Life expectancy at birth, male in Sweden
Sweden: Life expectancy at birth, male was 82.6 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
82.6 years
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
6th
of 217 countries
All-time high
82.6 years
in 2024
All-time low
71.23 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, male in Sweden, 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 Sweden stood at 82.6 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in Sweden peaked at 82.6 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 71.23 years, in 1960.
That places Sweden 6th out of 217 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 in Sweden, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 71.23 years | — |
| 1961 | 71.65 years | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 71.37 years | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 71.57 years | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 71.66 years | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 71.73 years | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 71.82 years | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 71.82 years | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 71.69 years | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 71.68 years | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 72.22 years | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 71.98 years | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 72.04 years | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 72.16 years | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 72.2 years | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 72.17 years | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 72.14 years | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 72.37 years | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 72.43 years | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 72.49 years | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 72.78 years | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 73.07 years | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 73.42 years | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 73.62 years | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 73.85 years | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 73.78 years | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 73.98 years | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 74.18 years | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 74.15 years | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 74.8 years | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 74.81 years | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 74.94 years | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 75.35 years | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 75.48 years | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 76.06 years | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 76.16 years | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 76.52 years | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 76.7 years | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 76.9 years | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 77.1 years | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 77.4 years | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 77.6 years | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 77.7 years | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 77.9 years | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 78.4 years | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 78.4 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 78.7 years | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 78.9 years | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 79.1 years | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 79.4 years | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 79.5 years | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 79.9 years | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 79.9 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 80.2 years | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 80.4 years | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 80.4 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 80.6 years | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 80.8 years | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 80.9 years | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 81.5 years | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 80.6 years | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 81.3 years | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 81.4 years | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 81.7 years | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 82.6 years | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 71.62 years | 71.23 years | 71.82 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 72.22 years | 71.98 years | 72.49 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 73.76 years | 72.78 years | 74.8 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 76 years | 74.81 years | 77.1 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.35 years | 77.4 years | 79.4 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.41 years | 79.5 years | 81.5 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.52 years | 80.6 years | 82.6 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 3 Kuwait 83.8 years compare
- 4 Hong Kong, China 82.7 years compare
- 4 Switzerland 82.7 years compare
- 7 Andorra 82.26 years compare
- 8 Liechtenstein 82.2 years compare
- 9 United Arab Emirates 82.17 years compare
More health data for Sweden
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.8581 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,109 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 30 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.1671 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 0.4023 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.3041 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, male in Sweden?
- Life expectancy at birth, male in Sweden was 82.6 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 Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 82.6 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.23 years in 1960.
- How does Sweden rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Sweden ranks 6th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden 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.