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Female life expectancy at birth in France

Female life expectancy at birth in France was 85.7 years in 2023, according to the World Bank. That is up 0.6 from 2022. That is the 2nd highest of 27 EU countries in 2023.

2023, years85.7
Change on 2022+0.6
Rank2nd of 27EU countries ranked
Series high86.12014
Series low73.31960

Female life expectancy at birth in France, 1960 to 2023

707580859019601970198019902000201020231960: 73.3 years1961: 73.6 years1962: 73.9 years1963: 74.1 years1964: 74.3 years1965: 74.5 years1966: 74.7 years1967: 74.9 years1968: 75.1 years1969: 75.3 years1970: 75.5 years1971: 75.8 years1972: 76 years1973: 76.3 years1974: 76.6 years1975: 76.9 years1976: 77.2 years1977: 77.5 years1978: 77.7 years1979: 78 years1980: 78.2 years1981: 78.5 years1982: 78.7 years1983: 79 years1984: 79.2 years1985: 79.5 years1986: 79.8 years1987: 80 years1988: 80.3 years1989: 80.6 years1990: 80.8 years1991: 81.1 years1992: 81.3 years1993: 81.5 years1994: 81.9 years1995: 81.9 years1996: 82 years1997: 82.3 years1998: 82.6 years1999: 82.7 years2000: 83 years2001: 83 years2002: 83 years2003: 82.7 years2004: 83.8 years2005: 83.8 years2006: 84.5 years2007: 84.8 years2008: 84.8 years2009: 85 years2010: 85.3 years2011: 85.7 years2012: 85.4 years2013: 85.6 years2014: 86.1 years2015: 85.6 years2016: 85.8 years2017: 85.7 years2018: 85.8 years2019: 85.9 years2020: 85.3 years2021: 85.5 years2022: 85.1 years2023: 85.7 years
years. Source: World Bank, Life expectancy at birth, female, years (SP.DYN.LE00.FE.IN). Retrieved 2026-10-11, published 2026-10-08.
All 64 values
Periodyears
202385.7
202285.1
202185.5
202085.3
201985.9
201885.8
201785.7
201685.8
201585.6
201486.1
201385.6
201285.4
201185.7
201085.3
200985
200884.8
200784.8
200684.5
200583.8
200483.8
200382.7
200283
200183
200083
199982.7
199882.6
199782.3
199682
199581.9
199481.9
199381.5
199281.3
199181.1
199080.8
198980.6
198880.3
198780
198679.8
198579.5
198479.2
198379
198278.7
198178.5
198078.2
197978
197877.7
197777.5
197677.2
197576.9
197476.6
197376.3
197276
197175.8
197075.5
196975.3
196875.1
196774.9
196674.7
196574.5
196474.3
196374.1
196273.9
196173.6
196073.3

Rankings

Definition

Average number of years a newborn girl would live at current age-specific mortality.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Life expectancy at birth, female, years (SP.DYN.LE00.FE.IN). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.FE.IN. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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What is the female life expectancy at birth in France?

Female life expectancy at birth in France was 85.7 years in 2023, according to the World Bank. That is up 0.6 from 2022. That is the 2nd highest of 27 EU countries in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

World Bank. Life expectancy at birth, female, years (SP.DYN.LE00.FE.IN). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-11.

What was the highest female life expectancy at birth in France?

86.1 years in 2014, the highest value since 1960 in this series.

Female life expectancy at birth elsewhere in European Union (27)

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