Life Expectancy at Birth in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Life Expectancy at Birth was 83.2 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
83.2
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
18th
of 216 countries
All-time high
83.31
in 2023
All-time low
68.43
in 1962
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life Expectancy at Birth in Luxembourg, 1960–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Luxembourg recorded 83.2 for life expectancy at birth in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Luxembourg peaked at 83.31 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 68.43, in 1962.
That places Luxembourg 18th out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life Expectancy at Birth in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 68.8 | — |
| 1961 | 69.15 | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 68.43 | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 68.67 | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 68.87 | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 69.23 | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 68.9 | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 69.49 | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 69.97 | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 69.72 | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 69.21 | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 69.24 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 70.44 | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 70.33 | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 70.2 | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 70.32 | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 70.22 | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 71.42 | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 71.41 | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 72.18 | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 72.26 | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 71.97 | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 72.06 | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 72.85 | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 72.58 | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 73.13 | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 73.95 | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 73.72 | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 74.12 | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 74.12 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 74.78 | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 75.46 | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 75.77 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 75.71 | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 76.37 | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 76.51 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 76.52 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 76.88 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 77.02 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 77.77 | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 77.87 | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 77.82 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 77.97 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 77.73 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 79.12 | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 79.43 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 79.29 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 79.38 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 80.54 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 80.64 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 80.63 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 80.99 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 81.39 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 81.8 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 82.23 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 82.29 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 82.69 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 82.1 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 82.3 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 82.64 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 82.14 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 82.6 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 82.95 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 83.31 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 83.2 | -0.1% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 83.2 is above the median for high income countries, which is 81.36, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 83.2 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 | 69.12 | 68.43 | 69.97 | 10 |
| 1970s | 70.5 | 69.21 | 72.18 | 10 |
| 1980s | 73.08 | 71.97 | 74.12 | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.28 | 74.78 | 77.77 | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.98 | 77.73 | 80.64 | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.9 | 80.63 | 82.69 | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.84 | 82.14 | 83.31 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
More gender data for Luxembourg
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 109.93 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.2279 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 603.74 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 603.74 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.9746 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 3,442 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 3,621 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 3,483 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 3,657 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 3,400 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Luxembourg?
- Life expectancy at birth in Luxembourg was 83.2 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 83.31 in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.43 in 1962.
- How does Luxembourg rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Luxembourg ranks 18th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Luxembourg 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.