Female life expectancy — all countries

Female life expectancy — Southern Europe

Female life expectancy in Southern Europe in 2024 — 85.19 years. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 21.3%.

2024 85.19 years +0.22% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 85.19 years2024
Period minimum 70.23 years1960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Female life expectancy — Southern Europe, 1960–2024707580859019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 70.23 years1962: 70.58 years1964: 71.67 years1966: 72.52 years1968: 72.81 years1970: 73.54 years1972: 74.21 years1974: 74.84 years1976: 75.4 years1978: 76.14 years1980: 76.66 years1982: 77.38 years1984: 77.79 years1986: 78.18 years1988: 78.69 years1990: 79.13 years1992: 79.3 years1994: 80.02 years1996: 80.48 years1998: 80.73 years2000: 81.17 years2002: 81.72 years2004: 82.16 years2006: 82.76 years2008: 83.01 years2010: 83.46 years2012: 83.94 years2014: 84.64 years2016: 84.7 years2018: 84.83 years2020: 83.8 years2022: 84.27 years2024: 85.19 years
Change over the period: +14.96 (+21.3%) Average annual rate: 0.3 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Southern Europe 85.19 years
World 75.97 years
Female life expectancy — Southern Europe, by year Southern Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 85.19 +0.19 +0.22%
2023 85 +0.73 +0.87%
2022 84.27 +0.21 +0.25%
2021 84.05 +0.26 +0.31%
2020 83.8 −1.2 −1.41%
2019 84.99 +0.16 +0.19%
2018 84.83 +0.34 +0.4%
2017 84.49 −0.21 −0.25%
2016 84.7 +0.54 +0.64%
2015 84.16 −0.48 −0.57%
2014 84.64 +0.23 +0.28%
2013 84.4 +0.46 +0.55%
2012 83.94 −0.02 −0.03%
2011 83.97 +0.51 +0.61%
2010 83.46 +0.26 +0.31%
2009 83.2 +0.19 +0.23%
2008 83.01 +0.16 +0.19%
2007 82.85 +0.09 +0.1%
2006 82.76 +0.49 +0.59%
2005 82.28 +0.12 +0.14%
2004 82.16 +0.55 +0.67%
2003 81.62 −0.1 −0.12%
2002 81.72 +0.11 +0.14%
2001 81.61 +0.44 +0.54%
2000 81.17 +0.35 +0.43%
1999 80.82 +0.1 +0.12%
1998 80.73 +0.02 +0.02%
1997 80.71 +0.23 +0.28%
1996 80.48 +0.25 +0.31%
1995 80.23 +0.21 +0.26%
1994 80.02 +0.57 +0.72%
1993 79.45 +0.15 +0.19%
1992 79.3 +0.02 +0.02%
1991 79.28 +0.16 +0.2%
1990 79.13 +0.11 +0.13%
1989 79.02 +0.33 +0.42%
1988 78.69 +0.18 +0.23%
1987 78.51 +0.33 +0.42%
1986 78.18 +0.3 +0.38%
1985 77.88 +0.09 +0.12%
1984 77.79 +0.52 +0.67%
1983 77.27 −0.11 −0.15%
1982 77.38 +0.42 +0.54%
1981 76.97 +0.31 +0.4%
1980 76.66 +0.14 +0.18%
1979 76.52 +0.38 +0.5%
1978 76.14 +0.29 +0.38%
1977 75.86 +0.46 +0.61%
1976 75.4 +0.36 +0.49%
1975 75.04 +0.19 +0.26%
1974 74.84 +0.61 +0.82%
1973 74.23 +0.02 +0.03%
1972 74.21 +0.55 +0.75%
1971 73.66 +0.12 +0.16%
1970 73.54 +0.71 +0.97%
1969 72.83 +0.02 +0.03%
1968 72.81 +0.1 +0.14%
1967 72.71 +0.19 +0.26%
1966 72.52 +0.53 +0.73%
1965 72 +0.32 +0.45%
1964 71.67 +0.79 +1.11%
1963 70.89 +0.31 +0.43%
1962 70.58 −0.04 −0.05%
1961 70.62 +0.39 +0.56%
1960 70.23

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.