Life expectancy: France

83.3253 years in 2023, the latest year published. Figures for 208 years from 1816 to 2023 are below.

Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.

Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Source and method · All countries and regions.

Every year

Year	Value (years)
2023	83.3253
2022	82.4753
2021	82.3216
2020	82.1993
2019	82.7304
2018	82.5682
2017	82.4385
2016	82.4008
2015	82.1487
2014	82.4366
2013	81.9786
2012	81.739
2011	81.781
2010	81.4047
2009	81.1635
2008	81.0392
2007	80.9602
2006	80.7449
2005	80.3367
2004	80.3363
2003	79.419
2002	79.4109
2001	79.2208
2000	79.0438
1999	78.7457
1998	78.5879
1997	78.4246
1996	78.0613
1995	77.8715
1994	77.7681
1993	77.3488
1992	77.2973
1991	77.0162
1990	76.8351
1989	76.5432
1988	76.398
1987	76.1465
1986	75.5776
1985	75.309
1984	75.2175
1983	74.7344
1982	74.7657
1981	74.3965
1980	74.2335
1979	74.125
1978	73.8445
1977	73.7282
1976	73.122
1975	72.9001
1974	72.8037
1973	72.4756
1972	72.3134
1971	72.0735
1970	72.0915
1969	71.2063
1968	71.4857
1967	71.4983
1966	71.5138
1965	71.1067
1964	71.2802
1963	70.3204
1962	70.4704
1961	70.9582
1960	70.3675
1959	70.1683
1958	70.1071
1957	68.8972
1956	68.4647
1955	68.4442
1954	68.1882
1953	67.3191
1952	67.3912
1951	66.0968
1950	66.3819
1949	64.9
1948	65.78
1947	63.95
1946	62.36
1945	54.93
1944	47.17
1943	53.3
1942	57.44
1941	57.42
1940	49.6
1939	59.55
1938	58.93
1937	59.11
1936	58.76
1935	58.28
1934	58.3
1933	57.65
1932	57.22
1931	56.9
1930	56.8
1929	54.24
1928	55.41
1927	55.74
1926	53.96
1925	54.35
1924	55.19
1923	54.59
1922	54.89
1921	52.69
1920	51.82
1919	47.14
1918	34.84
1917	42.97
1916	39.75
1915	36.55
1914	38.23
1913	51.36
1912	51.55
1911	48.21
1910	51.35
1909	50.01
1908	49.29
1907	48.3
1906	47.73
1905	48.38
1904	48.07
1903	48.4
1902	47.98
1901	47
1900	45.1
1899	45.17
1898	46.01
1897	47.88
1896	47.49
1895	45.26
1894	45.49
1893	43.55
1892	43.56
1891	44.11
1890	43.43
1889	45.54
1888	44.15
1887	43.72
1886	43.17
1885	43.94
1884	42.46
1883	43.27
1882	43.14
1881	43.48
1880	42.79
1879	43.98
1878	43.37
1877	44.29
1876	43.59
1875	43.19
1874	44.29
1873	41.87
1872	42.5
1871	29.74
1870	36.52
1869	41.12
1868	40.29
1867	42.41
1866	41.82
1865	40.2
1864	42.06
1863	41.82
1862	42.7
1861	40.58
1860	43.34
1859	35.33
1858	39.71
1857	39.6
1856	40.19
1855	37.56
1854	36.16
1853	42.55
1852	41.35
1851	41.8
1850	43.31
1849	35.95
1848	40.33
1847	40.45
1846	40.7
1845	43.61
1844	42.33
1843	40.79
1842	40.03
1841	40.71
1840	40.41
1839	40.95
1838	39.37
1837	39.42
1836	42
1835	39.52
1834	35.09
1833	38.88
1832	35.87
1831	39.73
1830	39.63
1829	39.44
1828	37.6
1827	39.41
1826	37.8
1825	38.58
1824	39.21
1823	40.04
1822	38.37
1821	39.88
1820	39.28
1819	37.32
1818	38.6
1817	39.23
1816	40.1