Life expectancy at birth, total in Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein: Life expectancy at birth, total was 84.2 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Liechtenstein, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, total in Liechtenstein is 84.2 years, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Liechtenstein peaked at 84.6 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 70.85 years, in 1962.
That places Liechtenstein 6th 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 | 71.45 years | 70.85 years | 72.61 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 73.96 years | 72.88 years | 74.66 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 76.35 years | 74.66 years | 78.12 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 77.91 years | 76.05 years | 79.11 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.46 years | 76.83 years | 82.68 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.62 years | 81.79 years | 84.16 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.8 years | 81.66 years | 84.6 years | 5 |
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More health data for Liechtenstein
- Population ages 15-64, male 13,220 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 13,198 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 160 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 204 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 64.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 26,419 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 204 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 172 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 205 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 64.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Liechtenstein?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Liechtenstein was 84.2 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The highest recorded value was 84.6 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.85 years in 1962.
- How does Liechtenstein rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Liechtenstein ranks 6th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Liechtenstein?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liechtenstein data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (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.