In 2018, the life expectancy of people in the EU (ie the number of years the current 36,2-year-olds are expected to work in their lives) was XNUMX years, according to data released today by the EU statistical office, Eurostat.
This duration is 0,3 years longer than in 2017 and 3,3 years longer than in 2000.
In Cyprus the expected duration is 37,1 years (from 36,3 years in 2017) and in Greece 32,9 years (from 32,7 in 2017).
Men are expected to work longer than women: on average, the life expectancy of men is 38,6 years and for women 33,7 in the EU.
Life expectancy varies between Member States, ranging from 31,8 years in Italy, 32,4 in Croatia and 32,9 in Greece, to 39,9 years in Denmark, 40,5 in the Netherlands and 41,9 in Sweden.