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Life expectancy at birth in France

Life expectancy at birth in France was 83 years in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 0.1 from 2023. That is the 7th highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

2024, years83 Provisional
Change on 2023+0.1
Rank7th of 27EU countries ranked
Series high832024
Series low79.22000

Life expectancy at birth in France, 2000 to 2024

CSVChart (SVG)

798081828320002004200820122016202020242000: 79.2 years2001: 79.3 years2002: 79.4 years2003: 79.3 years2004: 80.3 years2005: 80.3 years2006: 80.9 years2007: 81.3 years2008: 81.4 years2009: 81.5 years2010: 81.8 years2011: 82.3 years2012: 82.1 years2013: 82.4 years2014: 82.4 years2015: 82.1 years2016: 82.4 years2017: 82.4 years2018: 82.6 years2019: 82.7 years2020: 82.2 years2021: 82.2 years2022: 82.2 years2023: 82.9 years2024: 83 years
years. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-07, published 2026-09-25.
All 25 values
Periodyears
202483 Provisional
202382.9 Provisional
202282.2
202182.2
202082.2
201982.7
201882.6
201782.4
201682.4
201582.1
201482.4 Series break
201382.4
201282.1 Series break
201182.3
201081.8
200981.5
200881.4
200781.3
200680.9
200580.3
200480.3
200379.3
200279.4
200179.3
200079.2

Compared with European Union (27)

Place2024
France83
European Union (27)81.5

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 France?

Life expectancy at birth in France was 83 years in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 0.1 from 2023. That is the 7th highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

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 France?

83 years in 2024, the highest value since 2000 in this series.

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