France · Life Expectancy at Birth (WHO)
81.9 years2021
Unit: years. Publisher measure: Life expectancy at birth (years).
Life expectancy at birth for the country population, both sexes, under the mortality rates of the reference year.
Measurement basis: WHO modelled period life-table estimates based on sex- and age-specific mortality.
Reference-period cadence: annual.
Source update cadence: biennial. This does not establish a publication date for an individual reading.
Displayed values are rounded, with extra precision when needed to keep a positive estimate positive. Downloads retain the full numeric estimate and the publisher's original display text separately.
A “<” sign means strictly below the stated number. Numeric readings and uncertainty endpoints keep their own comparison signs. A number without a sign does not establish certainty or an observed outcome.
World Health Organization (Global Health Observatory); retrieved 2026-09-07. Retrieval time is separate from an official publisher release vintage.
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Reported estimates and uncertainty · 22 rows
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| Country | Year | Reading | Lower endpoint | Upper endpoint | Publisher note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | 2000 | 78.91105529 | 78.84816394 | 78.97394665 | — |
| France | 2001 | 79.01103311 | 78.95551656 | 79.06654965 | — |
| France | 2002 | 79.14448316 | 79.08459847 | 79.20436786 | — |
| France | 2003 | 79.09102734 | 79.03640368 | 79.14565099 | — |
| France | 2004 | 80.00018858 | 79.94064994 | 80.05972722 | — |
| France | 2005 | 80.00456559 | 79.94665269 | 80.06247849 | — |
| France | 2006 | 80.52598237 | 80.46266536 | 80.58929938 | — |
| France | 2007 | 80.79627532 | 80.73754873 | 80.85500192 | — |
| France | 2008 | 80.87497757 | 80.81621904 | 80.93373609 | — |
| France | 2009 | 81.04063075 | 80.98070698 | 81.10055452 | — |
| France | 2010 | 81.2215994 | 81.16057962 | 81.28261917 | — |
| France | 2011 | 81.57719696 | 81.51801666 | 81.63637725 | — |
| France | 2012 | 81.57752501 | 81.51448091 | 81.6405691 | — |
| France | 2013 | 81.81996075 | 81.76282392 | 81.87709758 | — |
| France | 2014 | 82.2489409 | 82.19564402 | 82.30223778 | — |
| France | 2015 | 81.90513823 | 81.88897093 | 81.97495352 | — |
| France | 2016 | 82.13202442 | 82.11081704 | 82.20587083 | — |
| France | 2017 | 82.17093951 | 82.16981021 | 82.24474385 | — |
| France | 2018 | 82.37708106 | 82.35865632 | 82.44119635 | — |
| France | 2019 | 82.52902201 | 82.51924699 | 82.60143782 | — |
| France | 2020 | 81.87409035 | 81.87242621 | 81.93562009 | — |
| France | 2021 | 81.92274175 | 81.91157517 | 82.00027612 | — |
One row per country, indicator and year, with raw values, source links and reuse notices. Thresholds have an empty numeric value and separate number/operator fields; value_kind distinguishes upper bounds from absent readings.