Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by life expectancy

Name: Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by life expectancy, 2016
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Oberbayern had the highest life expectancy of 38 regions in 2016, at 82.3 years. Sachsen-Anhalt had the lowest, at 79.6 years. The median was 80.75 years and the figure for Germany was 80.9 years. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest82.3Oberbayern

Lowest79.6Sachsen-Anhalt

Median80.7538 regions

Germany80.9History

All regions, 2016

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	Regions	2016 years	Change on 2015
1	Oberbayern	82.3	+0.3
2	Stuttgart	82	+0.3
2	Tübingen	82	+0.1
4	Freiburg	81.8	+0.1
5	Darmstadt	81.7	+0.5
5	Schwaben	81.7	+0.3
7	Unterfranken	81.6	+0.4
8	Dresden	81.4	+0.5
8	Karlsruhe	81.4	+0.1
10	Rheinhessen-Pfalz	81.2	+0.4
11	Trier	81.1	+0.4
12	Detmold	81	+0.1
12	Gießen	81	+0.5
12	Hamburg	81	+0.3
12	Köln	81	+0.3
16	Kassel	80.9	+0.6
16	Mittelfranken	80.9	+0.3
16	Niederbayern	80.9	+0.6
19	Oberpfalz	80.8	+0.4
20	Berlin	80.7	+0.3
20	Chemnitz	80.7	+0.4
20	Hannover	80.7	+0.4
23	Leipzig	80.6	+0.3
24	Koblenz	80.5	0
24	Lüneburg	80.5	0
24	Münster	80.5	+0.1
24	Oberfranken	80.5	+0.6
24	Schleswig-Holstein	80.5	+0.1
29	Brandenburg	80.4	+0.2
29	Weser-Ems	80.4	+0.1
31	Düsseldorf	80.2	+0.3
31	Thüringen	80.2	+0.3
33	Saarland	80.1	+0.5
34	Braunschweig	80	-0.2
34	Bremen	80	+0.3
36	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	79.9	+0.2
37	Arnsberg	79.8	+0.3
38	Sachsen-Anhalt	79.6	+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 82.3 years in 2016, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest life expectancy?

Sachsen-Anhalt, with 79.6 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 2026-10-08.