Life expectancy by sex in Austria
Austria: Life expectancy by sex was 84.32 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy by sex in Austria, 1947–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, life expectancy by sex in Austria stood at 84.32 years.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy by sex in Austria peaked at 84.41 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 64.01 years, in 1947.
Austria ranks 37th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 77 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 65.18 years | 64.01 years | 65.77 years | 3 |
| 1950s | 69.81 years | 67.28 years | 71.39 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 72.95 years | 71.9 years | 73.52 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 74.71 years | 73.42 years | 75.97 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 77.29 years | 76.04 years | 78.67 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 79.82 years | 78.87 years | 80.83 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.14 years | 81.09 years | 82.95 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.67 years | 83.12 years | 84.19 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.22 years | 83.81 years | 84.41 years | 4 |
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More population data for Austria
- World population growth -0.2% (2100)
- Population density 89.67 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 297,643 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.2% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.31 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.31 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 284,828 people (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.31 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 1.32 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 1.31 children per women (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy by sex in Austria?
- Life expectancy by sex in Austria was 84.32 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy by sex recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 84.41 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest life expectancy by sex recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.01 years in 1947.
- How does Austria rank for life expectancy by sex?
- Austria ranks 37th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy by sex rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The period life expectancy at birth among females, in a given year.