Life expectancy at birth, male (years) in Kosovo
Kosovo: Life expectancy at birth, male (years) was 76.01 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, male in Kosovo, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
Kosovo recorded 76.01 years for life expectancy at birth, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure 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 peaked at 76.01 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 47.53 years, in 1962.
That places Kosovo 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, 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% |
Kosovo compared with similar countries
- Kosovo's 76.01 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 70.59 years, 1.1× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Kosovo's 76.01 years is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 77.1 years, 99% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Life expectancy at birth, male (years) in Kosovo 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
- 58 United States 76.5 years compare
- 59 New Caledonia 76.46 years compare
- 60 Croatia 76.1 years compare
- 61 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 76.01 years compare
- 63 Turks and Caicos Islands 76.01 years compare
- 64 Iran 76 years compare
More health data for Kosovo
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (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 05-09, female, annual growth rate -5.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.03 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0278 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, female, annual growth rate -0.4279 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.42 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, male in Kosovo?
- Life expectancy at birth, male in Kosovo 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?
- The highest recorded value was 76.01 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Kosovo?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.53 years in 1962.
- How does Kosovo rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Kosovo ranks 61st out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in Kosovo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kosovo 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.