Life expectancy at age 15 in Germany
Germany: Life expectancy at age 15 was 90.86 years in 2100. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at age 15 in Germany, 1950–2100
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 Germany stood at 90.86 years. That is the highest value across all 151 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 15 in Germany peaked at 90.86 years in 2100 and was at its lowest, 71.87 years, in 1950.
Germany ranks 50th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 151 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 72.2 years | 71.87 years | 72.68 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 72.84 years | 72.43 years | 73.13 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 73.52 years | 72.79 years | 74.3 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 75.37 years | 74.41 years | 76.27 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 77.16 years | 76.14 years | 78.32 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.54 years | 78.55 years | 80.32 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.05 years | 80.48 years | 81.55 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.89 years | 80.96 years | 82.62 years | 10 |
| 2030s | 83.39 years | 82.76 years | 84 years | 10 |
| 2040s | 84.69 years | 84.13 years | 85.25 years | 10 |
| 2050s | 85.91 years | 85.38 years | 86.43 years | 10 |
| 2060s | 87.05 years | 86.55 years | 87.55 years | 10 |
| 2070s | 88.17 years | 87.67 years | 88.67 years | 10 |
| 2080s | 89.24 years | 88.77 years | 89.73 years | 10 |
| 2090s | 90.29 years | 89.82 years | 90.76 years | 10 |
| 2100s | 90.86 years | 90.86 years | 90.86 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 47 Qatar 91.08 years compare
- 48 Taiwan 91.03 years compare
- 49 Guadeloupe 90.95 years compare
- 51 Isle of Man 90.84 years compare
- 52 Cayman Islands 90.81 years compare
- 53 Kuwait 90.73 years compare
More health data for Germany
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 376,419 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 387,265 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 401,231 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 378,303 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 399,494 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 10.99 million (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 401,149 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 26.0% (2025)
- Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 410,086 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 23.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 15 in Germany?
- Life expectancy at age 15 in Germany was 90.86 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 Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 90.86 years in 2100.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.87 years in 1950.
- How does Germany rank for life expectancy at age 15?
- Germany ranks 50th out of 236 countries with data for 2100.
- Is life expectancy at age 15 rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. 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 at age 15. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The total period life expectancy at age 15, in a given year.