Life expectancy at birth, male in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Life expectancy at birth, male was 81 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
81 years
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
24th
of 217 countries
All-time high
81.7 years
in 2023
All-time low
65.43 years
in 1964
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, male in Luxembourg, 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 Luxembourg stood at 81 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in Luxembourg peaked at 81.7 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 65.43 years, in 1964.
That places Luxembourg 24th out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, male in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 66.02 years | — |
| 1961 | 66.77 years | +1.1% |
| 1962 | 65.66 years | -1.7% |
| 1963 | 65.93 years | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 65.43 years | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 66.08 years | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 66.25 years | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 66.53 years | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 67.31 years | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 66.56 years | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 66.37 years | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 66.15 years | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 67.64 years | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 66.75 years | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 66.94 years | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 67.03 years | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 66.98 years | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 67.91 years | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 68.24 years | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 68.82 years | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 69.83 years | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 68.86 years | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 68.8 years | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 69.76 years | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 69.57 years | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 70.2 years | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 70.67 years | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 70.56 years | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 70.91 years | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 71.21 years | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 72.25 years | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 72 years | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 72.6 years | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 72.2 years | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 73.2 years | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 73 years | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 73.3 years | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 74.1 years | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 73.7 years | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 74.6 years | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 74.8 years | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 74.8 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 74.6 years | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 74.8 years | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 76 years | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 76.7 years | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 76.8 years | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 76.7 years | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 78.1 years | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 78.1 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 77.9 years | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 78.5 years | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 79.1 years | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 79.8 years | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 79.4 years | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 80 years | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 80.1 years | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 79.9 years | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 80.1 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 80.2 years | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 79.9 years | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 80.5 years | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 80.8 years | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 81.7 years | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 81 years | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 66.25 years | 65.43 years | 67.31 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 67.28 years | 66.15 years | 68.82 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 70.04 years | 68.8 years | 71.21 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 73.1 years | 72 years | 74.6 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.14 years | 74.6 years | 78.1 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.5 years | 77.9 years | 80.2 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.78 years | 79.9 years | 81.7 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
- 22 Japan 81.09 years compare
- 23 Gibraltar 81.03 years compare
- 25 Bahrain 80.86 years compare
- 26 Republic of Korea 80.8 years compare
- 27 Macau, China 80.6 years compare
- 27 Netherlands 80.6 years compare
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- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.077 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, male in Luxembourg?
- Life expectancy at birth, male in Luxembourg was 81 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 Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 81.7 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.43 years in 1964.
- How does Luxembourg rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Luxembourg ranks 24th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Luxembourg 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.