Switzerland (2024)
84.2
years
+0.1% YoY
YoY Change
+0.1%
years
Trend
up
Series length
20
years of data

Data

Switzerland Life Expectancy at Birth (2024) — source data. Eurostat.
Year years YoY Change
2024 84.2 +0.1%
2023 84.1 +0.7%
2022 83.5 -0.1%
2021 83.6 +0.6%
2020 83.1 -0.8%
2019 83.8 +0.2%
2018 83.6 +0.2%
2017 83.4 unchanged
2016 83.4 +0.6%
2015 82.9 -0.2%
2014 83.1 +0.2%
2013 82.9 +0.1%
2012 82.8 unchanged
2011 82.8 +0.1%
2010 82.7 +0.5%
2009 82.3 unchanged
2008 82.3 +0.4%
2007 82 +0.2%
2006 81.8 +0.4%
2005 81.5 n/a

About this Dataset

Switzerland recorded 84.2 years in 2024. The latest change was +0.1. Across 2005–2024 the series ranges from 81.5 in 2005 to 84.2 in 2024.

This page tracks life expectancy at birth (all sexes) in Switzerland from 2005 to present. Highlight COVID-19 impact and recovery.

Data sourced from Eurostat via SDMX REST API. Values use harmonised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks life expectancy at birth (all sexes) in Switzerland from 2005 to present. Highlight COVID-19 impact and recovery. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2024. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2005–2024 (20 observations).

The series peaked at 84.2 years in 2024 and reached its lowest recorded value of 81.5 in 2005. The latest reading of 84.2 in 2024 represents a change of +0.1.