Life expectancy at birth, male (years) in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)
Kosovo (UNSCR 1244): Life expectancy at birth, male (years) was 76.01 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, male in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244), 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 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) is 76.01 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) peaked at 76.01 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 47.53 years, in 1962.
That places Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 61st out of 218 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 (years) in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 47.68 years | — |
| 1961 | 48.95 years | +2.7% |
| 1962 | 47.53 years | -2.9% |
| 1963 | 49.38 years | +3.9% |
| 1964 | 50.08 years | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 50.72 years | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 50.88 years | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 51.57 years | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 52.14 years | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 51.42 years | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 52.34 years | +1.8% |
| 1971 | 53.12 years | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 53.39 years | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 54.02 years | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 54.3 years | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 55.39 years | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 55.63 years | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 56.39 years | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 57.07 years | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 57.05 years | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 58.56 years | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 58.52 years | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 58.48 years | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 59.19 years | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 59.74 years | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 59.41 years | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 60.72 years | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 61.73 years | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 62.26 years | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 63.44 years | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 64.67 years | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 64.23 years | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 65.36 years | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 65.79 years | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 66.55 years | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 66.82 years | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 67.51 years | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 68 years | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 65.51 years | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 51.95 years | -20.7% |
| 2000 | 69.3 years | +33.4% |
| 2001 | 69.77 years | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 70.21 years | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 70.67 years | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 71.18 years | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 71.56 years | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 71.61 years | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 72.28 years | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 72.55 years | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 72.65 years | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 72.33 years | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 73.14 years | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 73.61 years | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 74.28 years | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 73.88 years | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 73.74 years | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 74.59 years | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 75.09 years | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 74.99 years | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 75.06 years | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 71.86 years | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 72.92 years | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 75.34 years | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 75.8 years | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 76.01 years | +0.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Life expectancy at birth, male (years) in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +33.4% | 51.95 years | 69.3 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.04 years | 47.53 years | 52.14 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 54.87 years | 52.34 years | 57.07 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 60.21 years | 58.48 years | 63.44 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 64.64 years | 51.95 years | 68 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.18 years | 69.3 years | 72.65 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.07 years | 72.33 years | 75.09 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.39 years | 71.86 years | 76.01 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)
- 58 United States 76.5 years compare
- 59 New Caledonia 76.46 years compare
- 60 Croatia 76.1 years compare
- 61 Kosovo 76.01 years compare
- 63 Turks and Caicos Islands 76.01 years compare
- 64 Iran 76 years compare
More health data for Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)
- Population ages 05-09, female, annual growth rate -5.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate -5.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0326 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate -5.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0295 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0278 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, male in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)?
- Life expectancy at birth, male in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) was 76.01 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 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)?
- The highest recorded value was 76.01 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.53 years in 1962.
- How does Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) ranks 61st out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 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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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.