Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) in France
France: Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) was 20.98 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
20.98 years
Change on year
down 12.2%
World rank
60th
of 215 countries
All-time high
23.88 years
in 2023
All-time low
15.45 years
in 1963
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at age 60, male in France, 1960–2024
Source: 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023. Measured in years.
Analysis
France recorded 20.98 years for life expectancy at age 60, male in 2024.
That represents a change of down 12.2% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, male in France peaked at 23.88 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15.45 years, in 1963.
That places France 60th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) in France, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 15.72 years | — |
| 1961 | 16.15 years | +2.7% |
| 1962 | 15.67 years | -3.0% |
| 1963 | 15.45 years | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 16.05 years | +3.8% |
| 1965 | 15.75 years | -1.9% |
| 1966 | 16.08 years | +2.1% |
| 1967 | 15.92 years | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 15.86 years | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 15.57 years | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 16.24 years | +4.3% |
| 1971 | 16.22 years | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 16.35 years | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 16.39 years | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 16.52 years | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 16.48 years | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 16.64 years | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 17.05 years | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 16.95 years | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 17.2 years | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 17.3 years | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 17.34 years | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 17.65 years | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 17.57 years | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 17.87 years | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 17.85 years | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 18.03 years | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 18.4 years | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 18.68 years | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 18.79 years | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 18.99 years | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 19.15 years | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 19.33 years | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 19.36 years | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 19.67 years | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 19.62 years | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 19.66 years | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 19.89 years | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 19.98 years | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 20.13 years | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 20.38 years | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 20.59 years | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 20.76 years | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 20.76 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 21.41 years | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 21.39 years | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 21.77 years | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 21.9 years | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 22.01 years | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 22.2 years | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 22.34 years | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 22.65 years | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 22.57 years | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 22.74 years | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 23.11 years | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 22.91 years | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 23.08 years | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 23.14 years | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 23.26 years | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 23.41 years | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 22.75 years | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 22.91 years | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 23.06 years | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 23.88 years | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 20.98 years | -12.2% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 20.98 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 18.44 years, 1.1× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- France's 20.98 years is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 18.68 years, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.82 years | 15.45 years | 16.15 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 16.61 years | 16.22 years | 17.2 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.95 years | 17.3 years | 18.79 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.58 years | 18.99 years | 20.13 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.32 years | 20.38 years | 22.2 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.92 years | 22.34 years | 23.41 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.72 years | 20.98 years | 23.88 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near France
More gender data for France
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 10,528 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.9027 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 58,516 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 58,516 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.327 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 310,512 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 325,288 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 312,212 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 326,662 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 325,263 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, male in France?
- Life expectancy at age 60, male in France was 20.98 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 France?
- The highest recorded value was 23.88 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, male recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.45 years in 1963.
- How does France rank for life expectancy at age 60, male?
- France ranks 60th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, male rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France 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.