Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) in Japan
Japan: Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) was 16.43 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at age 60, male in Japan, 1960–2024
Source: 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at age 60, male in Japan stood at 16.43 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 32.0% on the previous year and down 29.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, male in Japan peaked at 24.15 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14.83 years, in 1960.
Japan ranks 159th 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.
Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) in Japan, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 14.83 years | — |
| 1961 | 15.07 years | +1.6% |
| 1962 | 14.83 years | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 15.41 years | +3.9% |
| 1964 | 15.49 years | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 15.21 years | -1.8% |
| 1966 | 15.73 years | +3.4% |
| 1967 | 15.88 years | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 15.9 years | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 15.97 years | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 15.97 years | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 16.54 years | +3.6% |
| 1972 | 16.82 years | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 16.86 years | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 17.07 years | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 17.38 years | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 17.57 years | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 17.98 years | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 18.16 years | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 18.5 years | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 18.34 years | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 18.66 years | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 19.04 years | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 19.06 years | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 19.31 years | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 19.44 years | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 19.75 years | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 19.99 years | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 19.84 years | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 20.11 years | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 20.04 years | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 20.18 years | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 20.15 years | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 20.2 years | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 20.47 years | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 20.31 years | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 20.79 years | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 20.93 years | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 21.05 years | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 20.99 years | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 21.4 years | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 21.67 years | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 21.88 years | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 21.94 years | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 22.14 years | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 22.02 years | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 22.33 years | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 22.44 years | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 22.49 years | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 22.77 years | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 22.71 years | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 22.67 years | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 22.9 years | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 23.1 years | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 23.31 years | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 23.49 years | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 23.63 years | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 23.69 years | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 23.8 years | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 23.92 years | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 24.15 years | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 24.05 years | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 23.6 years | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 24.15 years | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 16.43 years | -32.0% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 16.43 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 18.44 years, 89% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Japan's 16.43 years is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 19.06 years, 86% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) in Japan 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 | -32.0% | 24.15 years | 16.43 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.43 years | 14.83 years | 15.97 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 17.29 years | 15.97 years | 18.5 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.36 years | 18.34 years | 20.11 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.51 years | 20.04 years | 21.05 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.11 years | 21.4 years | 22.77 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.32 years | 22.67 years | 23.92 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.48 years | 16.43 years | 24.15 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More gender data for Japan
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 12,429 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.96 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 107,155 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 107,155 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.4423 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 367,041 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 384,885 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 368,886 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 386,553 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 378,555 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, male in Japan?
- Life expectancy at age 60, male in Japan was 16.43 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 Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 24.15 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, male recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.83 years in 1960.
- How does Japan rank for life expectancy at age 60, male?
- Japan ranks 159th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, male rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan 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.