Which has higher male life expectancy at birth, Belgium or Ireland?

Ireland, at 80.37 years against 79.86 years in Belgium as of 2023.

What is the difference in male life expectancy at birth between Belgium and Ireland?

0.51 years, with Ireland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Ireland?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Male life expectancy at birth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Belgium vs Ireland: Male life expectancy at birth

Belgium

79.86 years

in 2023

Ireland

80.37 years

in 2023

Belgium rank

35th

Ireland rank

32nd

Male life expectancy at birth over time

Belgium
Ireland

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 80.37 years against 79.86 years in Belgium, a difference of 0.51 years.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ireland ahead.

Belgium ranks 35th and Ireland ranks 32nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Ireland in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Ireland	Difference	Ahead
1950s	65.91 years	66.34 years	0.4272 years	Ireland
1960s	67.45 years	68.43 years	0.9724 years	Ireland
1970s	68.75 years	69.06 years	0.3049 years	Ireland
1980s	71.11 years	70.86 years	0.2549 years	Belgium
1990s	73.49 years	72.87 years	0.6224 years	Belgium
2000s	75.92 years	76.08 years	0.1528 years	Ireland
2010s	78.44 years	79.41 years	0.9715 years	Ireland
2020s	79.08 years	80.24 years	1.15 years	Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher male life expectancy at birth, Belgium or Ireland?: Ireland, at 80.37 years against 79.86 years in Belgium as of 2023.
What is the difference in male life expectancy at birth between Belgium and Ireland?: 0.51 years, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Ireland?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Belgium and Ireland rank globally for male life expectancy at birth?: Belgium ranks 35th and Ireland ranks 32nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Male life expectancy at birth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Male life expectancy at birth
Unit: years
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Period life expectancy at birth.