Life expectancy at birth, female in France
France: Life expectancy at birth, female was 85.9 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, female in France, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth, female in France stood at 85.9 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in France peaked at 86.1 years in 2014 and was at its lowest, 73.3 years, in 1960.
That places France 14th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 74.37 years | 73.3 years | 75.3 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 76.75 years | 75.5 years | 78 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 79.38 years | 78.2 years | 80.6 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 81.81 years | 80.8 years | 82.7 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.84 years | 82.7 years | 85 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.69 years | 85.3 years | 86.1 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.5 years | 85.1 years | 85.9 years | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, female in France?
- Life expectancy at birth, female in France was 85.9 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 86.1 years in 2014.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.3 years in 1960.
- How does France rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
- France ranks 14th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.