Female life expectancy — all countries

Female life expectancy — Luxembourg

Female life expectancy in Luxembourg in 2024 — 85.5 years. Ranked 18 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 19.2%.

2024 85.5 years +0.59% vs 2023
World rank 18of 217
Period maximum 85.5 years2024
Period minimum 71.34 years1962

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Female life expectancy — Luxembourg, 1960–2024707580859019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 71.72 years1962: 71.34 years1964: 72.47 years1966: 71.68 years1968: 72.78 years1970: 72.19 years1972: 73.39 years1974: 73.62 years1976: 73.63 years1978: 74.75 years1980: 74.81 years1982: 75.48 years1984: 75.74 years1986: 77.4 years1988: 77.49 years1990: 77.42 years1992: 79.1 years1994: 79.7 years1996: 79.9 years1998: 80.5 years2000: 81.1 years2002: 81.5 years2004: 82.4 years2006: 81.9 years2008: 83.1 years2010: 83.5 years2012: 83.8 years2014: 85.2 years2016: 85.4 years2018: 84.6 years2020: 84.5 years2022: 85.2 years2024: 85.5 years
Change over the period: +13.78 (+19.22%) Average annual rate: 0.28 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Luxembourg 85.5 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 — Luxembourg, by year Luxembourg All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 85.5 +0.5 +0.59%
2023 85 −0.2 −0.23%
2022 85.2 +0.4 +0.47%
2021 84.8 +0.3 +0.36%
2020 84.5 −0.7 −0.82%
2019 85.2 +0.6 +0.71%
2018 84.6 +0.2 +0.24%
2017 84.4 −1 −1.17%
2016 85.4 +0.7 +0.83%
2015 84.7 −0.5 −0.59%
2014 85.2 +1.3 +1.55%
2013 83.9 +0.1 +0.12%
2012 83.8 +0.2 +0.24%
2011 83.6 +0.1 +0.12%
2010 83.5 +0.2 +0.24%
2009 83.3 +0.2 +0.24%
2008 83.1 +0.9 +1.09%
2007 82.2 +0.3 +0.37%
2006 81.9 −0.4 −0.49%
2005 82.3 −0.1 −0.12%
2004 82.4 +1.6 +1.98%
2003 80.8 −0.7 −0.86%
2002 81.5 +0.5 +0.62%
2001 81 −0.1 −0.12%
2000 81.1 +0 +0%
1999 81.1 +0.6 +0.75%
1998 80.5 +0.7 +0.88%
1997 79.8 −0.1 −0.13%
1996 79.9 −0.3 −0.37%
1995 80.2 +0.5 +0.63%
1994 79.7 +0.3 +0.38%
1993 79.4 +0.3 +0.38%
1992 79.1 +0 +0%
1991 79.1 +1.68 +2.17%
1990 77.42 +0.24 +0.31%
1989 77.18 −0.31 −0.4%
1988 77.49 +0.45 +0.58%
1987 77.05 −0.35 −0.45%
1986 77.4 +1.18 +1.55%
1985 76.22 +0.47 +0.62%
1984 75.74 −0.36 −0.47%
1983 76.1 +0.62 +0.83%
1982 75.48 +0.25 +0.33%
1981 75.23 +0.41 +0.55%
1980 74.81 −0.88 −1.17%
1979 75.7 +0.95 +1.27%
1978 74.75 −0.37 −0.49%
1977 75.11 +1.49 +2.02%
1976 73.63 −0.15 −0.2%
1975 73.77 +0.16 +0.21%
1974 73.62 −0.48 −0.65%
1973 74.1 +0.71 +0.96%
1972 73.39 +0.91 +1.25%
1971 72.48 +0.29 +0.41%
1970 72.19 −0.84 −1.15%
1969 73.03 +0.25 +0.34%
1968 72.78 +0.18 +0.25%
1967 72.6 +0.92 +1.29%
1966 71.68 −0.85 −1.17%
1965 72.53 +0.06 +0.08%
1964 72.47 +0.92 +1.29%
1963 71.55 +0.21 +0.29%
1962 71.34 −0.31 −0.44%
1961 71.66 −0.06 −0.09%
1960 71.72

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.