Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for France

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2023, the total life expectancy at birth for France was 82.93 years. A difference of +0.8 compared to 2022. The most recent figures on male and female life expectancies at birth for France were 80.1 years and 85.9 years respectively in 2023.

You can see similar information for other countries.

The World Bank defines life expectancy at birth as "the average number of years a newborn is expected to live if mortality patterns at the time of its birth remain constant in the future".

The chart and table below shows the total, male, and female life expectancies of France for recent years.

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Data Source: World Bank.
Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for France (Years)
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Female
Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for France (Years)
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Year Total (Yrs) Male (Yrs) Female (Yrs)
1960 69.87 66.6 73.3
1961 70.12 66.8 73.6
1962 70.32 66.9 73.9
1963 70.52 67.1 74.1
1964 70.66 67.2 74.3
1965 70.81 67.3 74.5
1966 70.96 67.4 74.7
1967 71.16 67.6 74.9
1968 71.31 67.7 75.1
1969 71.46 67.8 75.3
1970 71.66 68 75.5
1971 71.91 68.2 75.8
1972 72.11 68.4 76
1973 72.36 68.6 76.3
1974 72.61 68.8 76.6
1975 72.85 69 76.9
1976 73.1 69.2 77.2
1977 73.35 69.4 77.5
1978 73.6 69.7 77.7
1979 73.85 69.9 78
1980 74.05 70.1 78.2
1981 74.3 70.3 78.5
1982 74.5 70.5 78.7
1983 74.8 70.8 79
1984 75 71 79.2
1985 75.3 71.3 79.5
1986 75.6 71.6 79.8
1987 75.8 71.8 80
1988 76.1 72.1 80.3
1989 76.35 72.3 80.6
1990 76.6 72.6 80.8
1991 76.85 72.8 81.1
1992 77.1 73.1 81.3
1993 77.3 73.3 81.5
1994 77.65 73.6 81.9
1995 77.75 73.8 81.9
1996 77.95 74.1 82
1997 78.31 74.5 82.3
1998 78.61 74.8 82.6
1999 78.76 75 82.7
2000 79.06 75.3 83
2001 79.16 75.5 83
2002 79.26 75.7 83
2003 79.11 75.7 82.7
2004 80.16 76.7 83.8
2005 80.16 76.7 83.8
2006 80.81 77.3 84.5
2007 81.11 77.6 84.8
2008 81.22 77.8 84.8
2009 81.42 78 85
2010 81.66 78.2 85.3
2011 82.12 78.7 85.7
2012 81.97 78.7 85.4
2013 82.22 79 85.6
2014 82.72 79.5 86.1
2015 82.32 79.2 85.6
2016 82.57 79.5 85.8
2017 82.58 79.6 85.7
2018 82.68 79.7 85.8
2019 82.83 79.9 85.9
2020 82.18 79.2 85.3
2021 82.32 79.3 85.5
2022 82.13 79.3 85.1
2023 82.93 80.1 85.9