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Life expectancy at birth in European Union (27)

Life expectancy at birth in the European Union (27) was 81.5 years in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 0.3 from 2023.

2024, years81.5 Estimated
Change on 2023+0.3
Series high81.52024
Series low77.62002

Life expectancy at birth in European Union (27), 2002 to 2024

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77787980818220022006201020142018202220242002: 77.6 years2003: 77.7 years2004: 78.3 years2005: 78.4 years2006: 78.9 years2007: 79.1 years2008: 79.3 years2009: 79.5 years2010: 79.8 years2011: 80.1 years2012: 80.2 years2013: 80.5 years2014: 80.6 years2015: 80.5 years2016: 80.7 years2017: 80.7 years2018: 80.8 years2019: 81.1 years2020: 80.3 years2021: 80 years2022: 80.6 years2023: 81.2 years2024: 81.5 years
years. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-07, published 2026-09-25.
All 23 values
Periodyears
202481.5 Estimated
202381.2 Series break
202280.6 Series break
202180 Series break
202080.3 Series break
201981.1 Series break
201880.8 Estimated
201780.7 Series break
201680.7 Series break
201580.5 Series break
201480.6 Series break
201380.5
201280.2 Series break
201180.1 Series break
201079.8 Series break
200979.5
200879.3
200779.1
200678.9
200578.4
200478.3
200377.7
200277.6

Rankings

Definition

Average number of years a newborn would live at current age-specific mortality, both sexes.

United States: NCHS period life tables. National figures from 1900 to 1932 cover only the states then in the death registration area. State figures are available for 2018 to 2021.

How to cite

Eurostat. Life expectancy by age and sex (demo_mlexpec). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_mlexpec/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

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What is the life expectancy in European Union (27)?

Life expectancy at birth in the European Union (27) was 81.5 years in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 0.3 from 2023.

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Eurostat, European Commission. Life expectancy by age and sex (demo_mlexpec). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-07.

What was the highest life expectancy in European Union (27)?

81.5 years in 2024, the highest value since 2002 in this series.

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