Life expectancy at birth, male in Portugal
Portugal: Life expectancy at birth, male was 79.7 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, male in Portugal, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 79.7 years for life expectancy at birth, male 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 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in Portugal peaked at 79.7 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 59.97 years, in 1961.
That places Portugal 38th 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 Portugal, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 61.27 years | — |
| 1961 | 59.97 years | -2.1% |
| 1962 | 61.28 years | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 61.9 years | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 62.12 years | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 62.94 years | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 62.37 years | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 63.2 years | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 63.63 years | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 63.15 years | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 64 years | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 63.6 years | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 65.3 years | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 64.5 years | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 64.8 years | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 64.7 years | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 65.3 years | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 66.5 years | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 67 years | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 67.9 years | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 67.8 years | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 68.2 years | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 69 years | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 68.9 years | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 69.1 years | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 69.4 years | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 69.9 years | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 70.3 years | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 70.3 years | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 70.9 years | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 70.6 years | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 70.6 years | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 70.8 years | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 71 years | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 71.5 years | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 71.8 years | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 71.7 years | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 71.9 years | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 72.2 years | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 72.5 years | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 72.9 years | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 73.4 years | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 73.7 years | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 74 years | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 74.5 years | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 74.9 years | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 75.2 years | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 75.2 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 75.5 years | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 75.8 years | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 76.1 years | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 77.3 years | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 77.3 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 77.6 years | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 78 years | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 78.1 years | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 78.1 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 78.4 years | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 78.3 years | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 78.7 years | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 78.5 years | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 78.5 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 78.9 years | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 79.5 years | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 79.7 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 62.18 years | 59.97 years | 63.63 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 65.36 years | 63.6 years | 67.9 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 69.38 years | 67.8 years | 70.9 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 71.46 years | 70.6 years | 72.5 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.51 years | 72.9 years | 75.8 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.79 years | 76.1 years | 78.7 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.02 years | 78.5 years | 79.7 years | 5 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.56 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.1616 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,112 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 38 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.3023 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.062 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.3766 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0651 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, male in Portugal?
- Life expectancy at birth, male in Portugal was 79.7 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 Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 79.7 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.97 years in 1961.
- How does Portugal rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Portugal ranks 38th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal 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.