Female life expectancy — all countries

Female life expectancy — Finland

Female life expectancy in Finland in 2024 — 85 years. Ranked 24 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 17.4%.

2024 85 years +0.83% vs 2023
World rank 24of 217
Period maximum 85 years2024
Period minimum 72.24 years1961

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Female life expectancy — Finland, 1960–20247075808519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 72.4 years1962: 72.24 years1964: 72.96 years1966: 73.17 years1968: 73.55 years1970: 74.4 years1972: 75.02 years1974: 75.55 years1976: 76.31 years1978: 77.43 years1980: 77.85 years1982: 78.58 years1984: 78.76 years1986: 78.76 years1988: 78.69 years1990: 78.88 years1992: 79.43 years1994: 80.15 years1996: 80.54 years1998: 80.84 years2000: 81 years2002: 81.5 years2004: 82.3 years2006: 82.8 years2008: 83 years2010: 83.2 years2012: 83.7 years2014: 84.1 years2016: 84.4 years2018: 84.5 years2020: 84.8 years2022: 83.8 years2024: 85 years
Change over the period: +12.6 (+17.4%) Average annual rate: 0.25 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Finland 85 years
World 75.97 years
Europe & Central Asia 81.79 years
Northern Europe computed 83.74 years
High-income countries computed 83.24 years
Female life expectancy — Finland, by year Finland All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 85 +0.7 +0.83%
2023 84.3 +0.5 +0.6%
2022 83.8 −0.8 −0.95%
2021 84.6 −0.2 −0.24%
2020 84.8 +0 +0%
2019 84.8 +0.3 +0.36%
2018 84.5 +0 +0%
2017 84.5 +0.1 +0.12%
2016 84.4 +0 +0%
2015 84.4 +0.3 +0.36%
2014 84.1 +0 +0%
2013 84.1 +0.4 +0.48%
2012 83.7 −0.1 −0.12%
2011 83.8 +0.6 +0.72%
2010 83.2 +0.1 +0.12%
2009 83.1 +0.1 +0.12%
2008 83 +0.1 +0.12%
2007 82.9 +0.1 +0.12%
2006 82.8 +0.5 +0.61%
2005 82.3 +0 +0%
2004 82.3 +0.5 +0.61%
2003 81.8 +0.3 +0.37%
2002 81.5 +0 +0%
2001 81.5 +0.5 +0.62%
2000 81 −0.02 −0.02%
1999 81.02 +0.18 +0.22%
1998 80.84 +0.33 +0.41%
1997 80.51 −0.03 −0.04%
1996 80.54 +0.33 +0.41%
1995 80.21 +0.06 +0.07%
1994 80.15 +0.67 +0.84%
1993 79.48 +0.05 +0.06%
1992 79.43 +0.11 +0.14%
1991 79.32 +0.44 +0.56%
1990 78.88 −0.02 −0.03%
1989 78.9 +0.21 +0.27%
1988 78.69 −0.02 −0.03%
1987 78.71 −0.05 −0.06%
1986 78.76 +0.25 +0.32%
1985 78.51 −0.25 −0.32%
1984 78.76 +0.4 +0.51%
1983 78.36 −0.22 −0.28%
1982 78.58 +0.49 +0.63%
1981 78.09 +0.24 +0.31%
1980 77.85 +0.3 +0.39%
1979 77.55 +0.12 +0.15%
1978 77.43 +0.47 +0.61%
1977 76.96 +0.65 +0.85%
1976 76.31 +0.17 +0.22%
1975 76.14 +0.59 +0.78%
1974 75.55 −0.14 −0.18%
1973 75.69 +0.67 +0.89%
1972 75.02 +0.7 +0.94%
1971 74.32 −0.08 −0.11%
1970 74.4 +0.84 +1.14%
1969 73.56 +0.01 +0.01%
1968 73.55 −0.04 −0.05%
1967 73.59 +0.42 +0.57%
1966 73.17 +0.32 +0.44%
1965 72.85 −0.11 −0.15%
1964 72.96 +0.28 +0.39%
1963 72.68 +0.44 +0.61%
1962 72.24 +0 +0%
1961 72.24 −0.16 −0.22%
1960 72.4

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.