Life expectancy at birth in Slovakia

Life expectancy at birth in Slovakia was 78.4 years in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.

Measure: Life expectancy at birth (UN estimates) Unit: Years Data: 1960 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Slovakia, 2024 78.4 Years
Change from 2023 +0.3% 2023: 78.1 years
European Union, 2024 81.6 years Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 82.0 years Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2024 63rd of 217 See the full ranking

Life expectancy at birth in Slovakia 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.

Life expectancy at birth (UN estimates) (years), 2000 to 2024
Period SlovakiaEuropean Union
2024 78.4 years 81.6 years
2023 78.1 years 81.4 years
2022 77.0 years 80.7 years
2021 74.6 years 80.3 years
2020 76.9 years 80.4 years
2019 77.7 years 81.3 years
2018 77.3 years 81.0 years
2017 77.2 years 80.9 years
2016 77.2 years 81.0 years
2015 76.6 years 80.6 years
2014 76.8 years 80.9 years
2013 76.4 years 80.5 years
2012 76.1 years 80.2 years
2011 76.0 years 80.1 years
2010 75.1 years 79.6 years
2009 74.9 years 79.4 years
2008 74.7 years 79.1 years
2007 74.2 years 78.9 years
2006 74.2 years 78.7 years
2005 73.9 years 78.3 years
2004 74.0 years 78.1 years
2003 73.6 years 77.6 years
2002 73.6 years 77.5 years
2001 73.4 years 77.4 years
2000 73.1 years 77.1 years

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.3% from 78.1 years in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 76.8 years, the figure has changed by +2.0%.
  • Among the 217 countries with data for 2024, Slovakia has the 63rd highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 81.6 years.

Source and dates

Original producer
United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SP.DYN.LE00.IN · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1960 to 2024 for Slovakia
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects