Life expectancy at birth, male (years) in Italy
Italy: Life expectancy at birth, male (years) was 82 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
82 years
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
10th
of 218 countries
All-time high
82 years
in 2024
All-time low
66.54 years
in 1962
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, male in Italy, 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 Italy is 82 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in Italy peaked at 82 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 66.54 years, in 1962.
That places Italy 10th out of 218 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 (years) in Italy, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 66.68 years | — |
| 1961 | 67.17 years | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 66.54 years | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 66.57 years | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 67.58 years | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 67.44 years | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 68.17 years | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 68.22 years | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 67.98 years | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 67.89 years | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 68.71 years | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 68.88 years | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 69.09 years | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 69.08 years | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 69.71 years | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 69.54 years | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 69.87 years | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 70.15 years | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 70.42 years | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 70.71 years | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 70.67 years | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 71.11 years | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 71.6 years | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 71.45 years | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 72.17 years | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 72.3 years | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 72.6 years | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 73 years | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 73.2 years | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 73.6 years | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 73.8 years | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 73.8 years | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 74.2 years | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 74.6 years | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 74.8 years | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 75 years | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 75.4 years | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 75.8 years | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 76 years | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 76.4 years | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 76.9 years | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 77.2 years | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 77.4 years | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 77.3 years | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 78 years | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 78.1 years | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 78.6 years | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 78.8 years | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 78.9 years | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 79.1 years | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 79.5 years | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 79.7 years | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 79.8 years | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 80.3 years | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 80.7 years | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 80.3 years | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 81 years | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 80.8 years | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 81.2 years | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 81.4 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 80 years | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 80.5 years | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 80.7 years | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 81.4 years | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 82 years | +0.7% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 82 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 79.04 years, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Italy's 82 years is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 77.1 years, 1.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 67.42 years | 66.54 years | 68.22 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 69.62 years | 68.71 years | 70.71 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 72.17 years | 70.67 years | 73.6 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 74.98 years | 73.8 years | 76.4 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.03 years | 76.9 years | 79.1 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.47 years | 79.5 years | 81.4 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.92 years | 80 years | 82 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 7 Andorra 82.26 years compare
- 8 Liechtenstein 82.2 years compare
- 9 United Arab Emirates 82.17 years compare
- 11 French Polynesia 81.9 years compare
- 12 Qatar 81.78 years compare
- 13 Norway 81.6 years compare
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths 80 (2100)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0164 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, male in Italy?
- Life expectancy at birth, male in Italy was 82 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 82 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.54 years in 1962.
- How does Italy rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Italy ranks 10th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy 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.