Life expectancy estimates and projections in France
Life expectancy at birth in France was 83.3 years in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1950.
France, 2023 (latest estimate)
83.3
Change from 2022
+1.0%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2023
81.9 years
Projection for 2030
84.2 years
Projection for 2050
86.6 years
Projection for 2100
92.1 years
Position in 2023
15th of 216
Life expectancy estimates and projections in France over time
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Years. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | France |
|---|---|
| 2100 | 92.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2095 | 91.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2090 | 91.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2085 | 90.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2080 | 90.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2075 | 89.4 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2070 | 88.9 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2065 | 88.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2060 | 87.7 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2055 | 87.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2050 | 86.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2045 | 86.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2040 | 85.4 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2035 | 84.8 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2030 | 84.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2025 | 83.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2023 | 83.3 years |
| 2022 | 82.5 years |
| 2021 | 82.3 years |
| 2020 | 82.2 years |
| 2019 | 82.7 years |
| 2018 | 82.6 years |
| 2017 | 82.4 years |
| 2016 | 82.4 years |
| 2015 | 82.1 years |
| 2014 | 82.4 years |
Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +1.0% from 82.5 years in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 82.0 years, the figure has changed by +1.6%.
- Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, France has the 15th highest value.
More for France
All statistics for France
Healthy life expectancy
70.0 years
2023 · WHO
Life expectancy at birth
83.0p (Provisional) years
2024 · Eurostat
Infant mortality rate
4.1 per 1,000 live births
2024 · Eurostat
Hospital beds
534 per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat
Practising physicians
394 per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat
People reporting good or very good health
64.8%
2025 · Eurostat