Europe Life Expectancy Ranking (2023)

In 2023, life expectancy in Europe was highest in Monaco at 86.37 years, followed by San Marino at 85.71 years and Liechtenstein at 84.84 years. The average life expectancy across countries in Europe was 80.19 years, the median was 81.54 years, and Moldova recorded the lowest life expectancy at 71.20 years, according to the World Bank.

Data is available for the period 1960 to 2023 across 49 countries in Europe.

Frequency : Yearly
Rank Country Current Value Previous Value Year
1 86.37 85.75 2023
2 85.71 85.71 2023
3 84.84 84.12 2023
4 84.06 83.6 2023
5 84.04 84.02 2023
6 83.88 83.13 2023
7 83.7 82.7 2023
8 83.55 83.52 2023
9 83.51 82.45 2023
10 83.36 82.95 2023
11 83.31 83.06 2023
12 83.14 82.94 2023
13 83.11 82.51 2023
14 82.93 82.13 2023
15 82.86 82.51 2023
16 82.61 82.12 2023
17 82.4 81.75 2023
18 82.28 81.63 2023
19 81.98 81.28 2023
20 81.91 81.61 2023
21 81.85 81.3 2023
22 81.69 81.19 2023
23 81.65 80.43 2023
24 81.54 81.3 2023
25 81.54 80.79 2023
26 81.24 81.01 2023
27 81 80.96 2023
28 80.54 80.61 2023
29 79.88 78.93 2023
30 79.6 78.77 2023
31 78.51 77.16 2023
32 78.49 77.84 2023
33 78.47 77.58 2023
34 78.03 77.62 2023
35 78.02 76.97 2023
36 77.85 76.78 2023
37 77.59 76.19 2023
38 77.16 77.59 2023
39 76.99 75.64 2023
40 76.77 75.87 2023
41 76.61 75.15 2023
42 76.22 75.24 2023
43 75.71 74.16 2023
44 75.68 74.28 2023
45 75.32 74.42 2023
46 74.18 74.1 2023
47 73.42 72.66 2023
48 73.25 72.55 2023
49 71.2 71.55 2023
Europe Life Expectancy Ranking (2023) : Definition
Life Expectancy measures the average number of years a newborn is expected to live under current age-specific mortality rates, reported in years for the reference year.