Life expectancy at birth, male in Australia
Australia: Life expectancy at birth, male was 81.1 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
81.1 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
20th
of 217 countries
All-time high
81.3 years
in 2021
All-time low
67.6 years
in 1966
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, male in Australia, 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 Australia is 81.1 years, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in Australia peaked at 81.3 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 67.6 years, in 1966.
That places Australia 20th out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, male in Australia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 67.79 years | — |
| 1961 | 67.9 years | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 67.84 years | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 67.78 years | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 67.72 years | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 67.66 years | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 67.6 years | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 67.64 years | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 67.68 years | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 67.72 years | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 67.76 years | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 67.8 years | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 68.16 years | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 68.52 years | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 68.88 years | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 69.24 years | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 69.6 years | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 69.92 years | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 70.24 years | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 70.56 years | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 70.88 years | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 71.2 years | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 71.5 years | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 71.8 years | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 72.1 years | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 72.4 years | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 72.7 years | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 73.02 years | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 73.34 years | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 73.66 years | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 73.98 years | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 74.3 years | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 74.5 years | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 75 years | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 75 years | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 75 years | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 75.2 years | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 75.7 years | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 75.9 years | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 76.2 years | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 76.6 years | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 77 years | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 77.4 years | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 77.8 years | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 78.1 years | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 78.5 years | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 78.7 years | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 79 years | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 79.2 years | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 79.3 years | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 79.5 years | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 79.7 years | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 79.9 years | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 80.1 years | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 80.3 years | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 80.4 years | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 80.4 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 80.5 years | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 80.7 years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 80.9 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 81.2 years | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 81.3 years | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 81.2 years | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 81.1 years | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 81.1 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 67.73 years | 67.6 years | 67.9 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 69.07 years | 67.76 years | 70.56 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 72.26 years | 70.88 years | 73.66 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 75.08 years | 73.98 years | 76.2 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.16 years | 76.6 years | 79.3 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.24 years | 79.5 years | 80.9 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.18 years | 81.1 years | 81.3 years | 5 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.83 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.9072 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 906.6 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 215 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 3.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.0965 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0844 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, male in Australia?
- Life expectancy at birth, male in Australia was 81.1 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 Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 81.3 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.6 years in 1966.
- How does Australia rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Australia ranks 20th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia 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.