FR · 2021 · demo_mlexpec
Life expectancy by age and sex
France, 2021
Life expectancy by age and sex
82.4
France, 2021
▲ 0.1% vs 2020 (82.3)
Analysis
In 2021, France's life expectancy by age and sex increased by 0.1% compared to 2020, reaching 82.4.
The figure is above the EU-27 average of 80.1.
France ranks 5th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 0.4% (from 82.7 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset demo_mlexpec, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#5 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
102.9%
EU-27: 80.1
France timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · demo_mlexpec