Male life expectancy — all countries

Male life expectancy — Portugal

Male life expectancy in Portugal in 2024 — 79.7 years. Ranked 38 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 30.1%.

2024 79.7 years +0.25% vs 2023
World rank 38of 217
Period maximum 79.7 years2024
Period minimum 59.97 years1961

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Male life expectancy — Portugal, 1960–202455606570758019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 61.27 years1962: 61.28 years1964: 62.12 years1966: 62.37 years1968: 63.63 years1970: 64 years1972: 65.3 years1974: 64.8 years1976: 65.3 years1978: 67 years1980: 67.8 years1982: 69 years1984: 69.1 years1986: 69.9 years1988: 70.3 years1990: 70.6 years1992: 70.8 years1994: 71.5 years1996: 71.7 years1998: 72.2 years2000: 72.9 years2002: 73.7 years2004: 74.5 years2006: 75.2 years2008: 75.5 years2010: 76.1 years2012: 77.3 years2014: 78 years2016: 78.1 years2018: 78.3 years2020: 78.5 years2022: 78.9 years2024: 79.7 years
Change over the period: +18.43 (+30.09%) Average annual rate: 0.41 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Portugal 79.7 years
World 71.12 years
Europe & Central Asia 75.57 years
Southern Europe computed 80.54 years
High-income countries computed 77.79 years
Male life expectancy — Portugal, by year Portugal All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 79.7 +0.2 +0.25%
2023 79.5 +0.6 +0.76%
2022 78.9 +0.4 +0.51%
2021 78.5 +0 +0%
2020 78.5 −0.2 −0.25%
2019 78.7 +0.4 +0.51%
2018 78.3 −0.1 −0.13%
2017 78.4 +0.3 +0.38%
2016 78.1 +0 +0%
2015 78.1 +0.1 +0.13%
2014 78 +0.4 +0.52%
2013 77.6 +0.3 +0.39%
2012 77.3 +0 +0%
2011 77.3 +1.2 +1.58%
2010 76.1 +0.3 +0.4%
2009 75.8 +0.3 +0.4%
2008 75.5 +0.3 +0.4%
2007 75.2 +0 +0%
2006 75.2 +0.3 +0.4%
2005 74.9 +0.4 +0.54%
2004 74.5 +0.5 +0.68%
2003 74 +0.3 +0.41%
2002 73.7 +0.3 +0.41%
2001 73.4 +0.5 +0.69%
2000 72.9 +0.4 +0.55%
1999 72.5 +0.3 +0.42%
1998 72.2 +0.3 +0.42%
1997 71.9 +0.2 +0.28%
1996 71.7 −0.1 −0.14%
1995 71.8 +0.3 +0.42%
1994 71.5 +0.5 +0.7%
1993 71 +0.2 +0.28%
1992 70.8 +0.2 +0.28%
1991 70.6 +0 +0%
1990 70.6 −0.3 −0.42%
1989 70.9 +0.6 +0.85%
1988 70.3 +0 +0%
1987 70.3 +0.4 +0.57%
1986 69.9 +0.5 +0.72%
1985 69.4 +0.3 +0.43%
1984 69.1 +0.2 +0.29%
1983 68.9 −0.1 −0.14%
1982 69 +0.8 +1.17%
1981 68.2 +0.4 +0.59%
1980 67.8 −0.1 −0.15%
1979 67.9 +0.9 +1.34%
1978 67 +0.5 +0.75%
1977 66.5 +1.2 +1.84%
1976 65.3 +0.6 +0.93%
1975 64.7 −0.1 −0.15%
1974 64.8 +0.3 +0.47%
1973 64.5 −0.8 −1.23%
1972 65.3 +1.7 +2.67%
1971 63.6 −0.4 −0.62%
1970 64 +0.85 +1.35%
1969 63.15 −0.48 −0.76%
1968 63.63 +0.43 +0.68%
1967 63.2 +0.82 +1.32%
1966 62.37 −0.56 −0.9%
1965 62.94 +0.82 +1.32%
1964 62.12 +0.21 +0.35%
1963 61.9 +0.62 +1.01%
1962 61.28 +1.32 +2.19%
1961 59.97 −1.3 −2.12%
1960 61.27

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.