Life expectancy at birth i
37 countries with data for 2024 · Frequency: Annual · Unit: years · Registered
Source: Eurostat (demo_mlexpec), retrieved 2026-10-18 · View on Eurostat · See technical sheet
EU2781.5
Euro area82.2
Spain84.0 3 of 37
Simple average80.5
Highest · 
Liechtenstein84.2
Liechtenstein84.2Lowest · 
Moldova72.0
Moldova72.0Trend
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Country ranking
| # | Country | Value | Year-on-year change | EU27 rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| · |  European Union (27) | 81.5 | +0.4% | — |
| · | Euro area (21) | 82.2 | +0.2% | — |
| · | Euro area (20, until 2025) | 82.4 | +0.4% | — |
| 1 | Liechtenstein | 84.2 | +0.5% | — |
| 1 |  Switzerland | 84.2 | +0.1% | — |
| 3 |  Spain | 84.0 | +0.2% | 1/27 |
| 4 |  Sweden | 83.8 | +0.7% | 2/27 |
| 5 |  Italy | 83.7 | +0.5% | 3/27 |
| 6 |  Cyprus | 83.5 | +0.6% | 4/27 |
| 7 |  Norway | 83.2 | +0.2% | — |
| 7 |  Luxembourg | 83.2 | +0.1% | 5/27 |
| 9 |  Ireland | 83.1 | +0.5% | 6/27 |
| 10 |  Malta | 83.0 | -0.1% | 7/27 |
| 10 |  France | 83.0 | +0.1% | 7/27 |
| 12 |  Iceland | 82.8 | +0.5% | — |
| 13 |  Portugal | 82.5 | +0.2% | 9/27 |
| 14 |  Belgium | 82.4 | +0.1% | 10/27 |
| 15 |  Finland | 82.2 | +0.7% | 11/27 |
| 16 |  Slovenia | 82.1 | +0.4% | 12/27 |
| 16 |  Austria | 82.1 | +0.2% | 12/27 |
| 18 |  Denmark | 82.0 | +0.4% | 14/27 |
| 19 |  Greece | 81.9 | +0.2% | 15/27 |
| 19 |  Netherlands | 81.9 | +0.1% | 15/27 |
| 21 |  Germany | 81.2 | +0.4% | 17/27 |
| 22 |  Albania | 80.4 | — | — |
| 23 |  Czechia | 80.1 | +0.4% | 18/27 |
| 24 |  Estonia | 79.4 | +0.6% | 19/27 |
| 25 |  Türkiye | 79.0 | +2.2% | — |
| 26 |  Croatia | 78.9 | +0.5% | 20/27 |
| 27 |  Poland | 78.5 | +0.4% | 21/27 |
| 28 |  Slovakia | 78.4 | +0.4% | 22/27 |
| 29 |  Montenegro | 77.6 | 0.0% | — |
| 30 |  Lithuania | 77.5 | +0.1% | 23/27 |
| 31 |  Hungary | 76.8 | +0.1% | 24/27 |
| 32 |  Romania | 76.5 | +0.3% | 25/27 |
| 33 |  Latvia | 76.4 | +1.1% | 26/27 |
| 34 |  Serbia | 76.2 | 0.0% | — |
| 35 |  Bulgaria | 75.8 | +0.1% | 27/27 |
| 36 |  Georgia | 74.9 | +1.6% | — |
| 37 | Moldova | 72.0 | +0.4% | — |
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About this indicator
- Which European country has the highest life expectancy at birth?
- Liechtenstein, with 84.2 in 2024. The EU27 figure is 81.5.
- Where does Spain rank?
- Spain: 84.0 in 2024, rank 3 of 37 countries.
- What does life expectancy at birth measure?
- Life expectancy at birth, in years. A higher value indicates a more favourable situation.
- Where does the life expectancy at birth data come from?
- Eurostat, dataset demo_mlexpec («Life expectancy by age and sex»). RAC-EU downloads it from Eurostat's official API and checks it every day.
- How often is life expectancy at birth updated?
- Annual. The latest period published is 2024; RAC-EU adds new data and revisions on the day Eurostat publishes them.
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