Survival to age 65, male in France

France: Survival to age 65, male was 86.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
86.3%
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
45th
of 218 countries
All-time high
86.4%
in 2023
All-time low
65.1%
in 1963
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Survival to age 65, male in France, 1960–2024

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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

Annual values for Survival to age 65, male (% of cohort) in France, 1960 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near France

  1. 42 Greece 86.7% compare
  2. 43 Finland 86.6% compare
  3. 44 Germany 86.3% compare
  4. 46 Saint Martin (French Part) 86.0% compare
  5. 47 Portugal 85.9% compare
  6. 48 Saudi Arabia 85.8% compare

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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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Indicator
Survival to age 65, male (% of cohort)
Unit
% of cohort
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,290 data points, 1960–2024
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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.