What is life expectancy at age 15 in France?

Life expectancy at age 15 in France was 92.26 years in 2100, 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 at age 15 recorded in France?

The highest recorded value was 92.26 years in 2100.

What is the lowest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in France?

The lowest recorded value was 44.62 years in 1915.

How does France rank for life expectancy at age 15?

France ranks 18th out of 236 countries with data for 2100.

Is life expectancy at age 15 rising or falling in France?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this France 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 at age 15. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Life expectancy at age 15 in France

Name: Life expectancy at age 15 in France
Creator: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

France: Life expectancy at age 15 was 92.26 years in 2100. ▲ Rising

Latest (2100)

92.26 years

Change on year

up 0.1%

World rank

18th

of 236 countries

All-time high

92.26 years

in 2100

All-time low

44.62 years

in 1915

Years of data

285

1816–2100

Life expectancy at age 15 in France, 1816–2100

Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2100, life expectancy at age 15 in France stood at 92.26 years. That is the highest value across all 285 years on record.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 15 in France peaked at 92.26 years in 2100 and was at its lowest, 44.62 years, in 1915.

That places France 18th out of 236 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 285 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1810s	58.28 years	58.17 years	58.41 years	4
1820s	59.08 years	58.37 years	60.03 years	10
1830s	58.05 years	55 years	59.64 years	10
1840s	58.32 years	55.11 years	60.16 years	10
1850s	58.16 years	54.73 years	59.83 years	10
1860s	59.54 years	58.62 years	60.33 years	10
1870s	58.25 years	48.66 years	60.58 years	10
1880s	60.07 years	59.78 years	61.07 years	10
1890s	60.62 years	59.71 years	62.14 years	10
1900s	61.22 years	59.94 years	61.78 years	10
1910s	54.97 years	44.62 years	62.65 years	10
1920s	63.73 years	63.38 years	64.56 years	10
1930s	65.29 years	64.53 years	65.91 years	10
1940s	64.59 years	54.14 years	70.83 years	10
1950s	71.74 years	70.54 years	72.99 years	10
1960s	73.21 years	72.7 years	73.56 years	10
1970s	74.41 years	73.82 years	75.27 years	10
1980s	76.31 years	75.39 years	77.4 years	10
1990s	78.46 years	77.65 years	79.27 years	10
2000s	80.64 years	79.58 years	81.6 years	10
2010s	82.57 years	81.82 years	83.15 years	10
2020s	83.66 years	82.59 years	84.42 years	10
2030s	85.05 years	84.53 years	85.57 years	10
2040s	86.2 years	85.69 years	86.71 years	10
2050s	87.33 years	86.82 years	87.83 years	10
2060s	88.44 years	87.94 years	88.95 years	10
2070s	89.55 years	89.05 years	90.02 years	10
2080s	90.6 years	90.11 years	91.08 years	10
2090s	91.67 years	91.19 years	92.16 years	10
2100s	92.26 years	92.26 years	92.26 years	1

Countries ranked near France

15 French Polynesia 92.62 years compare
16 Malta 92.54 years compare
17 Saint Barthelemy 92.47 years compare
19 Sweden 92.23 years compare
20 Vatican 92.23 years compare
21 Reunion 92.16 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at age 15 in France?: Life expectancy at age 15 in France was 92.26 years in 2100, 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 at age 15 recorded in France?: The highest recorded value was 92.26 years in 2100.
What is the lowest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in France?: The lowest recorded value was 44.62 years in 1915.
How does France rank for life expectancy at age 15?: France ranks 18th out of 236 countries with data for 2100.
Is life expectancy at age 15 rising or falling in France?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this France 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 at age 15. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Life expectancy at age 15
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, 36,894 data points, 1751–2100
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The total period life expectancy at age 15, in a given year.