Life expectancy in Sachsen-Anhalt

Life expectancy at birth in Sachsen-Anhalt was 79.5 years in 2024.

Measure: Life expectancy at birth, by region Unit: Years Data: 2002 to 2024 Source: Eurostat
Sachsen-Anhalt, 2024 79.5 Years
Change from 2023 +0.6% 2023: 79.0 years
Germany, 2024 81.2 years Country total
Position in 2024 212th of 267 See the full ranking

Life expectancy in Sachsen-Anhalt over time

View
Places
2 selected
Sachsen-Anhalt Germany ×

Years. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Life expectancy at birth, by region (years), 2000 to 2024
Period Sachsen-AnhaltGermany
2024 79.5 years 81.2 years
2023 79.0 yearsb (break in time series) 80.9 yearsb (break in time series)
2022 78.7 yearsb (break in time series) 80.5 yearsb (break in time series)
2021 78.5 years 80.7 years
2020 79.6 years 81.0 years
2019 79.9 years 81.2 years
2018 79.3 years 80.9 years
2017 79.3 years 81.0 years
2016 79.6 years 80.9 years
2015 79.1 years 80.6 years
2014 79.6 yearsb (break in time series) 80.9 yearsb (break in time series)
2013 79.3 years 80.6 years
2012 79.4 years 80.7 years
2011 79.2 years 80.6 yearsb (break in time series)
2010 79.0 years 80.5 years
2009 78.8 years 80.3 years
2008 78.7 years 80.2 years
2007 78.8 years 80.1 years
2006 78.5 years 79.9 years
2005 78.0 years 79.4 years
2004 77.8 years 79.3 years
2003 77.4 years 78.6 years
2002 77.0 years 78.6 years
2001 – 78.6 years
2000 – 78.3 years

Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.6% from 79.0 years in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 79.6 years, the figure has changed by −0.1%. 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 267 regions with data for 2024, Sachsen-Anhalt has the 212th highest value.
  • The figure for Germany in 2024 was 81.2 years.

More for Sachsen-Anhalt

All statistics for Sachsen-Anhalt

Source and dates

Original producer
Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
demo_r_mlifexp · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A sex=T age=Y_LT1 unit=YR
Observation period
2002 to 2024 for Sachsen-Anhalt
Provider update
1 June 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat