Healthy life years at birth in Germany
A newborn in Germany could expect 62.4 years in good health in 2024.
Germany, 2024
62.4
Change from 2023
−0.2%
European Union, 2024
65.2 years
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
63.9 years
Position in 2024
21st of 28
Healthy life years at birth in Germany over time
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Years. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Germany | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 62.4 years | 65.2 years |
| 2023 | 62.5 yearsb (break in time series) | 63.1 yearsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2022 | 61.1 yearsbu (break in time series, low reliability) | 62.6 yearsb (break in time series) |
| 2021 | 65.6 years | 63.6 years |
| 2020 | 65.7 yearsb (break in time series) | 64.0 years |
| 2019 | 66.3 years | 64.6 years |
| 2018 | 65.8 years | 64.0 years |
| 2017 | 66.0 years | 63.9 years |
| 2016 | 66.4 years | 64.0 years |
| 2015 | 66.4 yearsb (break in time series) | 62.8 yearsb (break in time series) |
| 2014 | 56.5 years | 61.3 years |
| 2013 | 57.4 years | 61.0 years |
| 2012 | 57.6 years | 61.3 years |
| 2011 | 58.2 years | 61.4 years |
| 2010 | 58.3 years | 61.8 years |
| 2009 | 57.6 years | 61.0 years |
| 2008 | 57.0 yearsb (break in time series) | 61.0 yearsb (break in time series) |
| 2007 | 58.8 years | 61.7 years |
| 2006 | 58.5 yearsb (break in time series) | 61.6 yearse (estimated) |
| 2005 | 54.6 years | 60.9 yearse (estimated) |
| 2004 | – | 62.9 yearse (estimated) |
Flags: b break in time series; bu break in time series, low reliability; e estimated; bep break in time series, estimated, provisional . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.2% from 62.5 years in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 56.5 years, the figure has changed by +10.4%. 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 28 countries with data for 2024, Germany has the 21st highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 65.2 years.
More for Germany
All statistics for Germany
Life expectancy at birth
81.2 years
2024 · Eurostat
People reporting good or very good health
65.4%
2025 · Eurostat
Infant mortality rate
3.3 per 1,000 live births
2024 · Eurostat
Hospital beds
759 per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat
Practising physicians
475 per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat
Health spending share of GDP
12.7%p (Provisional)
2025 · Eurostat