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19 / 35
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Austria: Life expectancy at birth
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Country overview
Austria
Current reading for Life expectancy at birth in a European context.
Eurostat indicator: Life expectancy at birth
Latest value
82.10 Years
Compared with Europe
+1.3 puntos
Austria is 1.3 points above the European average.
EU: 80.77
Affected population
9.2M
Year: 2025
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Indicator: Life expectancy at birth
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At a glance
Austria performs more favourably than the European benchmark on Life expectancy at birth, with a moderate gap. The trend context points to clearer recent change. The wider topic context is mixed, combining pressure signals and relative strengths.
European comparison in Austria
In Austria, Life expectancy is noticeably better than the European benchmark: 82.1 years versus 80.8 years in 2024, with a gap of 1.3 years.
Recent trend
In Austria, the medium-term pattern is broadly stable: the value moved from 82.0 years in 2019 to 82.1 years in 2024. Although the primary period is broadly stable, the latest step, from 81.9 years in 2023 to 82.1 years in 2024, shows material improvement and provides a clearer recent signal.
Reading within the topic
In Austria, Quality of Life & Household Conditions shows a mixed picture: pressure signals and relative strengths coexist across this indicator and its related indicators compared with Europe. Material recent changes among related indicators lean towards improvement.