Male life expectancy — all countries

Male life expectancy — Germany

Male life expectancy in Germany in 2024 — 78.5 years. Ranked 47 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 18%.

2024 78.5 years −0.25% vs 2023
World rank 47of 217
Period maximum 79 years2019
Period minimum 66.51 years1960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Male life expectancy — Germany, 1960–20246570758019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 66.51 years1962: 67.15 years1964: 67.66 years1966: 67.73 years1968: 67.54 years1970: 67.5 years1972: 67.86 years1974: 68.4 years1976: 68.62 years1978: 69.11 years1980: 69.61 years1982: 70.18 years1984: 70.94 years1986: 71.31 years1988: 71.87 years1990: 71.91 years1992: 72.6 years1994: 73.1 years1996: 73.6 years1998: 74.5 years2000: 75 years2002: 75.4 years2004: 75.9 years2006: 76.4 years2008: 77.2 years2010: 77.5 years2012: 78.1 years2014: 78.7 years2016: 78.6 years2018: 78.6 years2020: 78.7 years2022: 78.33 years2024: 78.5 years
Change over the period: +11.99 (+18.03%) Average annual rate: 0.26 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Germany 78.5 years
World 71.12 years
Europe & Central Asia 75.57 years
Western Europe computed 79.63 years
High-income countries computed 77.79 years
Male life expectancy — Germany, by year Germany All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 78.5 −0.2 −0.25%
2023 78.7 +0.37 +0.47%
2022 78.33 −0.07 −0.09%
2021 78.4 −0.3 −0.38%
2020 78.7 −0.3 −0.38%
2019 79 +0.4 +0.51%
2018 78.6 −0.1 −0.13%
2017 78.7 +0.1 +0.13%
2016 78.6 +0.3 +0.38%
2015 78.3 −0.4 −0.51%
2014 78.7 +0.6 +0.77%
2013 78.1 +0 +0%
2012 78.1 +0.2 +0.26%
2011 77.9 +0.4 +0.52%
2010 77.5 +0.2 +0.26%
2009 77.3 +0.1 +0.13%
2008 77.2 +0.3 +0.39%
2007 76.9 +0.5 +0.65%
2006 76.4 +0.2 +0.26%
2005 76.2 +0.3 +0.4%
2004 75.9 +0.3 +0.4%
2003 75.6 +0.2 +0.27%
2002 75.4 −0.1 −0.13%
2001 75.5 +0.5 +0.67%
2000 75 +0.2 +0.27%
1999 74.8 +0.3 +0.4%
1998 74.5 +0.5 +0.68%
1997 74 +0.4 +0.54%
1996 73.6 +0.3 +0.41%
1995 73.3 +0.2 +0.27%
1994 73.1 +0.4 +0.55%
1993 72.7 +0.1 +0.14%
1992 72.6 +0.5 +0.69%
1991 72.1 +0.19 +0.26%
1990 71.91 −0.16 −0.22%
1989 72.07 +0.2 +0.29%
1988 71.87 +0.2 +0.28%
1987 71.67 +0.36 +0.5%
1986 71.31 +0.24 +0.33%
1985 71.07 +0.13 +0.18%
1984 70.94 +0.48 +0.68%
1983 70.47 +0.29 +0.41%
1982 70.18 +0.29 +0.41%
1981 69.89 +0.28 +0.4%
1980 69.61 +0.16 +0.22%
1979 69.46 +0.35 +0.51%
1978 69.11 −0.05 −0.08%
1977 69.16 +0.54 +0.79%
1976 68.62 +0.45 +0.66%
1975 68.17 −0.23 −0.33%
1974 68.4 +0.35 +0.52%
1973 68.05 +0.19 +0.28%
1972 67.86 +0.15 +0.22%
1971 67.71 +0.21 +0.31%
1970 67.5 +0.19 +0.29%
1969 67.3 −0.24 −0.35%
1968 67.54 −0.34 −0.51%
1967 67.88 +0.16 +0.23%
1966 67.73 +0.06 +0.09%
1965 67.67 +0.01 +0.01%
1964 67.66 +0.42 +0.63%
1963 67.24 +0.09 +0.13%
1962 67.15 +0.11 +0.16%
1961 67.04 +0.53 +0.8%
1960 66.51

Western Europe, 2024

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

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.