Life expectancy at birth, male in Albania
Albania: Life expectancy at birth, male was 77.92 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
77.92 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
50th
of 217 countries
All-time high
77.92 years
in 2024
All-time low
54.01 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, male in Albania, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, male in Albania is 77.92 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in Albania peaked at 77.92 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 54.01 years, in 1960.
Albania ranks 50th of 217 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, male in Albania, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 54.01 years | — |
| 1961 | 55.03 years | +1.9% |
| 1962 | 56 years | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 56.94 years | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 57.82 years | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 58.68 years | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 59.54 years | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 60.36 years | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 61.15 years | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 61.89 years | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 62.58 years | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 63.25 years | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 63.87 years | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 64.44 years | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 64.95 years | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 65.42 years | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 65.86 years | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 66.27 years | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 66.62 years | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 66.83 years | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 67.04 years | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 67.21 years | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 67.44 years | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 67.66 years | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 67.87 years | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 68.11 years | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 68.44 years | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 68.73 years | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 68.94 years | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 69.17 years | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 69.41 years | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 69.7 years | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 70.01 years | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 70.38 years | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 70.57 years | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 70.73 years | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 70.8 years | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 69.87 years | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 71.09 years | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 71.41 years | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 71.8 years | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 72.2 years | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 72.53 years | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 72.86 years | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 73.24 years | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 73.66 years | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 74.18 years | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 74.92 years | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 75.53 years | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 75.84 years | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 75.83 years | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 75.79 years | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 75.66 years | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 75.67 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 75.83 years | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 76.28 years | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 76.66 years | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 77 years | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 77.45 years | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 77.83 years | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 75.43 years | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 74.74 years | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 76.75 years | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 77.73 years | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 77.92 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 58.14 years | 54.01 years | 61.89 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 65.01 years | 62.58 years | 66.83 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 68.06 years | 67.04 years | 69.17 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 70.4 years | 69.41 years | 71.41 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.68 years | 71.8 years | 75.84 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.4 years | 75.66 years | 77.83 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.51 years | 74.74 years | 77.92 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Albania
- 47 Costa Rica 78.37 years compare
- 48 Puerto Rico 78.28 years compare
- 49 Cayman Islands 78.2 years compare
- 51 United States Virgin Islands 77.6 years compare
- 52 Saudi Arabia 77.33 years compare
- 53 Northern Mariana Islands 77.28 years compare
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.287 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 2,085 (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 12 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -2.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0796 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -2.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0865 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, male in Albania?
- Life expectancy at birth, male in Albania was 77.92 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 77.92 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.01 years in 1960.
- How does Albania rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Albania ranks 50th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.