | 83.27 | +0.52 | +0.63% |
| 2010 | 82.76 | +0.25 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 82.51 | +0.22 | +0.26% |
| 2008 | 82.29 | +0.15 | +0.19% |
| 2007 | 82.13 | +0.19 | +0.23% |
| 2006 | 81.95 | +0.4 | +0.49% |
| 2005 | 81.55 | +0.13 | +0.16% |
| 2004 | 81.42 | +0.54 | +0.67% |
| 2003 | 80.88 | −0.01 | −0.02% |
| 2002 | 80.89 | +0.08 | +0.09% |
| 2001 | 80.82 | +0.3 | +0.37% |
| 2000 | 80.52 | +0.27 | +0.34% |
| 1999 | 80.24 | +0.2 | +0.25% |
| 1998 | 80.04 | +0.23 | +0.28% |
| 1997 | 79.82 | +0.26 | +0.33% |
| 1996 | 79.56 | +0.19 | +0.23% |
| 1995 | 79.37 | +0.14 | +0.18% |
| 1994 | 79.23 | +0.28 | +0.36% |
| 1993 | 78.94 | +0.08 | +0.11% |
| 1992 | 78.86 | +0.33 | +0.42% |
| 1991 | 78.53 | +0.15 | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 78.37 | +0.08 | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 78.3 | +0.18 | +0.23% |
| 1988 | 78.12 | +0.21 | +0.26% |
| 1987 | 77.91 | +0.28 | +0.37% |
| 1986 | 77.63 | +0.23 | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 77.4 | +0.07 | +0.08% |
| 1984 | 77.33 | +0.32 | +0.42% |
| 1983 | 77.01 | +0.06 | +0.08% |
| 1982 | 76.94 | +0.27 | +0.36% |
| 1981 | 76.67 | +0.33 | +0.43% |
| 1980 | 76.34 | +0.05 | +0.07% |
| 1979 | 76.29 | +0.31 | +0.41% |
| 1978 | 75.97 | +0.12 | +0.16% |
| 1977 | 75.86 | +0.39 | +0.52% |
| 1976 | 75.46 | +0.31 | +0.41% |
| 1975 | 75.15 | +0.08 | +0.11% |
| 1974 | 75.07 | +0.35 | +0.47% |
| 1973 | 74.72 | +0.15 | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 74.58 | +0.39 | +0.52% |
| 1971 | 74.19 | +0.22 | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 73.97 | +0.41 | +0.56% |
| 1969 | 73.56 | −0.1 | −0.13% |
| 1968 | 73.65 | +0.05 | +0.06% |
| 1967 | 73.61 | +0.07 | +0.09% |
| 1966 | 73.54 | +0.36 | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 73.18 | +0.13 | +0.17% |
| 1964 | 73.05 | +0.57 | +0.78% |
| 1963 | 72.48 | +0.41 | +0.56% |
| 1962 | 72.08 | −0.09 | −0.13% |
| 1961 | 72.17 | +0.42 | +0.59% |
| 1960 | 71.75 | — | — |
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.
How many years men live on average. Almost everywhere less than women.
Demography Life expectancy at birthLife expectancy at birth — how many years a newborn will live on average.
Mortality Adult mortality rate, femaleHow many women out of a thousand fifteen-year-olds will not live to sixty.
Mortality Maternal mortality ratioThe number of deaths of women from causes related to pregnancy per 100,000 live births.