Survival ages across the population in Germany
Germany: Survival ages across the population was 36.34 years in 2020. ▲ Rising
Survival ages across the population in Germany, 1990–2020
Source: Alvarez & Vaupel (2023); Human Mortality Database (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for survival ages across the population in Germany is 36.34 years, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival ages across the population in Germany peaked at 36.34 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 20.64 years, in 1990.
Germany ranks 8th of 41 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.13 years | 20.64 years | 25.39 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.5 years | 26.03 years | 32.12 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.53 years | 32.76 years | 35.84 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.34 years | 36.34 years | 36.34 years | 1 |
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More population data for Germany
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.0% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 3.11 million people (2100)
- Population density 202.93 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.0% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.36 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 2.75 million people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.36 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.36 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate -0.4% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.44 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival ages across the population in Germany?
- Survival ages across the population in Germany was 36.34 years in 2020, 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 Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 36.34 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest survival ages across the population recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.64 years in 1990.
- How does Germany rank for survival ages across the population?
- Germany ranks 8th out of 41 countries with data for 2020.
- Is survival ages across the population rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany 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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About this data
The 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.