What is life expectancy in Austria?

Life expectancy in Austria was 81.96 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Austria?

The highest recorded value was 81.96 years in 2023.

What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Austria?

The lowest recorded value was 34.4 years in 1870.

How does Austria rank for life expectancy?

Austria ranks 38th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is life expectancy rising or falling in Austria?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Austria data come from?

The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Life expectancy in Austria

Name: Life expectancy in Austria
Creator: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Austria: Life expectancy was 81.96 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

81.96 years

Change on year

up 0.8%

World rank

38th

of 236 countries

All-time high

81.96 years

in 2023

All-time low

34.4 years

in 1870

Years of data

1870–2023

Life expectancy in Austria, 1870–2023

Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2023, life expectancy in Austria stood at 81.96 years. That is the highest value across all 84 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy in Austria peaked at 81.96 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 34.4 years, in 1870.

Austria ranks 38th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 84 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1870s	34.4 years	34.4 years	34.4 years	1
1880s	35 years	35 years	35 years	1
1890s	37.3 years	37.3 years	37.3 years	1
1900s	41.05 years	40.1 years	42 years	2
1910s	45.1 years	45.1 years	45.1 years	1
1930s	56.45 years	56.45 years	56.45 years	1
1940s	62.74 years	61.54 years	63.47 years	3
1950s	67.08 years	64.81 years	68.46 years	10
1960s	69.83 years	68.75 years	70.27 years	10
1970s	71.34 years	70.09 years	72.54 years	10
1980s	74 years	72.67 years	75.46 years	10
1990s	76.73 years	75.74 years	77.96 years	10
2000s	79.42 years	78.23 years	80.36 years	10
2010s	81.26 years	80.46 years	81.91 years	10
2020s	81.72 years	81.3 years	81.96 years	4

Countries ranked near Austria

35 Belgium 82.11 years compare
36 New Zealand 82.09 years compare
37 Guadeloupe 82.05 years compare
39 Denmark 81.93 years compare
40 Finland 81.91 years compare
41 Greece 81.86 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Austria

Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 42,013 (2025)
Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 44,332 (2025)
Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 41,871 (2025)
Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 44,182 (2025)
Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 42,005 (2025)
Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 44,624 (2025)
Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 44,686 (2025)
Age dependency ratio, old 32.6% (2025)
Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 42,000 (2025)
Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 42,304 (2025)

All data for Austria →

Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy in Austria?: Life expectancy in Austria was 81.96 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Austria?: The highest recorded value was 81.96 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Austria?: The lowest recorded value was 34.4 years in 1870.
How does Austria rank for life expectancy?: Austria ranks 38th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy rising or falling in Austria?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Austria data come from?: The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Life expectancy
Unit: years
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.