Life Expectancy at Birth in Switzerland
Switzerland: Life Expectancy at Birth was 84.41 in 2024. β² Rising
Life Expectancy at Birth in Switzerland, 1960β2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth in Switzerland stood at 84.41. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Switzerland peaked at 84.41 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 71.19, in 1963.
That places Switzerland 5th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 71.98 | 71.19 | 72.64 | 10 |
| 1970s | 74.34 | 73.02 | 75.47 | 10 |
| 1980s | 76.53 | 75.46 | 77.42 | 10 |
| 1990s | 78.43 | 77.24 | 79.58 | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.04 | 79.68 | 82.04 | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.13 | 82.25 | 83.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.78 | 83 | 84.41 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 2 San Marino, Republic of 85.82 compare
- 3 Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 85.39 compare
- 4 Kuwait 84.58 compare
- 6 Liechtenstein, Principality of 84.2 compare
- 7 French Polynesia 84.19 compare
- 8 Andorra, Principality of 84.19 compare
More gender data for Switzerland
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 40,521 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 42,553 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 41,261 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 43,323 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 41,297 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 43,364 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 42,622 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 44,770 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 43,468 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 45,913 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Switzerland?
- Life expectancy at birth in Switzerland was 84.41 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 84.41 in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.19 in 1963.
- How does Switzerland rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Switzerland ranks 5th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland 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.