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Life expectancy by sex in Germany

Germany: Life expectancy by sex was 83.76 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
83.76 years
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
43rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
83.76 years
in 2023
All-time low
69.27 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Life expectancy by sex in Germany, 1950–2023

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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 Germany stood at 83.76 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy by sex in Germany peaked at 83.76 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 69.27 years, in 1950.

Germany ranks 43rd of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Life expectancy by sex in Germany, year by year

Year years Change
1950 69.27 years —
1951 69.57 years +0.4%
1952 69.86 years +0.4%
1953 70.14 years +0.4%
1954 70.4 years +0.4%
1955 70.66 years +0.4%
1956 70.9 years +0.3%
1957 70.94 years +0.1%
1958 71.6 years +0.9%
1959 71.76 years +0.2%
1960 71.75 years -0.0%
1961 72.38 years +0.9%
1962 72.58 years +0.3%
1963 72.73 years +0.2%
1964 73.35 years +0.9%
1965 73.29 years -0.1%
1966 73.46 years +0.2%
1967 73.72 years +0.4%
1968 73.36 years -0.5%
1969 73.3 years -0.1%
1970 73.55 years +0.3%
1971 73.79 years +0.3%
1972 74.11 years +0.4%
1973 74.33 years +0.3%
1974 74.59 years +0.3%
1975 74.5 years -0.1%
1976 74.96 years +0.6%
1977 75.61 years +0.9%
1978 75.63 years +0.0%
1979 75.96 years +0.4%
1980 76.15 years +0.2%
1981 76.35 years +0.3%
1982 76.64 years +0.4%
1983 76.93 years +0.4%
1984 77.36 years +0.5%
1985 77.46 years +0.1%
1986 77.64 years +0.2%
1987 78.1 years +0.6%
1988 78.29 years +0.2%
1989 78.47 years +0.2%
1990 78.42 years -0.1%
1991 78.69 years +0.3%
1992 79.14 years +0.6%
1993 79.21 years +0.1%
1994 79.51 years +0.4%
1995 79.69 years +0.2%
1996 79.86 years +0.2%
1997 80.27 years +0.5%
1998 80.54 years +0.3%
1999 80.74 years +0.3%
2000 81 years +0.3%
2001 81.27 years +0.3%
2002 81.28 years +0.0%
2003 81.36 years +0.1%
2004 81.88 years +0.6%
2005 81.96 years +0.1%
2006 82.24 years +0.3%
2007 82.4 years +0.2%
2008 82.39 years -0.0%
2009 82.48 years +0.1%
2010 82.62 years +0.2%
2011 82.83 years +0.3%
2012 82.94 years +0.1%
2013 82.86 years -0.1%
2014 83.32 years +0.6%
2015 82.97 years -0.4%
2016 83.26 years +0.4%
2017 83.29 years +0.0%
2018 83.23 years -0.1%
2019 83.54 years +0.4%
2020 83.42 years -0.1%
2021 83.69 years +0.3%
2022 83.14 years -0.7%
2023 83.76 years +0.7%

Germany compared with similar countries

  • Germany's 83.76 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 83.13 years, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • Germany's 83.76 years is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 82.57 years, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 70.51 years 69.27 years 71.76 years 10
1960s 72.99 years 71.75 years 73.72 years 10
1970s 74.7 years 73.55 years 75.96 years 10
1980s 77.34 years 76.15 years 78.47 years 10
1990s 79.61 years 78.42 years 80.74 years 10
2000s 81.83 years 81 years 82.48 years 10
2010s 83.09 years 82.62 years 83.54 years 10
2020s 83.5 years 83.14 years 83.76 years 4

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 40 Saint Martin (French part) 83.84 years compare
  2. 41 Luxembourg 83.84 years compare
  3. 42 New Zealand 83.77 years compare
  4. 44 Netherlands 83.74 years compare
  5. 45 Cyprus 83.67 years compare
  6. 46 Taiwan 83.61 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy by sex in Germany?
Life expectancy by sex in Germany was 83.76 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 Germany?
The highest recorded value was 83.76 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy by sex recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 69.27 years in 1950.
How does Germany rank for life expectancy by sex?
Germany ranks 43rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy by sex rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Germany 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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Indicator
Life expectancy by sex
Unit
years
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed

Period life expectancy at birth among females, in a given year.