Male life expectancy in South Africa in 2024 — 62.78 years. Ranked 189 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 23.5%.
1960–2024 · years
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South Africa
| Year | years | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 62.78 | +0.17 | +0.28% |
| 2023 | 62.61 | +0.8 | +1.29% |
| 2022 | 61.81 | +2.62 | +4.43% |
| 2021 | 59.19 | −2.98 | −4.79% |
| 2020 | 62.17 | −0.52 | −0.83% |
| 2019 | 62.7 | +0.4 | +0.64% |
| 2018 | 62.3 | +0.32 | +0.51% |
| 2017 | 61.98 | +0.65 | +1.06% |
| 2016 | 61.33 | +0.53 | +0.87% |
| 2015 | 60.8 | +0.89 | +1.49% |
| 2014 | 59.91 | +0.68 | +1.14% |
| 2013 | 59.23 | +0.52 | +0.88% |
| 2012 | 58.71 | +0.98 | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 57.74 | +1.54 | +2.74% |
| 2010 | 56.2 | +1.38 | +2.52% |
| 2009 | 54.82 | +1.31 | +2.44% |
| 2008 | 53.51 | +0.8 | +1.51% |
| 2007 | 52.72 | +0.48 | +0.92% |
| 2006 | 52.23 | +0.14 | +0.28% |
| 2005 | 52.09 | +0.17 | +0.33% |
| 2004 | 51.92 | −0.08 | −0.15% |
| 2003 | 51.99 | −1.22 | −2.3% |
| 2002 | 53.22 | −1.37 | −2.51% |
| 2001 | 54.58 | −0.83 | −1.5% |
| 2000 | 55.42 | −0.7 | −1.24% |
| 1999 | 56.11 | −0.61 | −1.07% |
| 1998 | 56.72 | −0.5 | −0.88% |
| 1997 | 57.22 | −0.56 | −0.97% |
| 1996 | 57.78 | −0.5 | −0.86% |
| 1995 | 58.28 | −0.52 | −0.88% |
| 1994 | 58.8 | −0.31 | −0.53% |
| 1993 | 59.11 | −0.25 | −0.43% |
| 1992 | 59.37 | −0.13 | −0.22% |
| 1991 | 59.5 | +0.02 | +0.03% |
| 1990 | 59.48 | −0.17 | −0.28% |
| 1989 | 59.65 | +0.05 | +0.08% |
| 1988 | 59.6 | +0.05 | +0.09% |
| 1987 | 59.54 | +0.24 | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 59.31 | +0.07 | +0.12% |
| 1985 | 59.23 | +0.2 | +0.34% |
| 1984 | 59.03 | +0.34 | +0.57% |
| 1983 | 58.69 | +0.39 | +0.66% |
| 1982 | 58.31 | +0.42 | +0.72% |
| 1981 | 57.89 | +0.44 | +0.77% |
| 1980 | 57.45 | +0.39 | +0.69% |
| 1979 | 57.06 | +0.42 | +0.75% |
| 1978 | 56.64 | +0.48 | +0.85% |
| 1977 | 56.16 | +0.37 | +0.66% |
| 1976 | 55.79 | +0.32 | +0.58% |
| 1975 | 55.48 | +0.51 | +0.92% |
| 1974 | 54.97 | +0.38 | +0.71% |
| 1973 | 54.58 | +0.37 | +0.68% |
| 1972 | 54.22 | +0.4 | +0.74% |
| 1971 | 53.82 | +0.32 | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 53.5 | +0.18 | +0.33% |
| 1969 | 53.32 | +0.2 | +0.38% |
| 1968 | 53.12 | +0.19 | +0.35% |
| 1967 | 52.93 | +0.17 | +0.32% |
| 1966 | 52.76 | +0.27 | +0.52% |
| 1965 | 52.49 | +0.18 | +0.35% |
| 1964 | 52.31 | +0.31 | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 51.99 | +0.29 | +0.56% |
| 1962 | 51.71 | +0.52 | +1.01% |
| 1961 | 51.19 | +0.37 | +0.72% |
| 1960 | 50.82 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
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.
How many years women live on average. The difference from the male figure is one of the most asked-about indicators.
Demography Life expectancy at birthLife expectancy at birth — how many years a newborn will live on average.
Mortality Adult mortality rate, maleHow many men out of a thousand fifteen-year-olds will not live to sixty.
Mortality Healthy life expectancyHow many years a person lives on average without severe illness and limitation.
