Life expectancy at birth — all countries

Life expectancy at birth — France

Life expectancy at birth in France in 2024 — 83 years. Ranked 24 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 18.8%.

2024 83 years +0.18% vs 2023
World rank 24of 217
Period maximum 83 years2024
Period minimum 69.9 years1960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Life expectancy at birth — France, 1960–2024657075808519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 69.9 years1962: 70.3 years1964: 70.7 years1966: 71 years1968: 71.3 years1970: 71.7 years1972: 72.1 years1974: 72.6 years1976: 73.1 years1978: 73.6 years1980: 74.1 years1982: 74.5 years1984: 75 years1986: 75.6 years1988: 76.1 years1990: 76.6 years1992: 77.1 years1994: 77.6 years1996: 78 years1998: 78.6 years2000: 79.1 years2002: 79.3 years2004: 80.2 years2006: 80.8 years2008: 81.2 years2010: 81.7 years2012: 82 years2014: 82.7 years2016: 82.6 years2018: 82.7 years2020: 82.2 years2022: 82.1 years2024: 83 years
Change over the period: +13.1 (+18.77%) Average annual rate: 0.27 %

Comparison, 2024

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

France 83 years
World 73.5 years
Western Europe computed 82 years
High-income countries computed 80.4 years
Life expectancy at birth — France, by year France All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 83 +0.1 +0.18%
2023 82.8 +0.7 +0.86%
2022 82.1 −0.2 −0.24%
2021 82.3 +0.1 +0.18%
2020 82.2 −0.7 −0.79%
2019 82.8 +0.2 +0.18%
2018 82.7 +0.1 +0.12%
2017 82.6 +0 +0%
2016 82.6 +0.3 +0.31%
2015 82.3 −0.4 −0.48%
2014 82.7 +0.5 +0.61%
2013 82.2 +0.3 +0.31%
2012 82 −0.1 −0.18%
2011 82.1 +0.5 +0.55%
2010 81.7 +0.2 +0.31%
2009 81.4 +0.2 +0.25%
2008 81.2 +0.1 +0.13%
2007 81.1 +0.3 +0.37%
2006 80.8 +0.6 +0.81%
2005 80.2 +0 +0%
2004 80.2 +1 +1.33%
2003 79.1 −0.1 −0.18%
2002 79.3 +0.1 +0.13%
2001 79.2 +0.1 +0.13%
2000 79.1 +0.3 +0.38%
1999 78.8 +0.2 +0.19%
1998 78.6 +0.3 +0.38%
1997 78.3 +0.4 +0.45%
1996 78 +0.2 +0.26%
1995 77.8 +0.1 +0.13%
1994 77.6 +0.3 +0.45%
1993 77.3 +0.2 +0.26%
1992 77.1 +0.3 +0.33%
1991 76.8 +0.2 +0.32%
1990 76.6 +0.3 +0.33%
1989 76.3 +0.2 +0.33%
1988 76.1 +0.3 +0.4%
1987 75.8 +0.2 +0.26%
1986 75.6 +0.3 +0.4%
1985 75.3 +0.3 +0.4%
1984 75 +0.2 +0.27%
1983 74.8 +0.3 +0.4%
1982 74.5 +0.2 +0.27%
1981 74.3 +0.2 +0.34%
1980 74.1 +0.2 +0.27%
1979 73.9 +0.2 +0.34%
1978 73.6 +0.3 +0.34%
1977 73.4 +0.2 +0.34%
1976 73.1 +0.2 +0.34%
1975 72.9 +0.2 +0.34%
1974 72.6 +0.2 +0.34%
1973 72.4 +0.2 +0.35%
1972 72.1 +0.2 +0.28%
1971 71.9 +0.2 +0.35%
1970 71.7 +0.2 +0.28%
1969 71.5 +0.1 +0.21%
1968 71.3 +0.1 +0.21%
1967 71.2 +0.2 +0.28%
1966 71 +0.1 +0.21%
1965 70.8 +0.1 +0.21%
1964 70.7 +0.1 +0.21%
1963 70.5 +0.2 +0.28%
1962 70.3 +0.2 +0.28%
1961 70.1 +0.2 +0.36%
1960 69.9

Western Europe, 2024

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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.