Life expectancy at birth — all countries

Life expectancy at birth — Germany

Life expectancy at birth in Germany in 2024 — 80.8 years. Ranked 48 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 17%.

2024 80.8 years −0.31% vs 2023
World rank 48of 217
Period maximum 81.3 years2019
Period minimum 69.1 years1960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Life expectancy at birth — Germany, 1960–2024657075808519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 69.1 years1962: 69.8 years1964: 70.4 years1966: 70.5 years1968: 70.4 years1970: 70.4 years1972: 70.9 years1974: 71.4 years1976: 71.7 years1978: 72.3 years1980: 72.8 years1982: 73.3 years1984: 74.1 years1986: 74.4 years1988: 75 years1990: 75.1 years1992: 75.8 years1994: 76.3 years1996: 76.7 years1998: 77.5 years2000: 77.9 years2002: 78.2 years2004: 78.7 years2006: 79.1 years2008: 79.7 years2010: 80 years2012: 80.5 years2014: 81.1 years2016: 81 years2018: 80.9 years2020: 81 years2022: 80.6 years2024: 80.8 years
Change over the period: +11.7 (+16.98%) Average annual rate: 0.25 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Germany 80.8 years
World 73.5 years
Western Europe computed 82 years
High-income countries computed 80.4 years
Life expectancy at birth — Germany, by year Germany All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 80.8 −0.2 −0.31%
2023 81 +0.4 +0.54%
2022 80.6 −0.2 −0.23%
2021 80.8 −0.3 −0.31%
2020 81 −0.3 −0.31%
2019 81.3 +0.4 +0.49%
2018 80.9 −0.1 −0.12%
2017 81 +0 +0%
2016 81 +0.3 +0.43%
2015 80.6 −0.4 −0.55%
2014 81.1 +0.6 +0.75%
2013 80.5 −0 −0.06%
2012 80.5 +0.1 +0.13%
2011 80.4 +0.4 +0.56%
2010 80 +0.2 +0.19%
2009 79.8 +0.1 +0.13%
2008 79.7 +0.2 +0.25%
2007 79.5 +0.4 +0.51%
2006 79.1 +0.2 +0.25%
2005 78.9 +0.3 +0.32%
2004 78.7 +0.3 +0.38%
2003 78.4 +0.2 +0.19%
2002 78.2 −0.1 −0.13%
2001 78.3 +0.4 +0.52%
2000 77.9 +0.2 +0.26%
1999 77.7 +0.3 +0.32%
1998 77.5 +0.4 +0.52%
1997 77.1 +0.4 +0.52%
1996 76.7 +0.3 +0.33%
1995 76.4 +0.2 +0.2%
1994 76.3 +0.4 +0.53%
1993 75.9 +0.1 +0.07%
1992 75.8 +0.5 +0.66%
1991 75.3 +0.2 +0.31%
1990 75.1 −0.1 −0.14%
1989 75.2 +0.2 +0.26%
1988 75 +0.2 +0.26%
1987 74.8 +0.4 +0.55%
1986 74.4 +0.2 +0.28%
1985 74.2 +0.1 +0.16%
1984 74.1 +0.5 +0.61%
1983 73.6 +0.3 +0.39%
1982 73.3 +0.3 +0.4%
1981 73 +0.2 +0.33%
1980 72.8 +0.2 +0.23%
1979 72.6 +0.3 +0.47%
1978 72.3 −0 −0.02%
1977 72.3 +0.6 +0.83%
1976 71.7 +0.5 +0.64%
1975 71.3 −0.2 −0.22%
1974 71.4 +0.3 +0.43%
1973 71.1 +0.2 +0.29%
1972 70.9 +0.2 +0.33%
1971 70.7 +0.2 +0.33%
1970 70.4 +0.2 +0.31%
1969 70.2 −0.1 −0.21%
1968 70.4 −0.4 −0.5%
1967 70.7 +0.2 +0.3%
1966 70.5 +0.1 +0.16%
1965 70.4 −0 −0.04%
1964 70.4 +0.5 +0.75%
1963 69.9 +0.1 +0.16%
1962 69.8 +0.2 +0.22%
1961 69.6 +0.6 +0.84%
1960 69.1

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.