Life expectancy by age and sex

In 2024, Germany's life expectancy by age and sex increased by 0.3% compared to 2023, reaching 78.9.

The figure is in line with the EU-27 average of 78.9.

Germany ranks 17th 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 0.1% (from 79.0 in 2019).

Source: Eurostat dataset demo_mlexpec, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.