Life Expectancy at Birth in France
France: Life Expectancy at Birth was 82.98 in 2024. β² Rising
Life Expectancy at Birth in France, 1960β2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
France recorded 82.98 for life expectancy at birth 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 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in France peaked at 82.98 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 69.87, in 1960.
France ranks 24th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 70.72 | 69.87 | 71.46 | 10 |
| 1970s | 72.74 | 71.66 | 73.85 | 10 |
| 1980s | 75.18 | 74.05 | 76.35 | 10 |
| 1990s | 77.69 | 76.6 | 78.76 | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.15 | 79.06 | 81.41 | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.37 | 81.66 | 82.83 | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.49 | 82.13 | 82.98 | 5 |
Countries ranked near France
More gender data for France
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 310,512 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 325,288 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 312,212 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 326,662 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 325,263 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 340,189 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 341,506 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 357,036 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 335,592 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 350,401 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in France?
- Life expectancy at birth in France was 82.98 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 82.98 in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.87 in 1960.
- How does France rank for life expectancy at birth?
- France ranks 24th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France 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.