Germany (2024)
81.2
years
+0.4% YoY
YoY Change
+0.4%
years
Trend
up
Series length
20
years of data

Data

Germany Life Expectancy at Birth (2024) — source data. Eurostat.
Year years YoY Change
2024 81.2 +0.4%
2023 80.9 +0.5%
2022 80.5 -0.2%
2021 80.7 -0.4%
2020 81 -0.2%
2019 81.2 +0.4%
2018 80.9 -0.1%
2017 81 +0.1%
2016 80.9 +0.4%
2015 80.6 -0.4%
2014 80.9 +0.4%
2013 80.6 -0.1%
2012 80.7 +0.1%
2011 80.6 +0.1%
2010 80.5 +0.2%
2009 80.3 +0.1%
2008 80.2 +0.1%
2007 80.1 +0.3%
2006 79.9 +0.6%
2005 79.4 n/a

About this Dataset

Germany recorded 81.2 years in 2024. The latest change was +0.3. Across 2005–2024 the series ranges from 79.4 in 2005 to 81.2 in 2019.

This page tracks life expectancy at birth (all sexes) in Germany 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 Germany 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 81.2 years in 2019 and reached its lowest recorded value of 79.4 in 2005. The latest reading of 81.2 in 2024 represents a change of +0.3.