Female life expectancy — all countries

Female life expectancy — Germany

Female life expectancy in Germany in 2024 — 83.2 years. Ranked 49 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 16%.

2024 83.2 years −0.36% vs 2023
World rank 49of 217
Period maximum 83.7 years2019
Period minimum 71.75 years1960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Female life expectancy — Germany, 1960–20247075808519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 71.75 years1962: 72.58 years1964: 73.35 years1966: 73.46 years1968: 73.36 years1970: 73.55 years1972: 74.11 years1974: 74.59 years1976: 74.96 years1978: 75.63 years1980: 76.15 years1982: 76.65 years1984: 77.36 years1986: 77.64 years1988: 78.29 years1990: 78.42 years1992: 79.2 years1994: 79.6 years1996: 79.9 years1998: 80.6 years2000: 81 years2002: 81.2 years2004: 81.6 years2006: 82 years2008: 82.4 years2010: 82.6 years2012: 83.1 years2014: 83.6 years2016: 83.5 years2018: 83.3 years2020: 83.5 years2022: 83 years2024: 83.2 years
Change over the period: +11.45 (+15.96%) Average annual rate: 0.23 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Germany 83.2 years
World 75.97 years
Europe & Central Asia 81.79 years
Western Europe computed 84.41 years
High-income countries computed 83.24 years
Female life expectancy — Germany, by year Germany All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 83.2 −0.3 −0.36%
2023 83.5 +0.5 +0.6%
2022 83 −0.3 −0.36%
2021 83.3 −0.2 −0.24%
2020 83.5 −0.2 −0.24%
2019 83.7 +0.4 +0.48%
2018 83.3 −0.1 −0.12%
2017 83.4 −0.1 −0.12%
2016 83.5 +0.4 +0.48%
2015 83.1 −0.5 −0.6%
2014 83.6 +0.6 +0.72%
2013 83 −0.1 −0.12%
2012 83.1 +0 +0%
2011 83.1 +0.5 +0.61%
2010 82.6 +0.1 +0.12%
2009 82.5 +0.1 +0.12%
2008 82.4 +0.1 +0.12%
2007 82.3 +0.3 +0.37%
2006 82 +0.2 +0.24%
2005 81.8 +0.2 +0.25%
2004 81.6 +0.3 +0.37%
2003 81.3 +0.1 +0.12%
2002 81.2 −0.1 −0.12%
2001 81.3 +0.3 +0.37%
2000 81 +0.2 +0.25%
1999 80.8 +0.2 +0.25%
1998 80.6 +0.3 +0.37%
1997 80.3 +0.4 +0.5%
1996 79.9 +0.2 +0.25%
1995 79.7 +0.1 +0.13%
1994 79.6 +0.4 +0.51%
1993 79.2 +0 +0%
1992 79.2 +0.5 +0.64%
1991 78.7 +0.28 +0.36%
1990 78.42 −0.05 −0.06%
1989 78.47 +0.18 +0.23%
1988 78.29 +0.18 +0.23%
1987 78.1 +0.46 +0.6%
1986 77.64 +0.18 +0.23%
1985 77.46 +0.1 +0.13%
1984 77.36 +0.42 +0.55%
1983 76.93 +0.29 +0.38%
1982 76.65 +0.3 +0.39%
1981 76.35 +0.2 +0.27%
1980 76.15 +0.19 +0.24%
1979 75.96 +0.33 +0.43%
1978 75.63 +0.02 +0.03%
1977 75.61 +0.65 +0.87%
1976 74.96 +0.45 +0.61%
1975 74.5 −0.09 −0.12%
1974 74.59 +0.26 +0.35%
1973 74.33 +0.22 +0.3%
1972 74.11 +0.32 +0.43%
1971 73.8 +0.25 +0.34%
1970 73.55 +0.24 +0.33%
1969 73.3 −0.06 −0.08%
1968 73.36 −0.36 −0.49%
1967 73.73 +0.27 +0.36%
1966 73.46 +0.16 +0.23%
1965 73.29 −0.06 −0.08%
1964 73.35 +0.63 +0.86%
1963 72.73 +0.14 +0.2%
1962 72.58 +0.2 +0.28%
1961 72.38 +0.63 +0.88%
1960 71.75

Western Europe, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

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.