Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Germany

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2023, the total life expectancy at birth for Germany was 80.54 years. A difference of -0.07 compared to 2022. The most recent figures on male and female life expectancies at birth for Germany were 78.2 years and 83 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 Germany for recent years.

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Data Source: World Bank.

Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Germany (Years)

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Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Germany (Years)

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Year	Total (Yrs)	Male (Yrs)	Female (Yrs)
1960	69.06	66.51	71.75
1961	69.65	67.04	72.38
1962	69.8	67.15	72.58
1963	69.91	67.24	72.72
1964	70.44	67.66	73.35
1965	70.41	67.67	73.29
1966	70.52	67.72	73.46
1967	70.73	67.88	73.72
1968	70.38	67.54	73.36
1969	70.23	67.3	73.3
1970	70.45	67.5	73.55
1971	70.68	67.71	73.8
1972	70.91	67.86	74.11
1973	71.11	68.05	74.33
1974	71.42	68.4	74.59
1975	71.26	68.17	74.5
1976	71.71	68.62	74.96
1977	72.31	69.16	75.61
1978	72.29	69.11	75.63
1979	72.63	69.46	75.96
1980	72.8	69.61	76.15
1981	73.04	69.89	76.35
1982	73.33	70.18	76.65
1983	73.62	70.47	76.93
1984	74.07	70.94	77.36
1985	74.19	71.07	77.46
1986	74.4	71.31	77.64
1987	74.81	71.67	78.1
1988	75	71.87	78.29
1989	75.19	72.07	78.47
1990	75.09	71.91	78.42
1991	75.32	72.1	78.7
1992	75.82	72.6	79.2
1993	75.87	72.7	79.2
1994	76.27	73.1	79.6
1995	76.42	73.3	79.7
1996	76.67	73.6	79.9
1997	77.07	74	80.3
1998	77.48	74.5	80.6
1999	77.73	74.8	80.8
2000	77.93	75	81
2001	78.33	75.5	81.3
2002	78.23	75.4	81.2
2003	78.38	75.6	81.3
2004	78.68	75.9	81.6
2005	78.93	76.2	81.8
2006	79.13	76.4	82
2007	79.53	76.9	82.3
2008	79.74	77.2	82.4
2009	79.84	77.3	82.5
2010	79.99	77.5	82.6
2011	80.44	77.9	83.1
2012	80.54	78.1	83.1
2013	80.49	78.1	83
2014	81.09	78.7	83.6
2015	80.64	78.3	83.1
2016	80.99	78.6	83.5
2017	80.99	78.7	83.4
2018	80.89	78.6	83.3
2019	81.29	79	83.7
2020	81.04	78.7	83.5
2021	80.79	78.4	83.3
2022	80.61	78.33	83
2023	80.54	78.2	83