France (2024)
83
years
+0.1% YoY
YoY Change
+0.1%
years
Trend
up
Series length
20
years of data

Data

France Life Expectancy at Birth (2024) — source data. Eurostat.
Year years YoY Change
2024 83 +0.1%
2023 82.9 +0.9%
2022 82.2 unchanged
2021 82.2 unchanged
2020 82.2 -0.6%
2019 82.7 +0.1%
2018 82.6 +0.2%
2017 82.4 unchanged
2016 82.4 +0.4%
2015 82.1 -0.4%
2014 82.4 unchanged
2013 82.4 +0.4%
2012 82.1 -0.2%
2011 82.3 +0.6%
2010 81.8 +0.4%
2009 81.5 +0.1%
2008 81.4 +0.1%
2007 81.3 +0.5%
2006 80.9 +0.7%
2005 80.3 n/a

About this Dataset

France recorded 83 years in 2024. The latest change was +0.1. Across 2005–2024 the series ranges from 80.3 in 2005 to 83 in 2024.

This page tracks life expectancy at birth (all sexes) in France 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 France 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 83 years in 2024 and reached its lowest recorded value of 80.3 in 2005. The latest reading of 83 in 2024 represents a change of +0.1.