Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) in Austria
Austria: Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) was 16.2 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at age 60, male in Austria, 1960–2024
Source: 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at age 60, male in Austria is 16.2 years, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 27.9% on the previous year and down 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, male in Austria peaked at 22.52 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 14.75 years, in 1969.
Austria ranks 167th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) in Austria, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 15.02 years | — |
| 1961 | 15.52 years | +3.3% |
| 1962 | 15.06 years | -3.0% |
| 1963 | 15.03 years | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 15.33 years | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 14.88 years | -2.9% |
| 1966 | 15.35 years | +3.1% |
| 1967 | 15 years | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 14.97 years | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 14.75 years | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 14.83 years | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 15.17 years | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 15.38 years | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 15.65 years | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 15.6 years | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 15.55 years | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 15.72 years | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 16.06 years | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 15.9 years | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 16.16 years | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 16.29 years | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 16.32 years | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 16.52 years | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 16.4 years | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 16.87 years | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 16.89 years | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 17.21 years | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 17.44 years | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 17.64 years | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 17.68 years | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 17.8 years | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 17.93 years | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 18 years | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 18.15 years | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 18.45 years | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 18.48 years | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 18.64 years | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 18.77 years | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 19.11 years | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 19.27 years | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 19.72 years | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 20.11 years | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 20.14 years | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 20.17 years | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 20.63 years | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 20.73 years | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 20.99 years | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 21.17 years | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 21.32 years | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 21.21 years | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 21.44 years | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 21.66 years | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 21.65 years | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 21.79 years | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 22.11 years | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 21.82 years | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 22.2 years | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 22.28 years | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 22.3 years | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 22.52 years | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 22.15 years | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 22.28 years | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 21.94 years | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 22.48 years | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 16.2 years | -27.9% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 16.2 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 18.44 years, 88% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Austria's 16.2 years is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 18.68 years, 87% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) in Austria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -27.9% | 22.48 years | 16.2 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.09 years | 14.75 years | 15.52 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 15.6 years | 14.83 years | 16.16 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.93 years | 16.29 years | 17.68 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.46 years | 17.8 years | 19.27 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.62 years | 19.72 years | 21.32 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.98 years | 21.44 years | 22.52 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.01 years | 16.2 years | 22.48 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More gender data for Austria
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,231 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.25 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 7,849 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 7,849 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.078 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 36,924 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 38,967 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 37,367 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 39,417 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 39,142 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, male in Austria?
- Life expectancy at age 60, male in Austria was 16.2 years in 2024, according to 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023.
- What is the highest life expectancy at age 60, male recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 22.52 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, male recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.75 years in 1969.
- How does Austria rank for life expectancy at age 60, male?
- Austria ranks 167th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, male rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023, published as part of Life expectancy at age 60, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at age 60, male is the average number of years that a male at age 60 would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of age 60 were to stay the same throughout his life.