What is survival ages across the population in France?

Survival ages across the population in France was 32.79 years in 2023, according to Alvarez & Vaupel (2023); Human Mortality Database (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest survival ages across the population recorded in France?

The highest recorded value was 33.59 years in 2020.

What is the lowest survival ages across the population recorded in France?

The lowest recorded value was 0.05 years in 1819.

How does France rank for survival ages across the population?

France ranks 20th out of 41 countries with data for 2023.

Is survival ages across the population rising or falling in France?

Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this France data come from?

The figures come from Alvarez & Vaupel (2023); Human Mortality Database (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Survival ages across the population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Survival ages across the population in France

Name: Survival ages across the population in France
Creator: Alvarez & Vaupel (2023); Human Mortality Database (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

France: Survival ages across the population was 32.79 years in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)

32.79 years

Change on year

up 1.9%

World rank

20th

of 41 countries

All-time high

33.59 years

in 2020

All-time low

0.05 years

in 1819

Years of data

208

1816–2023

Survival ages across the population in France, 1816–2023

Source: Alvarez & Vaupel (2023); Human Mortality Database (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

France recorded 32.79 years for survival ages across the population in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, survival ages across the population in France peaked at 33.59 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.05 years, in 1819.

France ranks 20th of 41 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Survival ages across the population in France, year by year

Annual values for Survival ages across the population in France, 1816 to 2023.
Year	years	Change
1816	0.06 years	—
1817	0.06 years	+0.0%
1818	0.06 years	+0.0%
1819	0.05 years	-16.7%
1820	0.06 years	+20.0%
1821	0.06 years	+0.0%
1822	0.05 years	-16.7%
1823	0.05 years	+0.0%
1824	0.05 years	+0.0%
1825	0.05 years	+0.0%
1826	0.05 years	+0.0%
1827	0.06 years	+20.0%
1828	0.05 years	-16.7%
1829	0.06 years	+20.0%
1830	0.06 years	+0.0%
1831	0.06 years	+0.0%
1832	0.06 years	+0.0%
1833	0.06 years	+0.0%
1834	0.05 years	-16.7%
1835	0.06 years	+20.0%
1836	0.06 years	+0.0%
1837	0.06 years	+0.0%
1838	0.06 years	+0.0%
1839	0.06 years	+0.0%
1840	0.07 years	+16.7%
1841	0.07 years	+0.0%
1842	0.06 years	-14.3%
1843	0.06 years	+0.0%
1844	0.07 years	+16.7%
1845	0.07 years	+0.0%
1846	0.06 years	-14.3%
1847	0.07 years	+16.7%
1848	0.06 years	-14.3%
1849	0.06 years	+0.0%
1850	0.07 years	+16.7%
1851	0.06 years	-14.3%
1852	0.06 years	+0.0%
1853	0.07 years	+16.7%
1854	0.06 years	-14.3%
1855	0.06 years	+0.0%
1856	0.06 years	+0.0%
1857	0.06 years	+0.0%
1858	0.06 years	+0.0%
1859	0.05 years	-16.7%
1860	0.07 years	+40.0%
1861	0.06 years	-14.3%
1862	0.06 years	+0.0%
1863	0.06 years	+0.0%
1864	0.06 years	+0.0%
1865	0.06 years	+0.0%
1866	0.07 years	+16.7%
1867	0.06 years	-14.3%
1868	0.05 years	-16.7%
1869	0.06 years	+20.0%
1870	0.05 years	-16.7%
1871	0.05 years	+0.0%
1872	0.06 years	+20.0%
1873	0.06 years	+0.0%
1874	0.06 years	+0.0%
1875	0.06 years	+0.0%
1876	0.07 years	+16.7%
1877	0.06 years	-14.3%
1878	0.06 years	+0.0%
1879	0.06 years	+0.0%
1880	0.06 years	+0.0%
1881	0.06 years	+0.0%
1882	0.06 years	+0.0%
1883	0.06 years	+0.0%
1884	0.06 years	+0.0%
1885	0.07 years	+16.7%
1886	0.06 years	-14.3%
1887	0.06 years	+0.0%
1888	0.06 years	+0.0%
1889	0.07 years	+16.7%
1890	0.06 years	-14.3%
1891	0.07 years	+16.7%
1892	0.06 years	-14.3%
1893	0.06 years	+0.0%
1894	0.06 years	+0.0%
1895	0.06 years	+0.0%
1896	0.07 years	+16.7%
1897	0.07 years	+0.0%
1898	0.06 years	-14.3%
1899	0.06 years	+0.0%
1900	0.06 years	+0.0%
1901	0.07 years	+16.7%
1902	0.07 years	+0.0%
1903	0.07 years	+0.0%
1904	0.07 years	+0.0%
1905	0.07 years	+0.0%
1906	0.07 years	+0.0%
1907	0.08 years	+14.3%
1908	0.08 years	+0.0%
1909	0.08 years	+0.0%
1910	0.09 years	+12.5%
1911	0.07 years	-22.2%
1912	0.09 years	+28.6%
1913	0.09 years	+0.0%
1914	0.09 years	+0.0%
1915	0.09 years	+0.0%
1916	0.08 years	-11.1%
1917	0.07 years	-12.5%
1918	0.07 years	+0.0%
1919	0.07 years	+0.0%
1920	0.08 years	+14.3%
1921	0.09 years	+12.5%
1922	0.12 years	+33.3%
1923	0.1 years	-16.7%
1924	0.12 years	+20.0%
1925	0.11 years	-8.3%
1926	0.1 years	-9.1%
1927	0.12 years	+20.0%
1928	0.11 years	-8.3%
1929	0.11 years	+0.0%
1930	0.13 years	+18.2%
1931	0.14 years	+7.7%
1932	0.13 years	-7.1%
1933	0.14 years	+7.7%
1934	0.15 years	+7.1%
1935	0.15 years	+0.0%
1936	0.15 years	+0.0%
1937	0.16 years	+6.7%
1938	0.16 years	+0.0%
1939	0.16 years	+0.0%
1940	0.12 years	-25.0%
1941	0.14 years	+16.7%
1942	0.14 years	+0.0%
1943	0.13 years	-7.1%
1944	0.13 years	+0.0%
1945	0.09 years	-30.8%
1946	0.13 years	+44.4%
1947	0.16 years	+23.1%
1948	0.21 years	+31.2%
1949	0.19 years	-9.5%
1950	0.23 years	+21.1%
1951	0.24 years	+4.3%
1952	0.27 years	+12.5%
1953	0.31 years	+14.8%
1954	0.31 years	+0.0%
1955	0.34 years	+9.7%
1956	0.38 years	+11.8%
1957	0.41 years	+7.9%
1958	0.47 years	+14.6%
1959	0.52 years	+10.6%
1960	0.62 years	+19.2%
1961	0.68 years	+9.7%
1962	0.71 years	+4.4%
1963	0.7 years	-1.4%
1964	1.05 years	+50.0%
1965	2.33 years	+121.9%
1966	2.33 years	+0.0%
1967	3.02 years	+29.6%
1968	3.16 years	+4.6%
1969	3.61 years	+14.2%
1970	4.98 years	+38.0%
1971	5.68 years	+14.1%
1972	7.57 years	+33.3%
1973	8.17 years	+7.9%
1974	9.83 years	+20.3%
1975	12.09 years	+23.0%
1976	13.9 years	+15.0%
1977	14.24 years	+2.4%
1978	15.41 years	+8.2%
1979	16.2 years	+5.1%
1980	15.86 years	-2.1%
1981	16.57 years	+4.5%
1982	17.31 years	+4.5%
1983	17.54 years	+1.3%
1984	18.28 years	+4.2%
1985	18.61 years	+1.8%
1986	18.94 years	+1.8%
1987	19.68 years	+3.9%
1988	19.71 years	+0.2%
1989	19.91 years	+1.0%
1990	20.46 years	+2.8%
1991	20.38 years	-0.4%
1992	21.23 years	+4.2%
1993	21.27 years	+0.2%
1994	21.96 years	+3.2%
1995	22.63 years	+3.1%
1996	23.18 years	+2.4%
1997	23.49 years	+1.3%
1998	24.03 years	+2.3%
1999	24.07 years	+0.2%
2000	24.61 years	+2.2%
2001	24.46 years	-0.6%
2002	25.43 years	+4.0%
2003	26.45 years	+4.0%
2004	27.57 years	+4.2%
2005	28.02 years	+1.6%
2006	28.74 years	+2.6%
2007	29 years	+0.9%
2008	29.33 years	+1.1%
2009	29.27 years	-0.2%
2010	30.11 years	+2.9%
2011	30.5 years	+1.3%
2012	31.3 years	+2.6%
2013	31.92 years	+2.0%
2014	32.46 years	+1.7%
2015	32 years	-1.4%
2016	32.63 years	+2.0%
2017	32.85 years	+0.7%
2018	32.92 years	+0.2%
2019	32.75 years	-0.5%
2020	33.59 years	+2.6%
2021	33.16 years	-1.3%
2022	32.18 years	-3.0%
2023	32.79 years	+1.9%

France compared with similar countries

France's 32.79 years is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 32.79 years, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
France's 32.79 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 33.14 years, 99% of the median. (38 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Survival ages across the population in France changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

Year	Change	From	To
1965	+121.9%	1.05 years	2.33 years
1964	+50.0%	0.7 years	1.05 years
1946	+44.4%	0.09 years	0.13 years
1860	+40.0%	0.05 years	0.07 years
1970	+38.0%	3.61 years	4.98 years
1922	+33.3%	0.09 years	0.12 years

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1810s	0.0575 years	0.05 years	0.06 years	4
1820s	0.054 years	0.05 years	0.06 years	10
1830s	0.059 years	0.05 years	0.06 years	10
1840s	0.065 years	0.06 years	0.07 years	10
1850s	0.061 years	0.05 years	0.07 years	10
1860s	0.061 years	0.05 years	0.07 years	10
1870s	0.059 years	0.05 years	0.07 years	10
1880s	0.062 years	0.06 years	0.07 years	10
1890s	0.063 years	0.06 years	0.07 years	10
1900s	0.072 years	0.06 years	0.08 years	10
1910s	0.081 years	0.07 years	0.09 years	10
1920s	0.106 years	0.08 years	0.12 years	10
1930s	0.147 years	0.13 years	0.16 years	10
1940s	0.144 years	0.09 years	0.21 years	10
1950s	0.348 years	0.23 years	0.52 years	10
1960s	1.82 years	0.62 years	3.61 years	10
1970s	10.81 years	4.98 years	16.2 years	10
1980s	18.24 years	15.86 years	19.91 years	10
1990s	22.27 years	20.38 years	24.07 years	10
2000s	27.29 years	24.46 years	29.33 years	10
2010s	31.94 years	30.11 years	32.92 years	10
2020s	32.93 years	32.18 years	33.59 years	4

Countries ranked near France

17 South Korea 33.79 years compare
18 Portugal 33.74 years compare
19 Greece 33.5 years compare
21 Australia 32.46 years compare
22 United Kingdom 32.41 years compare
23 Czechia 32.19 years compare

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Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.1885 % change on previous year (2100)
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Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.028 % change on previous year (2100)
Population growth rate, by level of development -0.0% (2100)
Number of children under 5, by world region 3.16 million people (2100)
Population density 125.07 people per km² (2100)
World population growth -0.0% (2100)
Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 0.1075 % change on previous year (2100)
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Frequently asked questions

What is survival ages across the population in France?: Survival ages across the population in France was 32.79 years in 2023, according to Alvarez & Vaupel (2023); Human Mortality Database (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest survival ages across the population recorded in France?: The highest recorded value was 33.59 years in 2020.
What is the lowest survival ages across the population recorded in France?: The lowest recorded value was 0.05 years in 1819.
How does France rank for survival ages across the population?: France ranks 20th out of 41 countries with data for 2023.
Is survival ages across the population rising or falling in France?: Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this France data come from?: The figures come from Alvarez & Vaupel (2023); Human Mortality Database (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Survival ages across the population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Survival ages across the population
Unit: years
Source: Alvarez & Vaupel (2023); Human Mortality Database (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 41 places, 3,817 data points, 1751–2024
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Age until which the 1st percentile (99% of the population) of the population would survive until, if they experienced the same age-specific death rates throughout their whole lives as the age-specific death rates seen in that particular year.