FR · 2017 · demo_mlexpec
Life expectancy by age and sex
France, 2017
Life expectancy by age and sex
79.6
France, 2017
▲ 0.1% vs 2016 (79.5)
Analysis
In 2017, France's life expectancy by age and sex increased by 0.1% compared to 2016, reaching 79.6.
The figure is above the EU-27 average of 78.1.
France ranks 9th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 1.1% (from 78.7 in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset demo_mlexpec, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#9 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
101.9%
EU-27: 78.1
France timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · demo_mlexpec