Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Germany
Germany: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex was 0.0758 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0758
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
206th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.1499
in 1950
All-time low
0.0758
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Germany, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Germany recorded 0.0758 for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Germany peaked at 0.1499 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.0758, in 2023.
That places Germany 206th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Germany, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.1499 | — |
| 1951 | 0.1468 | -2.1% |
| 1952 | 0.1438 | -2.0% |
| 1953 | 0.141 | -2.0% |
| 1954 | 0.1383 | -1.9% |
| 1955 | 0.1357 | -1.9% |
| 1956 | 0.1333 | -1.8% |
| 1957 | 0.1323 | -0.7% |
| 1958 | 0.1295 | -2.1% |
| 1959 | 0.1286 | -0.7% |
| 1960 | 0.1258 | -2.2% |
| 1961 | 0.1241 | -1.4% |
| 1962 | 0.1206 | -2.8% |
| 1963 | 0.119 | -1.3% |
| 1964 | 0.1173 | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 0.1151 | -1.9% |
| 1966 | 0.1146 | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.1132 | -1.3% |
| 1968 | 0.1119 | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.1134 | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 0.1125 | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 0.112 | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.1101 | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 0.1094 | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.1081 | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 0.1074 | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.1055 | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 0.1038 | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.1028 | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1016 | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.1004 | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0989 | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.098 | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0964 | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0956 | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0943 | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0935 | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0928 | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0924 | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0914 | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0917 | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0913 | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0904 | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0898 | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.089 | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0886 | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0876 | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0868 | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0856 | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0851 | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0847 | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0839 | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0836 | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0825 | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.082 | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0812 | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0805 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0801 | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0794 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0791 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.079 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0793 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0779 | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0782 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0776 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.078 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0785 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0776 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0778 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0775 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0771 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0817 | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0775 | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0758 | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1379 | 0.1286 | 0.1499 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1175 | 0.1119 | 0.1258 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1073 | 0.1016 | 0.1125 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0954 | 0.0914 | 0.1004 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0886 | 0.0851 | 0.0917 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0817 | 0.0791 | 0.0847 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0782 | 0.0775 | 0.0793 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.078 | 0.0758 | 0.0817 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More poverty & inequality data for Germany
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 7 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.44 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 7,007 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 37.48 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 37.5% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Germany?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Germany was 0.0758 in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1499 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0758 in 2023.
- How does Germany rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- Germany ranks 206th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Level of inequality in lifespans, measured between 0 and 1.