Life expectancy by sex in Germany
Germany: Life expectancy by sex was 83.76 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy by sex in Germany, 1950–2023
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 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 40 Saint Martin (French part) 83.84 years compare
- 41 Luxembourg 83.84 years compare
- 42 New Zealand 83.77 years compare
- 44 Netherlands 83.74 years compare
- 45 Cyprus 83.67 years compare
- 46 Taiwan 83.61 years compare
More population data for Germany
- World population growth -0.0% (2100)
- Population density 202.93 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 3.11 million people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.0% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.36 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.36 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 2.75 million people (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.36 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 1.44 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 1.43 children per women (2023)
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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The period life expectancy at birth among females, in a given year.