Male life expectancy — all countries

Male life expectancy — Ireland

Male life expectancy in Ireland in 2024 — 81.4 years. Ranked 14 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 18.9%.

2024 81.4 years +0.37% vs 2023
World rank 14of 217
Period maximum 81.4 years2024
Period minimum 67.85 years1961

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Male life expectancy — Ireland, 1960–2024657075808519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 68.49 years1962: 67.97 years1964: 68.49 years1966: 68.1 years1968: 68.72 years1970: 68.58 years1972: 68.59 years1974: 68.64 years1976: 69.36 years1978: 69.35 years1980: 69.93 years1982: 70.47 years1984: 70.91 years1986: 70.85 years1988: 71.7 years1990: 72.11 years1992: 72.68 years1994: 73.05 years1996: 73.1 years1998: 73.4 years2000: 74 years2002: 75 years2004: 76.1 years2006: 76.9 years2008: 77.9 years2010: 78.5 years2012: 78.7 years2014: 79.3 years2016: 79.8 years2018: 80.4 years2020: 80.7 years2022: 80.9 years2024: 81.4 years
Change over the period: +12.92 (+18.86%) Average annual rate: 0.27 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Ireland 81.4 years
World 71.12 years
Europe & Central Asia 75.57 years
Northern Europe computed 79.76 years
High-income countries computed 77.79 years
Male life expectancy — Ireland, by year Ireland All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 81.4 +0.3 +0.37%
2023 81.1 +0.2 +0.25%
2022 80.9 +0.5 +0.62%
2021 80.4 −0.3 −0.37%
2020 80.7 −0.1 −0.12%
2019 80.8 +0.4 +0.5%
2018 80.4 +0 +0%
2017 80.4 +0.6 +0.75%
2016 79.8 +0.2 +0.25%
2015 79.6 +0.3 +0.38%
2014 79.3 +0.4 +0.51%
2013 78.9 +0.2 +0.25%
2012 78.7 +0.1 +0.13%
2011 78.6 +0.1 +0.13%
2010 78.5 +0.7 +0.9%
2009 77.8 −0.1 −0.13%
2008 77.9 +0.6 +0.78%
2007 77.3 +0.4 +0.52%
2006 76.9 +0.2 +0.26%
2005 76.7 +0.6 +0.79%
2004 76.1 +0.4 +0.53%
2003 75.7 +0.7 +0.93%
2002 75 +0.5 +0.67%
2001 74.5 +0.5 +0.68%
2000 74 +0.6 +0.82%
1999 73.4 +0 +0%
1998 73.4 +0 +0%
1997 73.4 +0.3 +0.41%
1996 73.1 +0.34 +0.46%
1995 72.76 −0.29 −0.4%
1994 73.05 +0.49 +0.68%
1993 72.56 −0.12 −0.16%
1992 72.68 +0.39 +0.55%
1991 72.29 +0.18 +0.24%
1990 72.11 +0.36 +0.51%
1989 71.74 +0.05 +0.07%
1988 71.7 +0.05 +0.07%
1987 71.65 +0.8 +1.13%
1986 70.85 +0.09 +0.13%
1985 70.76 −0.16 −0.22%
1984 70.91 +0.51 +0.72%
1983 70.4 −0.07 −0.1%
1982 70.47 +0.31 +0.44%
1981 70.16 +0.23 +0.33%
1980 69.93 +0.54 +0.78%
1979 69.39 +0.04 +0.06%
1978 69.35 −0.14 −0.21%
1977 69.49 +0.13 +0.19%
1976 69.36 +0.19 +0.27%
1975 69.18 +0.54 +0.78%
1974 68.64 −0.08 −0.12%
1973 68.72 +0.13 +0.19%
1972 68.59 −0.7 −1.01%
1971 69.29 +0.71 +1.03%
1970 68.58 −0.14 −0.21%
1969 68.73 +0 +0.01%
1968 68.72 −0.36 −0.52%
1967 69.08 +0.98 +1.45%
1966 68.1 −0.46 −0.67%
1965 68.56 +0.07 +0.1%
1964 68.49 +0.19 +0.28%
1963 68.29 +0.32 +0.47%
1962 67.97 +0.12 +0.18%
1961 67.85 −0.64 −0.93%
1960 68.49

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.