EU 80.77
· European ranking
7 / 35
Up 1 positions compared with previous year
Luxembourg: Life Expectancy
An editorial snapshot of country living conditions with trend, regional spread, and context links.
Latest value
· 2024
83.20 Years
EU 80.77 · +2.4 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
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At a glance
Luxembourg performs more favourably than the European benchmark on Life expectancy at birth, with a large gap. The trend context points to recent reversal. The wider topic context points to broader relative strength.
European comparison in Luxembourg
In Luxembourg, Life expectancy stands clearly better than the European benchmark: 83.2 years versus 80.8 years in 2024, a large gap of 2.4 years.
Recent trend
In Luxembourg, the medium-term pattern shows improvement: the value moved from 82.7 years in 2019 to 83.2 years in 2024. The latest step, from 83.4 years in 2023 to 83.2 years in 2024, reverses the previous direction and shows recent deterioration.
Reading within the topic
In Luxembourg, the evidence for Quality of Life & Household Conditions leans towards relatively favourable performance compared with Europe, without a clear pressure signal dominating the picture. Material recent changes among related indicators lean towards deterioration and warrant monitoring.