Life expectancy at birth, total in France
France: Life expectancy at birth, total was 82.93 years in 2023. β² Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in France, 1970β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, total in France is 82.93 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in France peaked at 82.93 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 71.66 years, in 1970.
France ranks 23rd of 212 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 72.74 years | 71.66 years | 73.85 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 75.18 years | 74.05 years | 76.35 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 77.69 years | 76.6 years | 78.76 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.15 years | 79.06 years | 81.41 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.37 years | 81.66 years | 82.83 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.39 years | 82.13 years | 82.93 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near France
More population data for France
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.033 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 3.16 million (2100)
- Population density 125.07 (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.033 (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.61 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 721,771 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 1.61 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 1.61 (2024)
- Natural population growth 0.0343 (2023)
- Fertility rate with projections 1.64 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in France?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in France was 82.93 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 82.93 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.66 years in 1970.
- How does France rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- France ranks 23rd out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV Β· JSON β 54 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release