Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) in Jordan
Jordan: Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) was 17.81 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
17.81 years
Change on year
down 9.2%
World rank
123rd
of 215 countries
All-time high
19.61 years
in 2023
All-time low
14.17 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at age 60, male in Jordan, 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 Jordan stood at 17.81 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.2% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, male in Jordan peaked at 19.61 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14.17 years, in 1960.
That places Jordan 123rd 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 Jordan, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 14.17 years | — |
| 1961 | 14.27 years | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 14.35 years | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 14.41 years | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 14.54 years | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 14.65 years | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 14.68 years | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 14.85 years | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 14.97 years | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 15.07 years | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 14.87 years | -1.3% |
| 1971 | 15.22 years | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 15.33 years | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 15.42 years | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 15.5 years | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 15.58 years | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 15.66 years | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 15.75 years | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 15.82 years | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 15.91 years | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 16.02 years | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 16.13 years | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 16.22 years | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 16.3 years | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 16.41 years | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 16.48 years | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 16.54 years | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 16.59 years | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 16.63 years | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 16.66 years | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 16.69 years | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 16.7 years | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 16.71 years | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 16.74 years | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 16.76 years | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 16.78 years | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 16.81 years | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 16.86 years | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 16.91 years | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 16.96 years | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 16.97 years | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 17.04 years | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 17.11 years | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 17.18 years | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 17.25 years | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 17.31 years | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 17.38 years | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 17.44 years | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 17.5 years | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 17.53 years | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 17.56 years | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 17.59 years | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 17.64 years | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 17.71 years | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 17.87 years | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 18.12 years | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 18.39 years | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 18.66 years | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 18.88 years | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 19.08 years | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 17.71 years | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 16.97 years | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 19.12 years | +12.7% |
| 2023 | 19.61 years | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 17.81 years | -9.2% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 17.81 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 18.53 years, 96% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 17.81 years is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 19.37 years, 92% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.6 years | 14.17 years | 15.07 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 15.51 years | 14.87 years | 15.91 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.4 years | 16.02 years | 16.66 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.79 years | 16.69 years | 16.96 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.27 years | 16.97 years | 17.53 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.15 years | 17.56 years | 19.08 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.24 years | 16.97 years | 19.61 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 120 Nauru 18 years compare
- 121 Saudi Arabia 17.87 years compare
- 122 Switzerland 17.81 years compare
- 124 Germany 17.77 years compare
- 125 American Samoa 17.62 years compare
- 126 Guinea-Bissau 17.61 years compare
More gender data for Jordan
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 3,402 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.1309 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 9,047 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 9,047 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 110,553 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 115,505 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 110,528 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 115,418 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 110,346 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, male in Jordan?
- Life expectancy at age 60, male in Jordan was 17.81 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 Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 19.61 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, male recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.17 years in 1960.
- How does Jordan rank for life expectancy at age 60, male?
- Jordan ranks 123rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, male rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jordan 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.