Life expectancy at birth, male in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Life expectancy at birth, male was 71.05 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, male in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 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 Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) is 71.05 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 71.05 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 61.18 years, in 1960.
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 21st of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, male in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 61.18 years | — |
| 1961 | 61.49 years | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 61.47 years | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 62.06 years | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 62.47 years | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 62.48 years | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 62.63 years | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 62.45 years | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 62.42 years | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 62.09 years | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 62.27 years | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 62.42 years | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 62.66 years | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 62.79 years | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 62.88 years | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 62.62 years | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 62.59 years | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 62.49 years | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 62.54 years | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 62.49 years | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 62.5 years | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 62.81 years | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 63.19 years | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 63.26 years | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 63.2 years | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 63.8 years | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 64.78 years | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 64.94 years | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 64.86 years | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 64.84 years | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 64.58 years | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 64.33 years | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 63.34 years | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 62.24 years | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 61.93 years | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 62.22 years | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 62.9 years | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 63.52 years | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 63.91 years | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 63.46 years | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 63.66 years | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 63.82 years | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 63.88 years | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 64.02 years | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 64.31 years | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 64.43 years | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 65.07 years | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 65.61 years | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 66.04 years | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 66.68 years | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 67.1 years | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 67.63 years | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 68.11 years | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 68.61 years | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 68.87 years | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 69.25 years | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 69.64 years | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 70.16 years | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 70.31 years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 70.63 years | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 69.16 years | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 68.46 years | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 70.12 years | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 70.66 years | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 71.05 years | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 62.08 years | 61.18 years | 62.63 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 62.58 years | 62.27 years | 62.88 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 63.82 years | 62.5 years | 64.94 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 63.24 years | 61.93 years | 64.58 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.75 years | 63.66 years | 66.68 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.03 years | 67.1 years | 70.63 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.89 years | 68.46 years | 71.05 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
More health data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.035 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0402 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate -0.0639 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0397 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate -0.1882 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per capita 0.0307 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, male in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Life expectancy at birth, male in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 71.05 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 Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 71.05 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.18 years in 1960.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 21st out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.