DE · 2021 · demo_mlexpec
Life expectancy by age and sex
Germany, 2021
Life expectancy by age and sex
78.4
Germany, 2021
▼ 0.4% vs 2020 (78.7)
Analysis
In 2021, Germany's life expectancy by age and sex decreased by 0.4% compared to 2020, reaching 78.4.
The figure is above the EU-27 average of 77.2.
Germany ranks 15th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 0.3% (from 78.6 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset demo_mlexpec, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#15 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
101.6%
EU-27: 77.2
Germany timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · demo_mlexpec