Life expectancy estimates and projections in Switzerland
Life expectancy at birth in Switzerland was 84.0 years in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1950.
Switzerland, 2023 (latest estimate)
84.0
Change from 2022
+0.9%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2023
81.9 years
Projection for 2030
84.9 years
Projection for 2050
87.3 years
Projection for 2100
92.8 years
Position in 2023
8th of 216
Life expectancy estimates and projections in Switzerland over time
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Switzerland
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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 | Switzerland |
|---|---|
| 2100 | 92.8 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2095 | 92.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2090 | 91.7 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2085 | 91.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2080 | 90.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2075 | 90.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2070 | 89.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2065 | 89.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2060 | 88.4 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2055 | 87.9 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2050 | 87.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2045 | 86.7 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2040 | 86.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2035 | 85.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2030 | 84.9 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2025 | 84.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2023 | 84.0 years |
| 2022 | 83.2 years |
| 2021 | 83.6 years |
| 2020 | 83.1 years |
| 2019 | 83.8 years |
| 2018 | 83.6 years |
| 2017 | 83.4 years |
| 2016 | 83.4 years |
| 2015 | 82.8 years |
| 2014 | 83.1 years |
Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.9% from 83.2 years in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 82.7 years, the figure has changed by +1.5%.
- Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Switzerland has the 8th highest value.
More for Switzerland
All statistics for Switzerland
Healthy life expectancy
71.2 years
2023 · WHO
Life expectancy at birth
84.2 years
2024 · Eurostat
Infant mortality rate
3.3 per 1,000 live births
2024 · Eurostat
Hospital beds
420b (Break in time series) per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat
Practising physicians
466 per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat
People reporting good or very good health
78.8%
2024 · Eurostat