EU life expectancy hits 81.4 years

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In 2023, life expectancy at birth in the EU was 81.4 years, marking an increase of 0.8 years from 2022. After having declined in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, life expectancy has reached values higher than in 2019.

The EU region with the highest life expectancy at birth was the Spanish region of Comunidad de Madrid (86.1 years). Αmong the 5 EU regions with the lowest life expectancy at birth, 3 were in Bulgaria and the other 2 were in Hungary and in France.

In 2023, life expectancy at birth for women was 5.3 years longer than that for men, with variations between EU countries.

Source: 
Eurostat, 14 March 2025