Male life expectancy — all countries

Male life expectancy — Australia

Male life expectancy in Australia in 2024 — 81.1 years. Ranked 20 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 19.6%.

2024 81.1 years +0% vs 2023
World rank 20of 217
Period maximum 81.3 years2021
Period minimum 67.6 years1966

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Male life expectancy — Australia, 1960–2024657075808519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 67.79 years1962: 67.84 years1964: 67.72 years1966: 67.6 years1968: 67.68 years1970: 67.76 years1972: 68.16 years1974: 68.88 years1976: 69.6 years1978: 70.24 years1980: 70.88 years1982: 71.5 years1984: 72.1 years1986: 72.7 years1988: 73.34 years1990: 73.98 years1992: 74.5 years1994: 75 years1996: 75.2 years1998: 75.9 years2000: 76.6 years2002: 77.4 years2004: 78.1 years2006: 78.7 years2008: 79.2 years2010: 79.5 years2012: 79.9 years2014: 80.3 years2016: 80.4 years2018: 80.7 years2020: 81.2 years2022: 81.2 years2024: 81.1 years
Change over the period: +13.31 (+19.64%) Average annual rate: 0.28 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Australia

Australia 81.1 years
World 71.12 years
East Asia & Pacific 73.92 years
Australia and New Zealand computed 80.99 years
High-income countries computed 77.79 years
Male life expectancy — Australia, by year Australia All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 81.1 +0 +0%
2023 81.1 −0.1 −0.12%
2022 81.2 −0.1 −0.12%
2021 81.3 +0.1 +0.12%
2020 81.2 +0.3 +0.37%
2019 80.9 +0.2 +0.25%
2018 80.7 +0.2 +0.25%
2017 80.5 +0.1 +0.12%
2016 80.4 +0 +0%
2015 80.4 +0.1 +0.12%
2014 80.3 +0.2 +0.25%
2013 80.1 +0.2 +0.25%
2012 79.9 +0.2 +0.25%
2011 79.7 +0.2 +0.25%
2010 79.5 +0.2 +0.25%
2009 79.3 +0.1 +0.13%
2008 79.2 +0.2 +0.25%
2007 79 +0.3 +0.38%
2006 78.7 +0.2 +0.25%
2005 78.5 +0.4 +0.51%
2004 78.1 +0.3 +0.39%
2003 77.8 +0.4 +0.52%
2002 77.4 +0.4 +0.52%
2001 77 +0.4 +0.52%
2000 76.6 +0.4 +0.52%
1999 76.2 +0.3 +0.4%
1998 75.9 +0.2 +0.26%
1997 75.7 +0.5 +0.66%
1996 75.2 +0.2 +0.27%
1995 75 +0 +0%
1994 75 +0 +0%
1993 75 +0.5 +0.67%
1992 74.5 +0.2 +0.27%
1991 74.3 +0.32 +0.43%
1990 73.98 +0.32 +0.43%
1989 73.66 +0.32 +0.44%
1988 73.34 +0.32 +0.44%
1987 73.02 +0.32 +0.44%
1986 72.7 +0.3 +0.41%
1985 72.4 +0.3 +0.42%
1984 72.1 +0.3 +0.42%
1983 71.8 +0.3 +0.42%
1982 71.5 +0.3 +0.42%
1981 71.2 +0.32 +0.45%
1980 70.88 +0.32 +0.45%
1979 70.56 +0.32 +0.46%
1978 70.24 +0.32 +0.46%
1977 69.92 +0.32 +0.46%
1976 69.6 +0.36 +0.52%
1975 69.24 +0.36 +0.52%
1974 68.88 +0.36 +0.53%
1973 68.52 +0.36 +0.53%
1972 68.16 +0.36 +0.53%
1971 67.8 +0.04 +0.06%
1970 67.76 +0.04 +0.06%
1969 67.72 +0.04 +0.06%
1968 67.68 +0.04 +0.06%
1967 67.64 +0.04 +0.06%
1966 67.6 −0.06 −0.09%
1965 67.66 −0.06 −0.09%
1964 67.72 −0.06 −0.09%
1963 67.78 −0.06 −0.09%
1962 67.84 −0.06 −0.09%
1961 67.9 +0.11 +0.17%
1960 67.79

Australia and New Zealand, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

AU Australia 81.1 NZ New Zealand 80.4

About the indicator

Life expectancy at birth for men. Men live shorter lives than women in practically every country in the world, and this is one of the most stable differences in all of demography — but the size of the gap varies severalfold: from two or three years in South Asia to ten and more in Eastern Europe, where excess male mortality at working ages is especially large.

Important: The aggregate for country groups is weighted by the male population rather than by the whole population: the share of men across countries ranges from 48 to 70 percent, and in countries with heavy labor migration the difference is substantial.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.