Life expectancy at age 60, male in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Life expectancy at age 60, male was 17.87 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at age 60, male in Saudi Arabia, 1960–2024
Source: 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023. Measured in years.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 17.87 years for life expectancy at age 60, male in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.7% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, male in Saudi Arabia peaked at 21.65 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 13.94 years, in 1960.
Saudi Arabia ranks 121st 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 in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 13.94 years | — |
| 1961 | 13.95 years | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 13.96 years | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 13.98 years | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 13.99 years | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 14.01 years | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 14.03 years | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 14.06 years | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 14.09 years | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 14.13 years | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 14.18 years | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 14.24 years | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 14.3 years | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 14.38 years | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 14.46 years | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 14.56 years | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 14.66 years | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 14.78 years | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 14.9 years | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 15.01 years | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 15.15 years | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 15.27 years | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 15.4 years | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 15.51 years | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 15.63 years | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 15.73 years | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 15.84 years | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 15.94 years | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 16.04 years | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 16.13 years | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 16.23 years | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 16.33 years | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 16.43 years | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 16.54 years | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 16.65 years | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 16.76 years | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 16.87 years | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 16.97 years | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 17.05 years | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 17.13 years | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 17.23 years | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 17.38 years | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 17.59 years | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 17.89 years | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 18.26 years | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 18.68 years | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 19.09 years | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 19.44 years | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 19.67 years | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 19.74 years | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 19.75 years | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 19.76 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 19.84 years | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 20.08 years | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 20.49 years | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 21 years | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 21.43 years | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 21.65 years | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 21.51 years | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 20.91 years | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 20.08 years | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 19.52 years | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 19.73 years | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 21.2 years | +7.5% |
| 2024 | 17.87 years | -15.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.01 years | 13.94 years | 14.13 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 14.55 years | 14.18 years | 15.01 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.66 years | 15.15 years | 16.13 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.7 years | 16.23 years | 17.13 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.5 years | 17.23 years | 19.74 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.64 years | 19.75 years | 21.65 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.68 years | 17.87 years | 21.2 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More gender data for Saudi Arabia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 8,519 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.7629 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 275,243 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 288,722 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 275,525 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 288,548 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 263,011 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 275,073 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 253,491 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 263,958 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, male in Saudi Arabia?
- Life expectancy at age 60, male in Saudi Arabia was 17.87 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 Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 21.65 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, male recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.94 years in 1960.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for life expectancy at age 60, male?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 121st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, male rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.