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EU regions (NUTS 2) by life expectancy

Community of Madrid had the highest life expectancy of 244 regions in 2016, at 84.6 years. Severozapaden had the lowest, at 73 years. The median was 81.2 years and the figure for the European Union (27) was 80.7 years. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest84.6Community of Madrid
Lowest73Severozapaden
Median81.2244 regions
European Union (27)80.7History

Top 40 regions, 2016

CSVChart (SVG)

Community of MadridCommunity of Madrid: 84.6 years84.6Provincia Autonoma di TrentoProvincia Autonoma di Trento: 84.1 years84.1Castile and LeónCastile and León: 83.9 years83.9La RiojaLa Rioja: 83.9 years83.9MarcheMarche: 83.8 years83.8NavarreNavarre: 83.8 years83.8UmbriaUmbria: 83.8 years83.8Ile-de-FranceIle-de-France: 83.7 years83.7Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Boz…Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen: 83.7 years83.7ToscanaToscana: 83.7 years83.7LombardiaLombardia: 83.6 years83.6VenetoVeneto: 83.6 years83.6Basque CountryBasque Country: 83.5 years83.5CataloniaCatalonia: 83.5 years83.5Emilia-RomagnaEmilia-Romagna: 83.5 years83.5Rhône-AlpesRhône-Alpes: 83.5 years83.5AragonAragon: 83.4 years83.4Castilla-La ManchaCastilla-La Mancha: 83.3 years83.3Midi-PyrénéesMidi-Pyrénées: 83.3 years83.3AbruzzoAbruzzo: 83.2 years83.2CantabriaCantabria: 83.2 years83.2Friuli-Venezia GiuliaFriuli-Venezia Giulia: 83.2 years83.2LiguriaLiguria: 83.2 years83.2PugliaPuglia: 83.1 years83.1AquitaineAquitaine: 83 years83CorseCorse: 83 years83MoliseMolise: 83 years83Balearic IslandsBalearic Islands: 82.9 years82.9PiemontePiemonte: 82.9 years82.9SardegnaSardegna: 82.9 years82.9StockholmStockholm: 82.9 years82.9BasilicataBasilicata: 82.8 years82.8KýprosKýpros: 82.8 years82.8Pays de la LoirePays de la Loire: 82.8 years82.8Provence-Alpes-Côte d’AzurProvence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur: 82.8 years82.8Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’AosteValle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste: 82.8 years82.8GaliciaGalicia: 82.7 years82.7LazioLazio: 82.7 years82.7AlsaceAlsace: 82.6 years82.6IpeirosIpeiros: 82.6 years82.6
years. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

Full ranking

RankRegions2016
years		Change on 2015
1Community of Madrid84.6+0.6
2Provincia Autonoma di Trento84.1+0.3
3Castile and León83.9+0.3
3La Rioja83.9+0.5
5Marche83.8+0.7
5Navarre83.80
5Umbria83.8+0.8
8Ile-de-France83.7+0.3
8Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen83.7+0.4
8Toscana83.7+0.7
11Lombardia83.6+0.6
11Veneto83.6+0.5
13Basque Country83.5+0.4
13Catalonia83.5+0.4
13Emilia-Romagna83.5+0.4
13Rhône-Alpes83.5+0.4
17Aragon83.4+0.6
18Castilla-La Mancha83.3+0.4
18Midi-Pyrénées83.3+0.2
20Abruzzo83.2+0.8
20Cantabria83.2+0.5
20Friuli-Venezia Giulia83.2+0.5
20Liguria83.2+0.8
24Puglia83.1+0.6
25Aquitaine83+0.4
25Corse83+0.2
25Molise83+0.6
28Balearic Islands82.9+0.6
28Piemonte82.9+0.6
28Sardegna82.9+0.5
28Stockholm82.9+0.2
32Basilicata82.8+0.7
32Kýpros82.8+0.9
32Pays de la Loire82.8+0.3
32Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur82.8+0.3
32Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste82.8+1.3
37Galicia82.7+0.1
37Lazio82.7+0.4
39Alsace82.6+0.5
39Ipeiros82.6+0.2
39Prov. Vlaams-Brabant82.6+0.4
39Småland med öarna82.6+0.2
39Valencian Community82.6+0.4
44Calabria82.5+0.5
44Prov. Limburg (BE)82.5+0.4
44Region of Murcia82.5+0.3
44Salzburg82.5+0.3
44Tirol82.5+0.3
49Asturias82.4+0.2
49Extremadura82.4+0.4
49Languedoc-Roussillon82.4+0.2
49Vorarlberg82.4+0.2
53Centre - Val de Loire82.3+0.2
53Luxembourg Series break82.3+0.3
53Oberbayern82.3+0.3
53Östra Mellansverige82.30
53Poitou-Charentes82.3-0.1
53Prov. West-Vlaanderen82.3+0.6
53Sydsverige82.30
53Västsverige82.3-0.1
61Franche-Comté82.2+0.2
61Prov. Brabant wallon82.2+0.6
61Zahodna Slovenija82.2+0.3
64Canary Islands82.1+0.3
64Limousin82.1+0.4
64Malta82.1+0.4
64Oberösterreich82.1+0.7
68Auvergne82+0.1
68Basse-Normandie82+0.2
68Bourgogne82+0.3
68Eastern and Midland82+0.4
68Kriti82+0.4
68Prov. Antwerpen82+0.2
68Sicilia82+0.6
68Stuttgart82+0.3
68Tübingen82+0.1
77Andalusia81.9+0.5
77Centro (PT)81.9-0.1
77Peloponnisos81.9+0.8
77Steiermark81.9+0.7
77Utrecht81.9-0.1
77Zeeland81.9-0.4
83Freiburg81.8+0.1
83Helsinki-Uusimaa81.8+0.1
83Norte81.8+0.1
83Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen81.8+0.5
87Bretagne81.70
87Darmstadt81.7+0.5
87Gelderland81.7+0.2
87Martinique81.7-0.8
87Mellersta Norrland81.7+0.8
87Norra Mellansverige81.7+0.5
87Northern and Western81.7+0.1
87Övre Norrland81.7+0.4
87Schwaben81.7+0.3
87Zuid-Holland81.70
97Flevoland81.6-0.2
97Grande Lisboa81.6+0.2
97Kärnten81.6+0.4
97Unterfranken81.6+0.4
97Voreio Aigaio81.6+0.1
102Ionia Nisia81.5+0.5
102Länsi-Suomi81.5-0.1
102Noord-Holland81.50
102Notio Aigaio81.5+0.1
106Drenthe81.4+0.2
106Dresden81.4+0.5
106Karlsruhe81.4+0.1
106Lorraine81.4+0.1
106Midtjylland81.4+0.2
106Noord-Brabant81.40
106Overijssel81.40
113Burgenland81.3+0.2
113Campania81.3+0.7
113Friesland (NL)81.30
113Haute-Normandie81.3+0.3
113Limburg (NL)81.3+0.5
118Champagne-Ardenne81.2+0.2
118Dytiki Elláda81.2+0.2
118Guadeloupe81.2-0.8
118Niederösterreich81.2+0.3
118Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest81.2+0.4
118Rheinhessen-Pfalz81.2+0.4
118Sterea Elláda81.2-0.1
118Thessalia81.2+0.1
126Etelä-Suomi81.1-0.1
126Syddanmark81.1+0.1
126Trier81.1+0.4
129Åland81-1.5
129Detmold81+0.1
129Dytiki Makedonia81+0.1
129Gießen81+0.5
129Hamburg81+0.3
129Köln81+0.3
129Oeste e Vale do Tejo81-0.1
136Ceuta80.9+0.3
136Kassel80.9+0.6
136Mittelfranken80.9+0.3
136Niederbayern80.9+0.6
136Southern80.90
141Groningen80.8+0.1
141Hovedstaden80.8+0.2
141Oberpfalz80.8+0.4
141Picardie80.8+0.3
141Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi80.8-0.1
146Alentejo80.7+0.6
146Attiki80.7+0.3
146Berlin80.7+0.3
146Chemnitz80.7+0.4
146Hannover80.7+0.4
146La Réunion80.7+0.1
146Wien80.7+0.4
153Algarve80.6-0.4
153Leipzig80.6+0.3
153Melilla80.6+0.8
153Península de Setúbal80.6-0.1
157Kentriki Makedonia80.5+0.1
157Koblenz80.50
157Lüneburg80.50
157Münster80.5+0.1
157Nordjylland80.50
157Oberfranken80.5+0.6
157Schleswig-Holstein80.5+0.1
164Brandenburg80.4+0.2
164Praha80.4+0.3
164Weser-Ems80.4+0.1
167Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki80.3+0.3
167Nord-Pas de Calais80.3+0.3
169Düsseldorf80.2+0.3
169Sjælland80.2+0.1
169Thüringen80.2+0.3
172Saarland80.1+0.5
173Braunschweig80-0.2
173Bremen80+0.3
173Vzhodna Slovenija80+0.4
176Guyane79.9-0.1
176Mecklenburg-Vorpommern79.9+0.2
176Prov. Liège79.9+0.6
179Arnsberg79.8+0.3
179Jihovýchod79.8+0.4
181Prov. Luxembourg (BE)79.7-0.1
182Sachsen-Anhalt79.6+0.5
183Prov. Namur79.5+0.3
184Grad Zagreb79.4+0.5
184Severovýchod79.4+0.4
186Warszawski stołeczny79.2+0.3
187Jadranska Hrvatska79.1+0.7
187Jihozápad79.1+0.7
187Střední Čechy79.1+0.4
190Małopolskie79+0.4
190Podkarpackie79+0.5
190Região Autónoma da Madeira79+0.2
193Bratislavský kraj78.8+0.4
193Střední Morava78.8+0.4
195Prov. Hainaut78.7+0.2
196Podlaskie78.2+0.3
197Pomorskie78.1+0.3
198Budapest78+0.5
198Lubelskie78+0.4
198Opolskie78+0.7
201Moravskoslezsko77.9+0.5
201Região Autónoma dos Açores77.9-0.2
203Eesti77.8+0.1
203Wielkopolskie77.8+0.5
205Świętokrzyskie77.7+0.5
206Kujawsko-pomorskie77.5+0.1
207Dolnośląskie77.4+0.4
207Zachodniopomorskie77.4+0.2
209Západné Slovensko77.2+0.4
210Lubuskie77.1+0.4
210Severozápad77.1+0.3
210Sjeverna Hrvatska77.1+0.5
210Śląskie77.1+0.6
210Východné Slovensko77.1+0.9
215Mazowiecki regionalny76.9+0.2
215Stredné Slovensko76.9+0.6
215Warmińsko-mazurskie76.9+0.1
218Bucureşti-Ilfov Series break76.6+0.1
218Panonska Hrvatska76.6+0.8
220Nyugat-Dunántúl76.40
220Pest76.4+0.7
222Łódzkie76.3+0.5
223Mayotte76.2-0.5
224Közép-Dunántúl75.9+0.8
225Dél-Alföld75.8+0.6
226Centru Series break75.7+0.4
226Dél-Dunántúl75.7+0.6
226Yugozapaden75.7+0.1
229Sud-Vest Oltenia Series break75.6+0.8
230Észak-Alföld75.5+0.7
231Nord-Vest Series break75.2+0.8
232Yuzhen tsentralen75.1+0.5
233Sostinės regionas75+0.3
233Sud-Muntenia Series break750
233Vest Series break75+0.6
236Latvija74.8+0.1
237Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas74.7+0.4
238Észak-Magyarország74.5+0.1
239Nord-Est Series break74.4+0.2
239Severoiztochen74.4+0.3
241Sud-Est Series break74.3-0.2
242Severen tsentralen74.1+0.2
242Yugoiztochen74.10
244Severozapaden73-0.3

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About this ranking

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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the regions are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Eurostat. Life expectancy by NUTS 2 region (demo_r_mlifexp). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_mlifexp/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

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Which region has the highest life expectancy?

Community of Madrid, with 84.6 years in 2016, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest life expectancy?

Severozapaden, with 73 years in 2016.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Life expectancy by NUTS 2 region (demo_r_mlifexp). Retrieved 2026-10-07.

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