Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by life expectancy

Name: Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by life expectancy, 2023
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Tübingen had the highest life expectancy of 38 regions in 2023, at 82.5 years. Sachsen-Anhalt had the lowest, at 79 years. The median was 80.7 years and the figure for Germany was 80.9 years. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest82.5Tübingen

Lowest79Sachsen-Anhalt

Median80.738 regions

Germany80.9History

All regions, 2023

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	Regions	2023 years	Change on 2022
1	Tübingen Series break	82.5	+0.5
2	Oberbayern Series break	82.4	+0.3
3	Stuttgart Series break	82.3	+0.5
4	Freiburg Series break	82	+0.2
5	Schwaben Series break	81.8	+0.4
6	Karlsruhe Series break	81.7	+0.2
7	Dresden Series break	81.6	+0.4
8	Darmstadt Series break	81.5	+0.4
8	Unterfranken Series break	81.5	+0.2
10	Rheinhessen-Pfalz Series break	81.2	+0.6
11	Mittelfranken Series break	81.1	+0.4
12	Detmold Series break	81	+0.4
12	Köln Series break	81	+0.3
12	Leipzig Series break	81	+0.6
15	Berlin Series break	80.9	+0.3
15	Niederbayern Series break	80.9	+0.2
15	Trier Series break	80.9	+0.5
18	Koblenz Series break	80.8	+0.5
19	Hamburg Series break	80.7	+0.1
19	Oberpfalz Series break	80.7	+0.3
21	Gießen Series break	80.6	+0.4
21	Oberfranken Series break	80.6	+0.7
21	Schleswig-Holstein Series break	80.6	+0.4
24	Brandenburg Series break	80.5	+0.4
24	Münster Series break	80.5	+0.4
26	Chemnitz Series break	80.4	+0.3
26	Kassel Series break	80.4	+0.1
26	Lüneburg Series break	80.4	+0.3
29	Thüringen Series break	80.3	+0.7
30	Hannover Series break	80.2	+0.2
30	Weser-Ems Series break	80.2	0
32	Braunschweig Series break	80.1	+0.2
32	Düsseldorf Series break	80.1	+0.3
34	Arnsberg Series break	79.8	+0.2
34	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Series break	79.8	+0.4
34	Saarland Series break	79.8	+0.5
37	Bremen Series break	79.4	+0.4
38	Sachsen-Anhalt Series break	79	+0.3

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?

Tübingen, with 82.5 years in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest life expectancy?

Sachsen-Anhalt, with 79 years in 2023.

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.