Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by life expectancy, 2024

Name: Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by life expectancy, 2024
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Oberbayern had the highest life expectancy of 38 regions in 2024, at 82.7 years. Sachsen-Anhalt had the lowest, at 79.5 years. The median was 80.95 years and the figure for Germany was 81.2 years. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest82.7Oberbayern

Lowest79.5Sachsen-Anhalt

Median80.9538 regions

Germany81.2History

All regions, 2024

CSV Chart (SVG)

years. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

Rank	Regions	2024 years	Change on 2023
1	Oberbayern	82.7	+0.3
2	Tübingen	82.5	0
3	Stuttgart	82.3	0
4	Freiburg	82.2	+0.2
4	Karlsruhe	82.2	+0.5
6	Dresden	82.1	+0.5
6	Schwaben	82.1	+0.3
8	Darmstadt	82	+0.5
8	Unterfranken	82	+0.5
10	Leipzig	81.4	+0.4
10	Mittelfranken	81.4	+0.3
12	Köln	81.3	+0.3
13	Berlin	81.2	+0.3
13	Detmold	81.2	+0.2
13	Hamburg	81.2	+0.5
13	Niederbayern	81.2	+0.3
13	Oberpfalz	81.2	+0.5
13	Rheinhessen-Pfalz	81.2	0
19	Brandenburg	81	+0.5
20	Koblenz	80.9	+0.1
21	Münster	80.8	+0.3
21	Oberfranken	80.8	+0.2
21	Schleswig-Holstein	80.8	+0.2
21	Trier	80.8	-0.1
25	Chemnitz	80.7	+0.3
25	Lüneburg	80.7	+0.3
25	Thüringen	80.7	+0.4
28	Gießen	80.6	0
28	Hannover	80.6	+0.4
28	Kassel	80.6	+0.2
28	Weser-Ems	80.6	+0.4
32	Braunschweig	80.5	+0.4
33	Düsseldorf	80.4	+0.3
34	Arnsberg	80.1	+0.3
35	Saarland	79.9	+0.1
36	Bremen	79.7	+0.3
36	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	79.7	-0.1
38	Sachsen-Anhalt	79.5	+0.5

Other periods

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 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which region has the highest life expectancy?

Oberbayern, with 82.7 years in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest life expectancy?

Sachsen-Anhalt, with 79.5 years in 2024.

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 2026-10-08.