Life expectancy at birth, male (years) in Singapore
Singapore: Life expectancy at birth, male (years) was 81.2 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
81.2 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
17th
of 218 countries
All-time high
81.4 years
in 2019
All-time low
62.15 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, male in Singapore, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 81.2 years for life expectancy at birth, male in 2024.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in Singapore peaked at 81.4 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 62.15 years, in 1960.
That places Singapore 17th out of 218 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, male (years) in Singapore, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 62.15 years | — |
| 1961 | 62.57 years | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 62.92 years | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 63.26 years | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 63.5 years | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 63.79 years | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 64.14 years | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 64.27 years | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 64.61 years | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 65.07 years | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 65.56 years | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 65.87 years | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 66.05 years | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 66.51 years | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 66.8 years | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 67.33 years | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 67.59 years | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 68.01 years | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 68.39 years | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 68.67 years | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 69.8 years | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 70.1 years | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 70.2 years | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 70.5 years | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 70.9 years | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 71.5 years | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 72.1 years | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 72.5 years | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 72.6 years | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 72.8 years | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 73.1 years | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 73.5 years | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 73.8 years | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 73.9 years | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 74.1 years | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 74.1 years | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 74.4 years | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 74.8 years | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 75.3 years | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 75.6 years | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 76 years | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 76.3 years | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 76.6 years | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 76.6 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 77.1 years | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 77.6 years | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 77.8 years | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 78.1 years | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 78.4 years | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 78.9 years | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 79.2 years | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 79.5 years | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 79.8 years | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 80.1 years | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 80.3 years | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 80.5 years | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 80.7 years | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 80.9 years | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 81.2 years | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 81.4 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 81.3 years | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 80.8 years | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 80.7 years | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 81 years | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 81.2 years | +0.2% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 81.2 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 79.04 years, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 81.2 years is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 69.96 years, 1.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 63.63 years | 62.15 years | 65.07 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 67.08 years | 65.56 years | 68.67 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 71.3 years | 69.8 years | 72.8 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 74.26 years | 73.1 years | 75.6 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.34 years | 76 years | 78.9 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.36 years | 79.2 years | 81.4 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 81 years | 80.7 years | 81.3 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
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Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, male in Singapore?
- Life expectancy at birth, male in Singapore was 81.2 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 Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 81.4 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.15 years in 1960.
- How does Singapore rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Singapore ranks 17th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore 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.