The reading right now

As of January 2024, Life expectancy for France stood at 83. That is up 0.15 from the prior year. Over the trailing five years, the series has averaged 82.5, ranging from a low of 82.1 in January 2022 to a high of 83 in January 2024. The current reading sits 0.42 above its trailing ten-year mean of 82.6.

Computed from the observation series on this page. Numbers update when the underlying provider revises the data.