Life expectancy at age 60, male in Germany
Germany: Life expectancy at age 60, male was 17.77 years in 2024. β² Rising
Life expectancy at age 60, male in Germany, 1960β2024
Source: 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023. Measured in years.
Analysis
Germany recorded 17.77 years for life expectancy at age 60, male in 2024.
The figure is down 19.3% on the previous year and down 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, male in Germany peaked at 22.01 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14.94 years, in 1969.
Germany ranks 124th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.41 years | 14.94 years | 15.75 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 15.64 years | 15.16 years | 16.17 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.78 years | 16.17 years | 17.43 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.16 years | 17.39 years | 19.07 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.21 years | 19.3 years | 20.94 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.54 years | 21.08 years | 21.93 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.92 years | 17.77 years | 22.01 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 121 Saudi Arabia 17.87 years compare
- 122 Switzerland 17.81 years compare
- 123 Jordan 17.81 years compare
- 125 American Samoa 17.62 years compare
- 126 Guinea-Bissau 17.61 years compare
- 127 Portugal 17.6 years compare
More gender data for Germany
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 344,036 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 363,213 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 348,332 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 367,516 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 355,306 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 374,750 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 376,950 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 397,467 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 388,530 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 409,986 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, male in Germany?
- Life expectancy at age 60, male in Germany was 17.77 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 Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 22.01 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, male recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.94 years in 1969.
- How does Germany rank for life expectancy at age 60, male?
- Germany ranks 124th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, male rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany 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.