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List of German states by life expectancy

Life expectancy in the German states in 2022/2024 for male[1][2]
Life expectancy in the German states in 2022/2024 for female[1][3]

Germany is administratively divided into 16 partly sovereign states. 13 of them are so-called area-states and 3 are city-states.

According to estimation of the United Nations, in 2023 life expectancy in Germany was 81.38 years (79.02 for male, 83.76 for female).[4]

Estimation of the World Bank Group for 2023: 80.54 years total (78.20 for male, 83.00 for female).[5]

Estimation of Eurostat for 2023: 81.1 years total (78.7 for male, 83.5 for female).[6][7]

According to estimation of the WHO for 2019, at that year life expectancy in Germany was 81.7 years (78.7 years for male and 84.8 years for female). And healthy life expectancy was 70.9 years (69.7 years for male and 72.1 years for female).[8]

The official statistics of Germany, available on the Destatis website, do not include total life expectancy for the population as a whole. For a more correct comparison of regions with various differences in life expectancy for men and women, a column with the arithmetic mean of these indicators was added to the tables.

Destatis (2022/2024)

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By default, the table is sorted by 2022/2024 period, the arithmetic mean.

state 2021/2023 change 2022/2024
male female sex gap arith. mean male female sex gap arith. mean
Germany on average 78.17 82.99 4.82 80.58 0.25 78.47 83.19 4.72 80.83
Baden-Württemberg 79.64 83.93 4.29 81.78 0.24 79.92 84.13 4.21 82.02
Bavaria 78.94 83.51 4.57 81.22 0.31 79.34 83.74 4.40 81.54
Hesse 78.63 83.11 4.48 80.87 0.21 78.88 83.28 4.40 81.08
Saxony 77.41 83.61 6.20 80.51 0.52 78.04 84.02 5.98 81.03
Berlin 78.08 83.17 5.09 80.62 0.21 78.37 83.29 4.92 80.83
Rhineland-Palatinate 78.34 82.92 4.58 80.63 0.18 78.60 83.03 4.43 80.82
Hamburg 78.14 82.98 4.84 80.56 0.19 78.41 83.10 4.69 80.76
Schleswig-Holstein 78.25 82.72 4.47 80.48 0.07 78.34 82.76 4.42 80.55
Brandenburg 77.17 83.09 5.92 80.13 0.41 77.66 83.42 5.76 80.54
North Rhine-Westphalia 77.91 82.43 4.52 80.17 0.18 78.13 82.58 4.45 80.35
Lower Saxony 77.77 82.59 4.82 80.18 0.11 77.96 82.63 4.67 80.29
Thuringia 76.76 82.59 5.83 79.68 0.58 77.38 83.14 5.76 80.26
Saarland 77.09 81.92 4.83 79.50 0.17 77.38 81.97 4.59 79.68
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 76.24 82.58 6.34 79.41 0.25 76.53 82.78 6.25 79.66
Bremen 76.74 82.08 5.34 79.41 −0.01 76.74 82.06 5.32 79.40
Saxony-Anhalt 75.49 82.07 6.58 78.78 0.32 75.93 82.27 6.34 79.10

Data source: Destatis[1][2][3]

Destatis (2016/2018)

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This is a list of German states by life expectancy at birth (average of 2016 to 2018) according to the Federal Statistical Office of Germany.[9]

Rank State Life expectancy in years
(mean of both) 		Life expectancy in years
(men) 		Life expectancy in years
(women)
1 Baden-Württemberg 81.88 79.66 84.10
2 Bavaria 81.56 79.33 83.56
3 Hesse 81.32 79.15 83.48
4 Hamburg 80.95 78.53 83.37
5 Saxony 80.94 77.97 83.91
6 Rhineland-Palatinate 80.84 78.62 83.06
7 Berlin 80.75 78.30 83.19
8 Brandenburg 80.51 77.76 83.26
9 Schleswig-Holstein 80.48 78.18 82.78
10 Lower Saxony 80.47 78.11 82.82
10 North Rhine-Westphalia 80.47 78.17 82.76
12 Thuringia 80.23 77.44 83.02
13 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 79.95 76.76 83.14
14 Saarland 79.88 77.62 82.14
15 Bremen 79.83 77.18 82.47
16 Saxony-Anhalt 79.46 76.28 82.63
 Germany 80.88 78.48 83.27


Eurostat (2014—2023)

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See also: List of European regions by life expectancy

By default the table is sorted by 2023.

code region 2014 2014
→2019 		2019 2019
→2023 		2023 2014
→2023
overall male female F Δ M overall male female F Δ M overall male female F Δ M
Germany on average 81.2 78.7 83.6 4.9 0.1 81.3 79.0 83.7 4.7 −0.2 81.1 78.7 83.5 4.8 −0.1
DE14 Tübingen 82.4 79.9 84.8 4.9 0.0 82.4 80.3 84.6 4.3 0.4 82.8 80.7 84.8 4.1 0.4
DE21 Upper Bavaria 82.6 80.4 84.6 4.2 0.2 82.8 80.9 84.7 3.8 −0.1 82.7 80.6 84.8 4.2 0.1
DE11 Stuttgart 82.5 80.2 84.7 4.5 0.1 82.6 80.4 84.7 4.3 0.0 82.6 80.4 84.7 4.3 0.1
DE13 Freiburg 82.2 80.0 84.2 4.2 0.1 82.3 80.2 84.4 4.2 0.0 82.3 80.3 84.2 3.9 0.1
DE27 Swabia 82.0 79.6 84.3 4.7 0.1 82.1 80.0 84.2 4.2 −0.1 82.0 79.9 84.2 4.3 0.0
DE12 Karlsruhe 81.9 79.6 84.0 4.4 −0.1 81.8 79.6 84.0 4.4 0.2 82.0 79.8 84.1 4.3 0.1
DED2 Dresden 81.6 78.6 84.6 6.0 0.3 81.9 79.1 84.8 5.7 0.0 81.9 79.0 85.0 6.0 0.3
DE71 Darmstadt 81.9 79.7 83.9 4.2 0.2 82.1 80.1 84.0 3.9 −0.4 81.7 79.6 83.7 4.1 −0.2
DE26 Lower Franconia 81.9 79.5 84.3 4.8 0.2 82.1 80.0 84.3 4.3 −0.4 81.7 79.5 83.9 4.4 −0.2
DEB3 Rheinhessen-Pfalz 81.4 79.0 83.7 4.7 −0.1 81.3 79.2 83.4 4.2 0.1 81.4 79.1 83.6 4.5 0.0
DE25 Middle Franconia 81.2 78.7 83.7 5.0 0.1 81.3 79.0 83.4 4.4 0.0 81.3 79.0 83.6 4.6 0.1
DEA2 Cologne 81.2 79.0 83.3 4.3 0.1 81.3 79.2 83.4 4.2 −0.1 81.2 78.9 83.3 4.4 0.0
DE30 Berlin 80.9 78.3 83.5 5.2 0.6 81.5 79.1 83.9 4.8 −0.3 81.2 78.7 83.7 5.0 0.3
DED5 Leipzig 80.8 77.7 84.0 6.3 0.2 81.0 78.1 84.0 5.9 0.2 81.2 78.3 84.3 6.0 0.4
DEA4 Detmold 81.4 79.0 83.8 4.8 0.2 81.6 79.2 83.9 4.7 −0.5 81.1 78.7 83.5 4.8 −0.3
DEB2 Trier 81.2 78.7 83.7 5.0 0.5 81.7 79.6 83.7 4.1 −0.7 81.0 78.7 83.3 4.6 −0.2
DE22 Lower Bavaria 80.7 78.3 83.2 4.9 0.7 81.4 79.4 83.5 4.1 −0.4 81.0 78.6 83.4 4.8 0.3
DEB1 Koblenz 80.8 78.5 83.0 4.5 0.3 81.1 79.0 83.1 4.1 −0.2 80.9 78.6 83.2 4.6 0.1
DE60 Hamburg 81.2 78.7 83.5 4.8 0.3 81.5 79.2 83.8 4.6 −0.6 80.9 78.5 83.3 4.8 −0.3
DEF0 Schleswig-Holstein 80.8 78.5 83.1 4.6 0.1 80.9 78.6 83.3 4.7 −0.1 80.8 78.6 83.1 4.5 0.0
DE23 Upper Palatinate 80.9 78.5 83.4 4.9 0.4 81.3 79.1 83.4 4.3 −0.5 80.8 78.6 83.0 4.4 −0.1
DE72 Giessen 81.3 79.0 83.5 4.5 −0.3 81.0 78.8 83.2 4.4 −0.3 80.7 78.4 83.0 4.6 −0.6
DE24 Upper Franconia 81.0 78.5 83.4 4.9 0.2 81.2 78.7 83.6 4.9 −0.5 80.7 78.2 83.2 5.0 −0.3
DE40 Brandenburg 80.7 77.9 83.5 5.6 0.5 81.2 78.4 84.0 5.6 −0.5 80.7 77.8 83.7 5.9 0.0
DE93 Lüneburg 80.7 78.1 83.4 5.3 0.2 80.9 78.5 83.2 4.7 −0.3 80.6 78.2 83.0 4.8 −0.1
DEA3 Münster 80.9 78.4 83.3 4.9 0.2 81.1 78.7 83.4 4.7 −0.5 80.6 78.2 82.9 4.7 −0.3
DED4 Chemnitz 80.9 77.8 83.9 6.1 −0.1 80.8 77.8 83.9 6.1 −0.2 80.6 77.5 83.9 6.4 −0.3
DE73 Kassel 81.2 78.6 83.6 5.0 0.1 81.3 79.0 83.6 4.6 −0.8 80.5 78.0 83.1 5.1 −0.7
DEG0 Thuringia 80.6 77.6 83.6 6.0 0.1 80.7 78.0 83.5 5.5 −0.2 80.5 77.7 83.5 5.8 −0.1
DE94 Weser-Ems 80.8 78.5 83.1 4.6 0.2 81.0 78.6 83.4 4.8 −0.6 80.4 78.1 82.8 4.7 −0.4
DE92 Hanover 80.7 78.0 83.3 5.3 0.3 81.0 78.4 83.5 5.1 −0.6 80.4 78.0 82.8 4.8 −0.3
DE91 Braunschweig 80.7 78.2 83.1 4.9 −0.1 80.6 78.4 82.9 4.5 −0.4 80.2 77.9 82.6 4.7 −0.5
DEA1 Düsseldorf 80.5 78.1 82.8 4.7 0.2 80.7 78.4 82.9 4.5 −0.5 80.2 77.9 82.5 4.6 −0.3
DEC0 Saarland 80.2 77.7 82.6 4.9 0.0 80.2 77.9 82.5 4.6 −0.2 80.0 77.6 82.4 4.8 −0.2
DE80 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 80.4 77.2 83.7 6.5 −0.1 80.3 77.3 83.5 6.2 −0.3 80.0 76.9 83.3 6.4 −0.4
DEA5 Arnsberg 80.2 77.6 82.7 5.1 0.2 80.4 78.0 82.7 4.7 −0.5 79.9 77.5 82.3 4.8 −0.3
DE50 Bremen 80.1 77.4 82.7 5.3 0.6 80.7 78.0 83.3 5.3 −1.0 79.7 77.0 82.4 5.4 −0.4
DEE0 Saxony-Anhalt 79.8 76.6 83.0 6.4 0.2 80.0 77.0 83.1 6.1 −0.8 79.2 76.1 82.4 6.3 −0.6

Data source: Eurostat[10][11]

Life expectancy in German regions in comparison with regions of other European countries in 2019 and 2022, according to Eurostat[10][11]
(legends on the maps are identical)


Global Data Lab (2019–2022)

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Main article: List of European regions by life expectancy § Estimate of the Global Data Lab (2019—2022)
region 2019 2019
→2021 		2021 2021
→2022 		2022 2019
→2022
overall male female F Δ M overall overall male female F Δ M
Germany on average 81.56 79.13 83.97 4.84 −0.93 80.63 0.36 80.99 78.51 83.49 4.98 −0.57
Baden-Württemberg 82.49 80.22 84.72 4.50 −0.63 81.86 0.34 82.20 79.94 84.42 4.48 −0.29
Bavaria 82.22 80.03 84.38 4.35 −1.01 81.21 0.49 81.70 79.34 84.08 4.74 −0.52
Hesse 81.94 79.75 84.07 4.32 −0.97 80.97 0.27 81.24 79.02 83.52 4.50 −0.70
Berlin 81.68 79.18 84.18 5.00 −0.95 80.73 0.45 81.18 78.44 83.84 5.40 −0.50
Saxony 81.46 78.46 84.56 6.10 −1.80 79.66 1.47 81.13 78.03 84.31 6.28 −0.33
Hamburg 81.68 79.28 84.08 4.80 −0.85 80.83 0.25 81.08 78.65 83.54 4.89 −0.60
Rhineland-Palatinate 81.46 79.26 83.60 4.34 −0.74 80.72 0.15 80.87 78.57 83.19 4.62 −0.59
Schleswig-Holstein 81.08 78.68 83.58 4.90 −0.35 80.73 −0.05 80.68 78.34 82.93 4.59 −0.40
Brandenburg 81.38 78.48 84.28 5.80 −1.64 79.74 0.84 80.58 77.54 83.64 6.10 −0.80
North Rhine-Westphalia 81.13 78.73 83.45 4.72 −0.78 80.35 0.16 80.51 78.12 82.86 4.74 −0.62
Lower Saxony 81.08 78.56 83.56 5.00 −0.64 80.44 0.00 80.44 78.00 83.01 5.01 −0.64
Thuringia 80.88 78.08 83.78 5.70 −2.04 78.84 1.23 80.07 77.14 83.03 5.89 −0.81
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 80.48 77.38 83.78 6.40 −1.04 79.44 0.43 79.87 76.74 83.13 6.39 −0.61
Saarland 80.38 77.98 82.77 4.79 −0.84 79.54 −0.07 79.47 76.94 82.23 5.29 −0.91
Bremen 80.88 78.08 83.58 5.50 −0.94 79.94 −0.47 79.47 76.74 82.23 5.49 −1.41
Saxony-Anhalt 80.18 77.08 83.37 6.29 −1.84 78.34 0.73 79.07 75.84 82.53 6.69 −1.11

Data source: Global Data Lab[12]


Charts

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  • Development of life expectancy in Germany according to estimation of the World Bank Group[5]
    Development of life expectancy in Germany according to estimation of the World Bank Group[5]
  • Life expectancy with calculated sex gap[5]
    Life expectancy with calculated sex gap[5]
  • Life expectancy in Germany according to estimation of Our World in Data[13]
    Life expectancy in Germany according to estimation of Our World in Data[13]
  • Development of life expectancy in Germany in comparison to some big countries of the world[5]
    Development of life expectancy in Germany in comparison to some big countries of the world[5]
  • Development of life expectancy in Germany in comparison to the largest by population European countries[5]
    Development of life expectancy in Germany in comparison to the largest by population European countries[5]


  • Life expectancy and healthy life expectancy in Germany on the background of other countries of the world in 2019[8]
    Life expectancy and healthy life expectancy in Germany on the background of other countries of the world in 2019[8]
  • Life expectancy and healthy life expectancy for males and females separately[8]
    Life expectancy and healthy life expectancy for males and females separately[8]
  • Life expectancy and healthy life expectancy in Germany on the background of other countries of Europe in 2019[8]
    Life expectancy and healthy life expectancy in Germany on the background of other countries of Europe in 2019[8]
  • Life expectancy and healthy life expectancy for males and females separately[8]
    Life expectancy and healthy life expectancy for males and females separately[8]


See also

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Life expectancy charts for Germany.

References

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  2. ^ a b "Sterbefälle und Lebenserwartung: Durchschnittliche fernere Lebenserwartung (Periodensterbetafel) in den Bundesländern für Männer". Federal Statistical Office of Germany (in German). 22 July 2025. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
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  11. ^ a b "Life expectancy at birth by sex and NUTS 2 region". Eurostat. 21 March 2025. Retrieved 1 May 2025. — Table. For visualization use tab "Map"
  12. ^ "Life expectancy 2022 - Maps | Subnational HDI (v8.0)". Global Data Lab. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  13. ^ "Life expectancy at birth: Germany". Our World in Data.
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