Life expectancy at birth — all countries

Life expectancy at birth — Austria

Life expectancy at birth in Austria in 2024 — 82 years. Ranked 36 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 19.6%.

2024 82 years +0.25% vs 2023
World rank 36of 217
Period maximum 82 years2024
Period minimum 68.6 years1960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Life expectancy at birth — Austria, 1960–2024657075808519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 68.6 years1962: 69.3 years1964: 69.9 years1966: 70 years1968: 70.1 years1970: 69.9 years1972: 70.5 years1974: 71 years1976: 71.6 years1978: 72 years1980: 72.5 years1982: 73 years1984: 73.6 years1986: 74.3 years1988: 75.2 years1990: 75.6 years1992: 75.8 years1994: 76.4 years1996: 76.9 years1998: 77.7 years2000: 78.1 years2002: 78.7 years2004: 79.2 years2006: 79.9 years2008: 80.4 years2010: 80.6 years2012: 80.9 years2014: 81.5 years2016: 81.6 years2018: 81.7 years2020: 81.2 years2022: 81.3 years2024: 82 years
Change over the period: +13.4 (+19.55%) Average annual rate: 0.28 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Austria 82 years
World 73.5 years
Western Europe computed 82 years
High-income countries computed 80.4 years
Life expectancy at birth — Austria, by year Austria All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 82 +0.2 +0.25%
2023 81.8 +0.5 +0.61%
2022 81.3 +0.1 +0.13%
2021 81.2 −0 −0%
2020 81.2 −0.7 −0.86%
2019 81.9 +0.2 +0.25%
2018 81.7 +0 +0.06%
2017 81.6 +0 +0%
2016 81.6 +0.5 +0.56%
2015 81.2 −0.3 −0.37%
2014 81.5 +0.4 +0.44%
2013 81.1 +0.2 +0.25%
2012 80.9 −0 −0.06%
2011 81 +0.4 +0.5%
2010 80.6 +0.2 +0.31%
2009 80.3 −0.1 −0.12%
2008 80.4 +0.3 +0.31%
2007 80.2 +0.3 +0.38%
2006 79.9 +0.5 +0.69%
2005 79.3 +0.2 +0.19%
2004 79.2 +0.5 +0.7%
2003 78.6 −0 −0.06%
2002 78.7 +0.1 +0.13%
2001 78.6 +0.4 +0.57%
2000 78.1 +0.3 +0.32%
1999 77.9 +0.2 +0.26%
1998 77.7 +0.4 +0.45%
1997 77.3 +0.4 +0.58%
1996 76.9 +0.2 +0.26%
1995 76.7 +0.2 +0.33%
1994 76.4 +0.4 +0.46%
1993 76.1 +0.3 +0.33%
1992 75.8 +0.2 +0.26%
1991 75.6 +0 +0.06%
1990 75.6 +0.3 +0.4%
1989 75.3 +0 +0.06%
1988 75.2 +0.4 +0.6%
1987 74.8 +0.5 +0.61%
1986 74.3 +0.5 +0.68%
1985 73.8 +0.2 +0.28%
1984 73.6 +0.6 +0.82%
1983 73 +0.1 +0.07%
1982 73 +0.1 +0.2%
1981 72.8 +0.3 +0.48%
1980 72.5 +0.2 +0.21%
1979 72.3 +0.3 +0.42%
1978 72 +0.1 +0.14%
1977 71.9 +0.3 +0.49%
1976 71.6 +0.5 +0.63%
1975 71.1 +0.1 +0.14%
1974 71 −0 −0%
1973 71 +0.6 +0.78%
1972 70.5 +0.3 +0.5%
1971 70.1 +0.2 +0.29%
1970 69.9 +0.1 +0.12%
1969 69.8 −0.2 −0.32%
1968 70.1 +0.1 +0.2%
1967 69.9 −0.1 −0.18%
1966 70 +0.3 +0.46%
1965 69.7 −0.2 −0.29%
1964 69.9 +0.5 +0.69%
1963 69.4 +0.1 +0.19%
1962 69.3 −0.3 −0.38%
1961 69.6 +1 +1.45%
1960 68.6

Western Europe, 2024

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

About the indicator

Life expectancy at birth is the average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates stayed the same as in the year of calculation. It is not a forecast for any individual but a summary measure of the current mortality regime: the indicator falls sharply in years of epidemics and wars and recovers just as fast.

Important: The indicator is highly sensitive to infant mortality: a decline there adds more years than an improvement in the health of the elderly.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.