Life expectancy at birth, male (years) in Latvia
Latvia: Life expectancy at birth, male (years) was 71.6 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
71.6 years
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
109th
of 218 countries
All-time high
71.6 years
in 2024
All-time low
59.04 years
in 1994
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, male in Latvia, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth, male in Latvia stood at 71.6 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in Latvia peaked at 71.6 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 59.04 years, in 1994.
That places Latvia 109th 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 Latvia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 66.26 years | — |
| 1961 | 66.33 years | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 65.85 years | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 66.19 years | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 67.35 years | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 66.79 years | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 67 years | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 66.75 years | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 65.76 years | -1.5% |
| 1969 | 65.27 years | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 65.65 years | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 65.75 years | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 65.23 years | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 65.35 years | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 64.98 years | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 63.94 years | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 63.96 years | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 64.29 years | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 64.1 years | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 63.52 years | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 63.75 years | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 63.44 years | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 64.26 years | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 63.88 years | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 64.08 years | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 64.75 years | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 66.32 years | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 66.41 years | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 66.23 years | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 65.37 years | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 64.2 years | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 63.73 years | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 62.64 years | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 60.43 years | -3.5% |
| 1994 | 59.04 years | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 60.04 years | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 63.04 years | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 63.92 years | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 63.5 years | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 64.46 years | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 64.9 years | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 65.2 years | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 65.4 years | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 65.9 years | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 67.1 years | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 65.6 years | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 65.5 years | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 65.8 years | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 67.2 years | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 68.3 years | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 68.8 years | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 68.6 years | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 68.9 years | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 69.3 years | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 69.1 years | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 69.7 years | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 69.8 years | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 69.8 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 70.1 years | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 70.9 years | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 70.6 years | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 68.2 years | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 69.4 years | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 70.5 years | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 71.6 years | +1.6% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 71.6 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 79.04 years, 91% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 71.6 years is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 77.1 years, 93% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 66.35 years | 65.27 years | 67.35 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 64.68 years | 63.52 years | 65.75 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 64.85 years | 63.44 years | 66.41 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 62.5 years | 59.04 years | 64.46 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.09 years | 64.9 years | 68.3 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.5 years | 68.6 years | 70.9 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.06 years | 68.2 years | 71.6 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 106 Bulgaria 72.2 years compare
- 107 Seychelles 72.1 years compare
- 108 Azerbaijan 71.71 years compare
- 110 Bhutan 71.57 years compare
- 111 North Korea 71.55 years compare
- 112 Belize 71.08 years compare
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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 0.0202 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -6.02 % 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 Latvia?
- Life expectancy at birth, male in Latvia was 71.6 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 Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 71.6 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.04 years in 1994.
- How does Latvia rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Latvia ranks 109th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia 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.