Life expectancy for females rose 0.164% to 85.7 years in Switzerland in 2024, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, life expectancy for females in Switzerland reached an all time high of 85.8 years in 2019 and an all time low of 71.6 years in 1955. When compared to Switzerland's main peers, life expectancy for females in Austria amounted to 84.4 years, 86.0 years in France, 83.9 years in Germany and 85.8 years in Italy in 2024.
Switzerland has been ranked 7th within the group of 174 countries we follow in terms of life expectancy for females.
| Life Expectancy at Birth (Female) | Unit | 2080 | 2081 | 2082 | 2083 | 2084 | 2085 | 2086 | 2087 | 2088 | 2089 | 2090 | 2091 | 2092 | 2093 | 2094 | 2095 | 2096 | 2097 | 2098 | 2099 | 2100 |
| Austria | years | 92.7 | 92.8 | 92.9 | 93.0 | 93.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | years | 92.4 | 92.6 | 92.7 | 92.8 | 92.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | years | 94.1 | 94.2 | 94.3 | 94.4 | 94.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | years | 91.8 | 91.8 | 92.0 | 92.1 | 92.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | years | 89.2 | 89.3 | 89.4 | 89.5 | 89.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | years | 94.0 | 94.2 | 94.2 | 94.4 | 94.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | years | 90.7 | 90.8 | 90.9 | 91.0 | 91.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Slovenia | years | 92.5 | 92.7 | 92.8 | 92.9 | 93.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | years | 94.7 | 94.8 | 95.0 | 95.0 | 95.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | years | 94.0 | 94.1 | 94.2 | 94.3 | 94.4 |
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