EU 80.77
· European ranking
10 / 35
Up 2 positions compared with previous year
France: Life Expectancy
An editorial snapshot of country living conditions with trend, regional spread, and context links.
Latest value
· 2024
83.00 Years
EU 80.77 · +2.2 pp vs Europe
What this indicator measures
Measures the average number of years a newborn would live if the age-specific mortality conditions observed in the reference period remained applicable throughout life.
Higher values generally represent a more favorable situation.
Data source: Eurostat Life expectancy at birth TPS00205
Explore this indicator
Regional map
· 2024 · 26 regions
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Internal regions
Comparison of values across the country's regions for this indicator.
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1+1.93
84.60
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2+1.45
84.20
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3+1.20
84.00
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4+0.96
83.80
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5+0.84
83.70
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6+0.60
83.50
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6+0.60
83.50
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8+0.00
83.00
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9-0.12
82.90
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10-0.36
82.70
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11-0.48
82.60
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12-0.60
82.50
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12-0.60
82.50
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14-0.72
82.40
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14-0.72
82.40
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16-0.84
82.30
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16-0.84
82.30
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18-1.33
81.90
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18-1.33
81.90
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20-1.45
81.80
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21-1.57
81.70
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22-1.69
81.60
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23-1.81
81.50
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24-2.05
81.30
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25-2.29
81.10
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26-3.49
80.10
More context on this indicator
At a glance
France performs more favourably than the European benchmark on Life expectancy at birth, with a large gap. The trend context points to confirmed stability. The wider topic context is mixed, combining pressure signals and relative strengths.
European comparison in France
In France, Life expectancy stands clearly better than the European benchmark: 83.0 years versus 80.8 years in 2024, a large gap of 2.2 years.
Recent trend
In France, the medium-term pattern is broadly stable: the value moved from 83.0 years in 2019 to 83.0 years in 2024. The latest value also changes little from 83.0 years in 2023, confirming the stable reading.
Reading within the topic
In France, 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 deterioration and warrant monitoring.