Life expectancy at birth in Finland
Life expectancy at birth in Finland was 82.3 years in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Finland, 2024
82.3
Change from 2023
+0.9%
European Union, 2024
81.6 years
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
82.0 years
Position in 2024
30th of 217
Life expectancy at birth in Finland over time
View
Finland
European Union
×
The chart loads when you scroll to it. The table below shows the same data.
The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
Years. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Finland | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 82.3 years | 81.6 years |
| 2023 | 81.6 years | 81.4 years |
| 2022 | 81.2 years | 80.7 years |
| 2021 | 81.9 years | 80.3 years |
| 2020 | 81.9 years | 80.4 years |
| 2019 | 82.0 years | 81.3 years |
| 2018 | 81.7 years | 81.0 years |
| 2017 | 81.6 years | 80.9 years |
| 2016 | 81.4 years | 81.0 years |
| 2015 | 81.5 years | 80.6 years |
| 2014 | 81.2 years | 80.9 years |
| 2013 | 81.0 years | 80.5 years |
| 2012 | 80.6 years | 80.2 years |
| 2011 | 80.5 years | 80.1 years |
| 2010 | 79.9 years | 79.6 years |
| 2009 | 79.7 years | 79.4 years |
| 2008 | 79.6 years | 79.1 years |
| 2007 | 79.3 years | 78.9 years |
| 2006 | 79.2 years | 78.7 years |
| 2005 | 78.8 years | 78.3 years |
| 2004 | 78.7 years | 78.1 years |
| 2003 | 78.4 years | 77.6 years |
| 2002 | 78.1 years | 77.5 years |
| 2001 | 78.0 years | 77.4 years |
| 2000 | 77.5 years | 77.1 years |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.9% from 81.6 years in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 81.2 years, the figure has changed by +1.4%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2024, Finland has the 30th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 81.6 years.
More for Finland
All statistics for Finland
Life expectancy at birth
82.2 years
2024 · Eurostat
Life expectancy at birth, women
85.0 years
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth, men
79.8 years
2024 · World Bank
Infant mortality rate
2.1 per 1,000 live births
2024 · Eurostat
Hospital beds
248e (Estimated) per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat
Practising physicians
368 per 100,000 people
2025 · Eurostat