Life expectancy at age 65 in France
At age 65, people in France could expect to live another 21.9 years in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1998. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.
Life expectancy at age 65 in France over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
Years. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | France | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 21.9 yearsp (provisional) | 20.2 yearsep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2023 | 21.8 yearsp (provisional) | 20.0 yearsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2022 | 21.2 years | 19.4 yearsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2021 | 21.2 years | 19.1 yearsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2020 | 21.0 years | 19.2 yearsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2019 | 21.7 years | 20.0 yearsbe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2018 | 21.6 years | 19.8 yearse (estimated) |
| 2017 | 21.5 years | 19.7 yearsbe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2016 | 21.4 years | 19.8 yearsbe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2015 | 21.2 years | 19.7 yearsb (break in time series) |
| 2014 | 21.5 yearsb (break in time series) | 19.7 yearsbe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2013 | 21.6 years | 19.7 years |
| 2012 | 21.4 yearsb (break in time series) | 19.5 yearsb (break in time series) |
| 2011 | 21.7 years | 19.6 yearsb (break in time series) |
| 2010 | 21.3 years | 19.4 yearsb (break in time series) |
| 2009 | 21.2 years | 19.2 years |
| 2008 | 21.0 years | 19.0 years |
| 2007 | 20.9 years | 18.9 years |
| 2006 | 20.7 years | 18.7 years |
| 2005 | 20.1 years | 18.3 years |
| 2004 | 20.1 years | 18.3 years |
| 2003 | 19.2 years | 17.8 years |
| 2002 | 19.4 years | 17.8 years |
| 2001 | 19.4 years | – |
| 2000 | 19.3 years | – |
Flags: b break in time series; be break in time series, estimated; e estimated; bep break in time series, estimated, provisional; ep estimated, provisional; p provisional . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.5% from 21.8 years in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 21.5 years, the figure has changed by +1.9%. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
- Among the 37 countries with data for 2024, France has the 2nd highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 20.2 years.