Life Expectancy at Birth in Austria
Austria: Life Expectancy at Birth was 82 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
82
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
36th
of 216 countries
All-time high
82
in 2024
All-time low
68.59
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life Expectancy at Birth in Austria, 1960–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth in Austria is 82, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Austria peaked at 82 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 68.59, in 1960.
Austria ranks 36th of 216 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life Expectancy at Birth in Austria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 68.59 | — |
| 1961 | 69.58 | +1.4% |
| 1962 | 69.31 | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 69.44 | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 69.92 | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 69.72 | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 70.05 | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 69.92 | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 70.06 | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 69.83 | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 69.91 | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 70.11 | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 70.46 | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 71.01 | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 71.01 | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 71.11 | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 71.57 | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 71.91 | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 72.01 | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 72.31 | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 72.46 | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 72.81 | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 72.96 | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 73.01 | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 73.61 | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 73.81 | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 74.32 | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 74.77 | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 75.22 | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 75.27 | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 75.57 | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 75.62 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 75.82 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 76.07 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 76.42 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 76.67 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 76.87 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 77.32 | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 77.67 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 77.88 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 78.13 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 78.58 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 78.68 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 78.63 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 79.18 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 79.33 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 79.88 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 80.18 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 80.43 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 80.33 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 80.58 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 80.98 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 80.94 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 81.14 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 81.49 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 81.19 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 81.64 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 81.64 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 81.69 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 81.9 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 81.19 | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 81.19 | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 81.3 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 81.79 | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 82 | +0.2% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 82 is above the median for high income countries, which is 81.36, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Austria's 82 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 79.88, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 69.64 | 68.59 | 70.06 | 10 |
| 1970s | 71.14 | 69.91 | 72.31 | 10 |
| 1980s | 73.82 | 72.46 | 75.27 | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.59 | 75.57 | 77.88 | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.33 | 78.13 | 80.43 | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.32 | 80.58 | 81.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.49 | 81.19 | 82 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 33 Denmark 82.25 compare
- 34 Canada 82.11 compare
- 35 New Zealand 82.01 compare
- 37 Netherlands 81.97 compare
- 38 Puerto Rico 81.9 compare
- 39 Greece 81.84 compare
More gender data for Austria
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,231 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.25 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 7,849 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 7,849 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.078 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 36,924 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 38,967 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 37,367 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 39,417 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 39,142 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Austria?
- Life expectancy at birth in Austria was 82 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 82 in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.59 in 1960.
- How does Austria rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Austria ranks 36th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Life Expectancy at Birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.