Life Expectancy at Birth in Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein: Life Expectancy at Birth was 84.2 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
84.2
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
6th
of 216 countries
All-time high
84.6
in 2023
All-time low
70.85
in 1962
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life Expectancy at Birth in Liechtenstein, 1960–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth in Liechtenstein stood at 84.2.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Liechtenstein peaked at 84.6 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 70.85, in 1962.
Liechtenstein ranks 6th of 216 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life Expectancy at Birth in Liechtenstein, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 70.89 | — |
| 1961 | 70.96 | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 70.85 | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 70.9 | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 71.04 | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 71.22 | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 71.63 | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 72.04 | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 72.39 | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 72.61 | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 72.88 | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 73.09 | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 73.4 | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 73.65 | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 73.99 | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 74.26 | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 74.47 | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 74.66 | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 74.59 | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 74.61 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 74.66 | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 74.83 | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 74.96 | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 75.61 | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 76.09 | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 76.64 | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 77.11 | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 77.61 | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 77.84 | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 78.12 | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 78.33 | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 78.47 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 78.46 | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 78.27 | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 78.42 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 77.39 | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 76.84 | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 76.05 | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 77.75 | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 79.11 | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 76.83 | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 79.28 | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 79.64 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 79.96 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 81.77 | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 80.67 | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 80.95 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 81.3 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 82.68 | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 81.5 | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 81.84 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 81.79 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 82.38 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 82.26 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 82.07 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 82.66 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 82.26 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 83.75 | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 83.04 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 84.16 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 81.66 | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 84.4 | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 84.12 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 84.6 | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 84.2 | -0.5% |
Liechtenstein compared with similar countries
- Liechtenstein's 84.2 is above the median for high income countries, which is 81.36, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Liechtenstein's 84.2 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 79.88, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 71.45 | 70.85 | 72.61 | 10 |
| 1970s | 73.96 | 72.88 | 74.66 | 10 |
| 1980s | 76.35 | 74.66 | 78.12 | 10 |
| 1990s | 77.91 | 76.05 | 79.11 | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.46 | 76.83 | 82.68 | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.62 | 81.79 | 84.16 | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.8 | 81.66 | 84.6 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Liechtenstein
More gender data for Liechtenstein
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 173 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 201 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 176 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 203 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 176 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 204 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 177 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 204 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 183 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 188 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Liechtenstein?
- Life expectancy at birth in Liechtenstein was 84.2 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The highest recorded value was 84.6 in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.85 in 1962.
- How does Liechtenstein rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Liechtenstein ranks 6th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Liechtenstein?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liechtenstein 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.