EU regions (NUTS 2) by life expectancy

Name: EU regions (NUTS 2) by life expectancy, 2021
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Community of Madrid had the highest life expectancy of 244 regions in 2021, at 84.7 years. Severozapaden had the lowest, at 69.5 years. The median was 80.95 years and the figure for the European Union (27) was 80 years. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest84.7Community of Madrid

Lowest69.5Severozapaden

Median80.95244 regions

European Union (27)80History

Top 40 regions, 2021

CSV Chart (SVG)

years. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

Full ranking

Rank	Regions	2021 years	Change on 2020
1	Community of Madrid	84.7	+2.4
2	Åland	84.3	+1.1
2	Navarre	84.3	+1
4	Provincia Autonoma di Trento	84.1	+1.1
5	Castile and León	84	+1.5
6	Stockholm	83.9	+1.5
7	Basque Country	83.8	+0.6
8	Cantabria	83.7	+0.7
8	Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen	83.7	+0.9
10	Galicia	83.5	+0.1
10	Ile-de-France	83.5	+0.9
10	Rhône-Alpes	83.5	+0.7
10	Veneto	83.5	+0.4
14	Catalonia	83.4	+1.2
14	Midi-Pyrénées	83.4	0
14	Småland med öarna	83.4	+0.8
14	Umbria	83.4	-0.2
18	Aragon	83.3	+0.9
18	La Rioja	83.3	+0.8
18	Lombardia	83.3	+1.8
18	Prov. Vlaams-Brabant	83.3	+0.8
18	Toscana	83.3	0
23	Corse	83.2	-0.5
23	Marche	83.2	-0.1
25	Castilla-La Mancha	83.1	+1.9
25	Emilia-Romagna	83.1	+0.4
27	Aquitaine	83	-0.3
27	Balearic Islands	83	-0.2
27	Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste	83	+1.5
27	Västsverige	83	+0.3
31	Liguria	82.9	+1
31	Östra Mellansverige	82.9	+0.6
31	Pays de la Loire	82.9	-0.1
31	Prov. Brabant wallon	82.9	+1
35	Abruzzo	82.8	0
35	Asturias	82.8	+0.7
35	Prov. Limburg (BE)	82.8	+0.7
35	Sydsverige	82.8	+0.2
35	Voreio Aigaio	82.8	+0.9
40	Lazio	82.7	-0.2
40	Piemonte	82.7	+1.1
40	Sardegna	82.7	0
40	Tirol	82.7	+0.4
44	Basilicata	82.6	0
44	Prov. Antwerpen	82.6	+0.7
44	Prov. West-Vlaanderen	82.6	+0.7
44	Vorarlberg	82.6	+0.2
48	Alsace	82.5	+0.8
48	Luxembourg	82.5	+0.4
50	Friuli-Venezia Giulia	82.4	-0.5
50	Norra Mellansverige	82.4	+0.2
50	Norte	82.4	+0.8
50	Northern and Western	82.4	-0.2
50	Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen	82.4	+0.6
50	Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur	82.4	-0.5
56	Eastern and Midland	82.3	+0.1
56	Tübingen	82.3	-0.1
58	Canary Islands	82.2	-0.2
58	Extremadura	82.2	+0.4
58	Franche-Comté	82.2	+0.7
58	Ipeiros	82.2	-0.8
58	Languedoc-Roussillon	82.2	-0.3
58	Länsi-Suomi	82.2	0
58	Oberbayern	82.2	-0.1
58	Övre Norrland	82.2	+0.1
58	Poitou-Charentes	82.2	-0.4
58	Region of Murcia	82.2	-0.1
58	Valencian Community	82.2	-0.1
69	Bourgogne	82.1	+0.4
69	Bretagne	82.1	-0.2
69	Centre - Val de Loire	82.1	-0.2
69	Helsinki-Uusimaa	82.1	+0.1
69	Mellersta Norrland	82.1	+0.7
69	Puglia	82.1	-0.4
69	Stuttgart	82.1	-0.1
76	Freiburg	82	-0.1
76	Limousin	82	-0.4
76	Malta	82	+0.1
76	Utrecht	82	0
80	Auvergne	81.9	-0.1
80	Centro (PT)	81.9	-0.2
80	Midtjylland	81.9	-0.1
80	Zahodna Slovenija	81.9	+0.1
84	Kýpros	81.8	-0.9
84	Salzburg	81.8	-0.4
84	Steiermark	81.8	+0.6
87	Southern	81.7	-0.6
88	Basse-Normandie	81.6	-0.3
88	Calabria	81.6	-0.8
88	Hovedstaden	81.6	+0.1
88	Kriti	81.6	-0.9
88	Molise	81.6	-0.8
88	Syddanmark	81.6	-0.1
94	Andalusia	81.5	0
94	Burgenland	81.5	-0.3
94	Darmstadt	81.5	-0.2
94	Etelä-Suomi	81.5	-0.3
94	Karlsruhe	81.5	-0.2
94	Kärnten	81.5	0
94	Noord-Holland	81.5	-0.2
94	Oberösterreich	81.5	-0.2
94	Schwaben	81.5	-0.2
94	Trier	81.5	+0.4
94	Unterfranken	81.5	-0.4
105	Gelderland	81.4	+0.1
105	Noord-Brabant	81.4	+0.3
105	Zuid-Holland	81.4	+0.1
108	Friesland (NL)	81.3	-0.5
108	Haute-Normandie	81.3	+0.3
108	Notio Aigaio	81.3	-0.7
108	Sicilia	81.3	-0.5
108	Zeeland	81.3	-1.1
113	Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi	81.2	-0.1
113	Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest	81.2	+1.6
115	Champagne-Ardenne	81.1	+0.2
115	Detmold	81.1	-0.2
115	Lorraine	81.1	+0.2
115	Overijssel	81.1	-0.1
119	Drenthe	81	-0.5
119	Flevoland	81	-0.6
119	Köln	81	-0.2
119	Rheinhessen-Pfalz	81	-0.1
123	Grande Lisboa	80.9	-0.5
123	Hamburg	80.9	-0.4
123	Nordjylland	80.9	-0.7
123	Oeste e Vale do Tejo	80.9	-0.4
127	Berlin	80.8	0
127	Campania	80.8	-0.3
127	Groningen	80.8	-0.2
127	Ionia Nisia	80.8	-1
127	Schleswig-Holstein	80.8	-0.2
132	Algarve	80.7	-0.3
132	Limburg (NL)	80.7	-0.1
132	Niederösterreich	80.7	-0.5
132	Weser-Ems	80.7	0
136	La Réunion	80.6	-0.8
136	Lüneburg	80.6	-0.3
136	Mittelfranken	80.6	-0.2
136	Peloponnisos	80.6	-1.1
140	Dytiki Makedonia	80.5	-0.9
140	Gießen	80.5	-0.4
140	Hannover	80.5	-0.3
140	Kassel	80.5	-0.3
140	Koblenz	80.5	-0.4
140	Niederbayern	80.5	-0.3
140	Oberpfalz	80.5	-0.2
140	Picardie	80.5	+0.2
148	Dresden	80.4	-0.4
148	Münster	80.4	-0.3
148	Sjælland	80.4	-0.2
151	Braunschweig	80.3	-0.4
151	Dytiki Elláda	80.3	-1.5
151	Nord-Pas de Calais	80.3	+0.1
151	Península de Setúbal	80.3	-0.4
155	Alentejo	80.2	-0.2
155	Düsseldorf	80.2	-0.2
155	Leipzig	80.2	-0.4
155	Oberfranken	80.2	-0.5
155	Prov. Luxembourg (BE)	80.2	+0.2
155	Sterea Elláda	80.2	-1.5
155	Wien	80.2	-0.1
162	Bremen	80	+0.2
162	Prov. Liège	80	+1.3
164	Attiki	79.9	-1.2
164	Brandenburg	79.9	-0.5
164	Prov. Namur	79.9	+0.6
167	Arnsberg	79.8	-0.3
167	Melilla	79.8	+0.7
167	Thessalia	79.8	-1.2
170	Saarland	79.7	-0.4
171	Região Autónoma da Madeira	79.6	-0.3
171	Vzhodna Slovenija	79.6	+0.1
173	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	79.5	-0.6
174	Praha Series break	79.2	-1.1
175	Região Autónoma dos Açores	79.1	+0.9
175	Thüringen	79.1	-1.5
177	Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki	79	-0.6
177	Chemnitz	79	-1
177	Kentriki Makedonia	79	-0.9
180	Prov. Hainaut	78.9	+0.8
181	Sachsen-Anhalt	78.5	-1.1
182	Ceuta	78.4	-0.9
182	Martinique	78.4	-3.2
184	Jihovýchod Series break	78.1	-0.7
185	Grad Zagreb	77.7	-0.9
185	Jadranska Hrvatska	77.7	-1.2
187	Guadeloupe	77.5	-2.6
188	Jihozápad Series break	77.4	-1.2
188	Severovýchod Series break	77.4	-1.4
188	Střední Čechy Series break	77.4	-1.1
191	Bratislavský kraj	77.2	-1.5
191	Eesti	77.2	-1.6
191	Střední Morava Series break	77.2	-0.6
194	Małopolskie Series break	76.9	-0.6
195	Warszawski stołeczny Series break	76.8	-1.1
196	Guyane	76.7	-4.1
197	Budapest	76.4	-1.2
198	Podkarpackie Series break	76.2	-1.2
199	Pomorskie Series break	76.1	-0.9
200	Moravskoslezsko Series break	75.8	-1
201	Sjeverna Hrvatska	75.7	-1.1
201	Wielkopolskie Series break	75.7	-0.8
203	Opolskie Series break	75.6	-0.8
204	Podlaskie Series break	75.3	-1.7
204	Świętokrzyskie Series break	75.3	-0.7
206	Dolnośląskie Series break	75.2	-1
206	Panonska Hrvatska	75.2	-0.8
208	Nyugat-Dunántúl	75.1	-0.7
209	Lubelskie Series break	75	-1.4
209	Severozápad Series break	75	-1.4
209	Zachodniopomorskie Series break	75	-1.1
212	Pest	74.9	-1
213	Kujawsko-pomorskie Series break	74.8	-1.4
214	Sostinės regionas	74.7	-1
214	Západné Slovensko	74.7	-2.3
216	Łódzkie Series break	74.6	-0.6
216	Śląskie Series break	74.6	-1.2
218	Warmińsko-mazurskie Series break	74.5	-1.4
219	Lubuskie Series break	74.4	-1.3
219	Mazowiecki regionalny Series break	74.4	-0.9
219	Stredné Slovensko	74.4	-2.3
222	Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas	74.1	-0.8
223	Bucureşti-Ilfov Estimated	73.9	-1.5
223	Közép-Dunántúl	73.9	-1.5
223	Východné Slovensko	73.9	-2.7
226	Dél-Dunántúl	73.8	-1.7
227	Dél-Alföld	73.7	-1.6
228	Sud-Vest Oltenia Estimated	73.4	-1.5
229	Centru Estimated	73.3	-1
230	Latvija	73.2	-2.2
231	Észak-Alföld	73	-1.7
232	Nord-Vest Estimated	72.8	-1.2
233	Vest Estimated	72.5	-1.5
234	Sud-Muntenia Estimated	72.4	-1.3
235	Yugozapaden	72.3	-2.2
236	Sud-Est Estimated	72.1	-1.5
237	Észak-Magyarország	72	-1.7
237	Nord-Est Estimated	72	-1.2
239	Yuzhen tsentralen	71.8	-1.8
240	Mayotte	71.5	-1.8
241	Severoiztochen	70.6	-2.3
241	Yugoiztochen	70.6	-2.2
243	Severen tsentralen	70	-2.3
244	Severozapaden	69.5	-2.3

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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 84.7 years in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest life expectancy?

Severozapaden, with 69.5 years in 2021.

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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.