France - Life expectancy at birth

Life expectancy improves in France

In 2024 the life expectancy in France increased to 83.1 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 85.9 years and for men 80.2 years.

France’s position improvened with respect to the 195 countries we publish life expectancy, dropping from the 19th in 2023 to 18th in 2024.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in France over the past several years, we find that it is higher than in 2023, when it was 83 years, which is the same of what happens compared to 2014, when it was 82.9 years.

In this page we show you the progression of the life expectancy in France. You can see the life expectancy in other countries in life expectancy and see all the information about France in French economy.

France - Life expectancy at birth

Date	Life expectancy - Women	Life expectancy - Men	Life expectancy
2024	85.90	80.20	83.10
2023	85.70	80.10	83.00
2022	85.10	79.30	82.30
2021	85.50	79.30	82.40
2020	85.30	79.20	82.30
2019	85.90	79.90	83.00
2018	85.80	79.70	82.80
2017	85.70	79.60	82.70
2016	85.80	79.50	82.70
2015	85.60	79.20	82.40
2014	86.10	79.50	82.90
2013	85.60	79.00	82.40
2012	85.40	78.70	82.10
2011	85.70	78.70	82.30
2010	85.30	78.20	81.80
2009	85.00	78.00	81.50
2008	84.80	77.80	81.40
2007	84.80	77.60	81.30
2006	84.50	77.30	80.90
2005	83.80	76.70	80.30
2004	83.80	76.70	80.30
2003	82.70	75.70	79.30
2002	83.00	75.70	79.40
2001	83.00	75.50	79.30
2000	83.00	75.30	79.20
1999	82.70	75.00	78.90
1998	82.60	74.80	78.70
1997	82.30	74.50	78.30
1996	82.00	74.10	77.95
1995	81.90	73.80	77.75
1994	81.90	73.60	77.65
1993	81.50	73.30	77.30
1992	81.30	73.10	77.10
1991	81.10	72.80	76.85
1990	80.80	72.60	76.60
1989	80.60	72.30	76.35
1988	80.30	72.10	76.10
1987	80.00	71.80	75.80
1986	79.80	71.60	75.60
1985	79.50	71.30	75.30
1984	79.20	71.00	75.00
1983	79.00	70.80	74.80
1982	78.70	70.50	74.50
1981	78.50	70.30	74.30
1980	78.20	70.10	74.05
1979	78.00	69.90	73.85
1978	77.70	69.70	73.60
1977	77.50	69.40	73.35
1976	77.20	69.20	73.10
1975	76.90	69.00	72.85
1974	76.60	68.80	72.60
1973	76.30	68.60	72.36
1972	76.00	68.40	72.11
1971	75.80	68.20	71.91
1970	75.50	68.00	71.66
1969	75.30	67.80	71.46
1968	75.10	67.70	71.31
1967	74.90	67.60	71.16
1966	74.70	67.40	70.96
1965	74.50	67.30	70.81
1964	74.30	67.20	70.66
1963	74.10	67.10	70.51
1962	73.90	66.90	70.31
1961	73.60	66.80	70.12
1960	73.30	66.60	69.87

France - Life expectancy at birth