Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) in Namibia
Namibia: Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) was 25.81 years in 2024. ▬ Flat
Life expectancy at age 60, male in Namibia, 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 Namibia is 25.81 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 65.5% on the previous year and up 83.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, male in Namibia peaked at 25.81 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.29 years, in 2021.
Namibia ranks 2nd of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) in Namibia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 14.59 years | — |
| 1961 | 14.63 years | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 14.7 years | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 14.76 years | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 14.83 years | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 14.89 years | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 14.84 years | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 14.91 years | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 14.97 years | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 15.02 years | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 15.07 years | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 15.13 years | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 15.17 years | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 15.23 years | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 15.25 years | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 15.29 years | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 15.32 years | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 15.36 years | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 15.4 years | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 15.4 years | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 14.3 years | -7.2% |
| 1981 | 14.29 years | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 14.32 years | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 14.33 years | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 14.38 years | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 14.47 years | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 14.46 years | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 14.48 years | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 14.45 years | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 14.84 years | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 14.9 years | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 14.75 years | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 14.61 years | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 14.47 years | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 14.32 years | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 14.18 years | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 14.07 years | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 13.97 years | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 13.78 years | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 13.61 years | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 13.45 years | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 13.4 years | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 13.4 years | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 13.39 years | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 13.39 years | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 13.43 years | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 13.51 years | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 13.62 years | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 13.62 years | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 13.59 years | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 13.61 years | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 13.65 years | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 13.78 years | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 13.91 years | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 14.05 years | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 14.12 years | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 14.21 years | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 14.35 years | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 14.52 years | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 14.71 years | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 14.09 years | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 12.29 years | -12.8% |
| 2022 | 13.93 years | +13.4% |
| 2023 | 15.6 years | +12.0% |
| 2024 | 25.81 years | +65.5% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 25.81 years is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 18.3 years, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 25.81 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.25 years, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) in Namibia 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 | +65.5% | 15.6 years | 25.81 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.81 years | 14.59 years | 15.02 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 15.26 years | 15.07 years | 15.4 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.43 years | 14.29 years | 14.84 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.27 years | 13.61 years | 14.9 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.48 years | 13.39 years | 13.62 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.09 years | 13.61 years | 14.71 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.34 years | 12.29 years | 25.81 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 1 North Macedonia 26.12 years compare
- 3 Egypt 25.35 years compare
- 4 Trinidad and Tobago 25.11 years compare
- 5 Mexico 24.74 years compare
More gender data for Namibia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,172 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.3037 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 2,218 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 2,218 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.57 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 38,320 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 38,517 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 37,694 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 37,867 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 38,396 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, male in Namibia?
- Life expectancy at age 60, male in Namibia was 25.81 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 25.81 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, male recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.29 years in 2021.
- How does Namibia rank for life expectancy at age 60, male?
- Namibia ranks 2nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, male rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Namibia 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.