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Life expectancy at birth, women in Sweden

Life expectancy at birth for women in Sweden was 85.6 years in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.

Measure: Life expectancy at birth, women Unit: Years Data: 1960 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Sweden, 2024 85.6 Years
Change from 2023 +0.7% 2023: 85.0 years
European Union, 2024 84.2 years Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 84.2 years Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2024 16th of 217 See the full ranking

Life expectancy at birth, women in Sweden 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, women (years), 2000 to 2024
Period SwedenEuropean Union
2024 85.6 years 84.2 years
2023 85.0 years 84.1 years
2022 84.8 years 83.4 years
2021 84.9 years 83.2 years
2020 84.2 years 83.3 years
2019 84.8 years 84.1 years
2018 84.3 years 83.9 years
2017 84.1 years 83.7 years
2016 84.1 years 83.9 years
2015 84.1 years 83.5 years
2014 84.2 years 83.9 years
2013 83.8 years 83.5 years
2012 83.6 years 83.2 years
2011 83.8 years 83.3 years
2010 83.5 years 82.8 years
2009 83.4 years 82.5 years
2008 83.2 years 82.3 years
2007 83.0 years 82.1 years
2006 82.9 years 81.9 years
2005 82.8 years 81.6 years
2004 82.7 years 81.4 years
2003 82.4 years 80.9 years
2002 82.1 years 80.9 years
2001 82.1 years 80.8 years
2000 82.0 years 80.5 years

A dash means no value was published for that period.

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In short

  • That is a change of +0.7% from 85.0 years in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 84.2 years, the figure has changed by +1.7%.
  • Among the 217 countries with data for 2024, Sweden has the 16th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 84.2 years.

More for Sweden

All statistics for Sweden
Life expectancy at birth 84.1 years 2024 · World Bank Life expectancy at birth, men 82.6 years 2024 · World Bank Life expectancy at birth 83.8 years 2024 · Eurostat Infant mortality rate 2.0 per 1,000 live births 2024 · Eurostat Hospital beds 187 per 100,000 people 2024 · Eurostat Practising physicians 466 per 100,000 people 2024 · Eurostat

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.FE.IN · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1960 to 2024 for Sweden
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