Survival to age 65, male in France
France: Survival to age 65, male was 86.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Survival to age 65, male in France, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
The most recent figure for survival to age 65, male in France is 86.3%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival to age 65, male in France peaked at 86.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 65.1%, in 1963.
That places France 45th out of 218 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.
Survival to age 65, male in France, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 65.8% | — |
| 1961 | 66.4% | +1.0% |
| 1962 | 65.7% | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 65.1% | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 66.7% | +2.5% |
| 1965 | 66.1% | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 66.9% | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 66.8% | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 66.9% | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 66.1% | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 68.2% | +3.1% |
| 1971 | 68.0% | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 68.3% | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 68.8% | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 69.1% | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 69.2% | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 69.2% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 70.2% | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 70.4% | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 70.7% | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 71.0% | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 71.4% | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 71.8% | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 72.0% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 72.4% | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 72.7% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 73.1% | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 74.0% | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 74.4% | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 74.6% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 75.2% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 75.4% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 75.8% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 76.1% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 76.6% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 77.1% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 77.6% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 78.4% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 78.9% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 79.3% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 79.7% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 79.9% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 80.2% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 80.4% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 81.5% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 81.6% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 82.0% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 82.3% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 82.5% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 82.6% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 82.9% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 83.4% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 83.6% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 84.0% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 84.5% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 84.4% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 84.7% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 85.0% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 85.2% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 85.6% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 85.3% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 85.3% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 85.7% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 86.4% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 86.3% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 66.2% | 65.1% | 66.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 69.2% | 68.0% | 70.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 72.7% | 71.0% | 74.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 77.0% | 75.2% | 79.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.3% | 79.7% | 82.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.3% | 82.9% | 85.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.8% | 85.3% | 86.4% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is survival to age 65, male in France?
- Survival to age 65, male in France was 86.3% in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest survival to age 65, male recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 86.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest survival to age 65, male recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.1% in 1963.
- How does France rank for survival to age 65, male?
- France ranks 45th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is survival to age 65, male rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Survival to age 65, male (% of cohort). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Survival to age 65 refers to the percentage of a cohort of newborn infants that would survive to age 65, if subject to age specific mortality rates of the specified year.