Life expectancy at birth, women in Finland
Life expectancy at birth for women in Finland was 85.0 years in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Finland, 2024
85.0
Change from 2023
+0.8%
European Union, 2024
84.2 years
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
84.2 years
Position in 2024
25th of 217
Life expectancy at birth, women in Finland over time
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Years. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Finland | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 85.0 years | 84.2 years |
| 2023 | 84.3 years | 84.1 years |
| 2022 | 83.8 years | 83.4 years |
| 2021 | 84.6 years | 83.2 years |
| 2020 | 84.8 years | 83.3 years |
| 2019 | 84.8 years | 84.1 years |
| 2018 | 84.5 years | 83.9 years |
| 2017 | 84.5 years | 83.7 years |
| 2016 | 84.4 years | 83.9 years |
| 2015 | 84.4 years | 83.5 years |
| 2014 | 84.1 years | 83.9 years |
| 2013 | 84.1 years | 83.5 years |
| 2012 | 83.7 years | 83.2 years |
| 2011 | 83.8 years | 83.3 years |
| 2010 | 83.2 years | 82.8 years |
| 2009 | 83.1 years | 82.5 years |
| 2008 | 83.0 years | 82.3 years |
| 2007 | 82.9 years | 82.1 years |
| 2006 | 82.8 years | 81.9 years |
| 2005 | 82.3 years | 81.6 years |
| 2004 | 82.3 years | 81.4 years |
| 2003 | 81.8 years | 80.9 years |
| 2002 | 81.5 years | 80.9 years |
| 2001 | 81.5 years | 80.8 years |
| 2000 | 81.0 years | 80.5 years |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.8% from 84.3 years in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 84.1 years, the figure has changed by +1.1%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2024, Finland has the 25th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 84.2 years.
More for Finland
All statistics for Finland
Life expectancy at birth
82.3 years
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth, men
79.8 years
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth
82.2 years
2024 · Eurostat
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