Life expectancy at birth in Germany
Life expectancy at birth in Germany was 81.2 years in 2024.
Germany, 2024
81.2
Change from 2023
+0.4%
European Union, 2024
81.5 yearsep (Source flag ep)
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
82.0 years
Position in 2024
21st of 37
Life expectancy 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 | 81.2 years | 81.5 yearsep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2023 | 80.9 yearsb (break in time series) | 81.2 yearsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2022 | 80.5 yearsb (break in time series) | 80.6 yearsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2021 | 80.7 years | 80.0 yearsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2020 | 81.0 years | 80.3 yearsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2019 | 81.2 years | 81.1 yearsbe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2018 | 80.9 years | 80.8 yearse (estimated) |
| 2017 | 81.0 years | 80.7 yearsbe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2016 | 80.9 years | 80.7 yearsbe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2015 | 80.6 years | 80.5 yearsb (break in time series) |
| 2014 | 80.9 yearsb (break in time series) | 80.6 yearsbe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2013 | 80.6 years | 80.5 years |
| 2012 | 80.7 years | 80.2 yearsb (break in time series) |
| 2011 | 80.6 yearsb (break in time series) | 80.1 yearsb (break in time series) |
| 2010 | 80.5 years | 79.8 yearsb (break in time series) |
| 2009 | 80.3 years | 79.5 years |
| 2008 | 80.2 years | 79.3 years |
| 2007 | 80.1 years | 79.1 years |
| 2006 | 79.9 years | 78.9 years |
| 2005 | 79.4 years | 78.4 years |
| 2004 | 79.3 years | 78.3 years |
| 2003 | 78.6 years | 77.7 years |
| 2002 | 78.6 years | 77.6 years |
| 2001 | 78.6 years | – |
| 2000 | 78.3 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 . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.4% from 80.9 years in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 80.9 years, the figure has changed by +0.4%. 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 37 countries with data for 2024, Germany has the 21st highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 81.5 years.
More for Germany
All statistics for Germany
Life expectancy at birth
80.8 years
2024 · World Bank
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
People reporting good or very good health
65.4%
2025 · Eurostat
Health spending share of GDP
12.7%p (Provisional)
2025 · Eurostat